After completing year 12 at school, Anna completed a traineeship in office administration and was lucky to get a job with an accountant. After 3 years she worked the front office Sydney University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. This was the start of her veterinary nursing career.

She worked in the office and was also working at a vet hospital in Balmain part time which is where she began her veterinary nurse course. After one year she applied for and was subsequently successful in securing a position in the surgery department at the uni. This was where it all began! Anna learned instruments, how to pack and scrub, taught students in practical class, assisted in specialised surgeries, anaesthesia, radiology, and medicine. It was such an amazing experience to work with some of the best in the industry and meet so many different people that had the same interests and views – to help and save animals and be part of life saving operations. After the Uni position, Anna joined a referral hospital where she spent 7 years. Starting off in Emergency then moving into theatre. Nothing could keep her out of there. Her passion for veterinary nursing is theatre. This is where she loves being able to assist animals feel less pain, improve after surgery and to return to their loved ones. She also really enjoys talking to clients, listening to their needs and what they would like for their home baby.

Her last veterinary role was for 18 years, which included being part of opening a new hospital, so it was a very hands-on position. Setting up theatre, pharmacy, rostering, recruitment, co-ordinating the day to day running of the hospital, stock ordering, all nursing duties and reception. Anna is a highly experienced veterinary nurse with a huge love of all animals.