I joined Clifton Villa back in August 1984 at a very youthful age!! The practice had opened in the May and as business increased my position soon became full time and I embarked on my Veterinary Nurse (VN) training. After qualifiying as a VN in 1987 I was promoted to the title of Head Nurse at the practice. As Head Nurse I have trained in excess of 25 student veterinary nursesand have also been involved with various VN related activities outside of my day to day work including those listed below. Having been involved with the development, organisation and marketing of the business I took on the role of Practice Manager in July 2008.

• BVNA Cornwall Branch organiser 1988 – 2000
• Leo VN of the Year 1990
• Achieved Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing Surgical in 1993
• RCVS VN examiner 1994 – present
• RCVS Chief examiner 1997 – 2003
• BVNA President 2000-2001
• Author & Editor of several Veterinary Nursing publications (click here for more details)

My hobbies involve training, working and competing with my three English Pointers Jazz, Tally & Sparkle. This hobby takes me as far a field as
Scotland, Yorkshire, Suffolk & Norfolk. The travelling and work has paid off over the years with both Jazz & Tally achieving Field Trial Champion status.