Dr Sarah Britton is the NSW Chief Veterinary Officer and Group Director, leading NSW DPI’s Animal Biosecurity unit in the prevention and control of exotic and endemic animal pests and diseases. She represents NSW on the Animal Health Committee, leading the development of animal health policy and...

Dr Kim Filmer is the Chief Animal Welfare Officer, leading the NSW DPI’s Animal Welfare Unit. She represents NSW on the national Animal Welfare Task Group and led the NSW component of the OIE (now WOAH) Performance of Veterinary Services audit. Kim graduated from the Australian Rural Leadership...

Dr Mark Kelman is a veterinary scientific researcher and social philanthropist who graduated from Murdoch University in 2000. His career has spanned work at the RSPCA NSW, general practice in Sydney, Technical Services Manager for veterinary pharmaceuticals, and currently he is pursuing a PhD in...

Dr Dani Hoolahan BSc BVMS DACVD   Dr Dani graduated from Murdoch University in 2007 with honours. She worked in busy small animal general practices both in Sydney, Australia and Portland, Oregon before completing a dermatology internship in Perth, Western Australia and then moving to the...

Former General Manager of the Australian Veterinary Association’s Business Group. Before joining the Australian Veterinary Association, he worked in the banking sector and was responsible for driving improvements in customer satisfaction, retention, and growth. He understands the impact that...

Diederik Gelderman graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in 1977. He established Greenhills Veterinary Hospital and transformed it from a struggling one-person practice into a burgeoning regional veterinary hospital.This business won many Australian Veterinary as well as...

BVSc Hons Owner And Director Dr. Jeannet Kessels owns two hospitals in Qld; Greater Springfield Veterinary Hospital, ASAV Accredited hospital of Excellence, and Springfield Vet Hospital, AVAPM Hospital of Excellence. She retired from clinical work to mentor and coach her team; her forward-thinking...

Dr Sally Coggins BVSc (hons I) MANZCVS (Feline Medicine)Sally graduated with first class honors from The University of Sydney in 2007. She spent her first 2 years working in a busy general small animal practice in Canberra, where she first began expanding on her love of feline medicine, completing...

Lisa has been vet nursing since moving to Australia at the end of 2001.  She started out in general practice while living in Brisbane and after 6 years of general practice moved on to work in specialist practice. Having worked in many different roles from anaesthesia and surgery though to internal...

Di Barton is a wildlife parasitologist with experience in the collection and identification of parasites from native and feral animals. She has worked on parasites from crayfish through to mammals. One of her major interests is in the parasites of introduced hosts and their potential for...

Dr. Williana Basuki, BVSc (Hons), MS, MANZCVS, DAVDC Board Certified Veterinary Dentist Registered Specialist Williana Basuki was born and grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. She earned her veterinary degree at the University of Queensland in 2010. After university, she embarked on her journey as a...

Greg Devine leads the Mosquito Control Laboratory at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane. His group focuses on the surveillance and control of mosquitoes and the viruses and parasites they transmit. Current research themes include: 1) the invasion of exotic mosquito species 2)...

Doctor Bvsc Mvs Certmgt Gm North Shore Veterinary Hospital Pty Ltd - Part Of Vpa GroupDr Peter Chitty, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1995, and spent 18 months in mixed animal practices in western NSW. He then spent the next 5 years in small animal practice in Sydney and locum in mixed...

Andy Gibson After working and researching in charity veterinary practice in the UK, Andy began working for Mission Rabies in 2013, initially as a volunteer, vaccinating dogs in Kolkata. His previous experience using smartphone technology in the epidemiological setting in...

David Jenkins is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Parasitology in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, NSW. He has mixed research and teaching for all his career. He has worked on immune responses of dogs against taeniid cestodes and evaluated ...

Dr Matthew J Muir is an Integrative Veterinarian with a background in sustainable food development and nutrition. He is the Managing Director of Australia?s first fully dedicated Integrative Veterinary Hospital, All Natural Vet Care, he is also the founder of VetFunctions, a biotechnology company...

Lesa Potten is a veterinarian with over 25 years of experience in Australia and the UK. Thought leader with demonstrated enterprise transformation ability and insightful knowledge to identify, capture and implement growth opportunities for veterinary businesses. Responsible for fostering high level ...

Suzanna Richards, BVSc (Hons) Veterinarian and current Masters Student Suzanna completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney. She worked initially at the RSPCA as a general veterinarian treating companion animals and welfare cases. After a few years in general...

Dr Ola Jankowska is an innovator in veterinary practice leadership with post graduate qualifications in management. She graduated from Warmia and Mazury University in Olsztyn Poland in 2000 and then spent two years in practice, before travelling the world and settling in Australia for a while.Ola...