Our Vet Nurses
Victoria Cossou
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Victoria joined the team after completing her National Certificate in Veterinary Nursing through Otago Polytechnic at the end of 2011. Victoria and her family are relatively recent emigrants to NZ from England, and are settling into life in Dunedin. She has worked for animal welfare charities in England and is a sympathetic ear in times of stress for worried pet owners. Victoria completed her National Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2013.
Lisa Boddy
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Lisa has completed her Certificate in Veterinary Nursing through Otago Polytechnic in 2012; she was such a great student when on placement we decided to keep her! She is a very compassionate nurse who has a special interest and pride in providing the best possible care to her hospitalised patients. Lisa likes to spend her free time with her Beagle X at the beach. Lisa completed her Diploma of Veterinary Nursing in 2015.
Sally Tyler
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Sally recently arrived from the UK to experience living and working in New Zealand. She is a qualified and very experienced veterinary nurse having worked in a referral hospital and branch practices in Bristol and Bath for many years. Her particular areas of interest are surgical nursing and anaesthesia. Outside of work, she has three children, enjoys playing netball and walking along the beautiful beaches in NZ.
Krystal Marshall
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Krystal was born in Dunedin and moved up north in 2014 where she completed her Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2017 through UCOL in Palmerston North. She has returned home with her husband and two dogs and is jumping right into her veterinary nursing career with us and says she is very excited to be here. In her spare time Krystal likes to spend time at the beach or with her family making the most of the hopefully sunny outdoors!
Sara Millband
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Sara’s background is in Zoology and conservation. She has extensive experience in zoos working with primates. She has previously worked in a veterinary clinic in Central Otago and a move to Dunedin with her family prompted her to apply to us and we’re very glad she did!
Kat Frankcom-Burgess
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Kat moved down from Auckland to complete her Diploma of Veterinary Nursing at Otago Polytechnic. After becoming a student with us, we decided to keep her on, so she didn’t have to move back to Auckland and away from a place she now calls home. In her spare time, Kat enjoys the beach, CrossFit and being outdoors.
Brodie Smith
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Brodie is a Diploma qualified veterinary nurse and set out to be employed straight after completing her course in 2019; aiming to stay close to family and friends. In her spare time, she likes to go for walks and visiting friends and family. Caring for animal’s wellbeing has always been a passion of hers. Her interests lie in the quality care of hospitalised patients.
Madison (Madi) Miller
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Madi recently joined the Humanimals team and graduated in November 2019 from Otago Polytechnic with a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing. She comes from Southland off a sheep and beef farm and now lives in Dunedin. Madi has been brought up around different animals and enjoy handling them all. She is super passionate about caring for animals and loves interacting with clients and their individual pets. Surgery is an area of interest to her.
Fran
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
Fran qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in the UK in 2017 and went onto gain Bachelor of Honours Degree in Veterinary Nursing in 2018. Fran left the UK to travel NZ, but enjoyed it so much decided to stay and worked in a clinic in Queenstown and now here in Dunedin. Fran particularly enjoys nursing the hospitalised patients keeping them comfortable during their stay. Outside of work Fran likes hiking, biking and playing netball.
Sally Tyler
DVN
Veterinary Nurse
We are delighted that Sally has rejoined us after a short stint away to cover maternity leave for Krystal. Sally hails from Bristol in the UK and has been nursing for many years and brings a great deal of knowledge and experience. Her hobbies include crafts and netball.