Staff
Vets
Mark Scott (Principal)

Mark
qualified in South Africa in 1992. He has been in England for the last
13 years, having worked in Essex and West Sussex before moving to Alton to
become the sole principal of Amery Veterinary Group in 2006. He enjoys
all aspects of small animal practice and the challenges of running a small
business. He is married, has two children and owns three cats called
Darwin, Spirit and Aslan and a dog called Gwen.
Louise Fletcher

Louise
graduated from University of Bristol in 1983 and has worked for Amery Vets
for the last few years. Prior to joining us, she worked in a small animal
practice near Southampton. Louise is married with two teenage daughters. Some
of you may recognize Louise as she coaches swimming at Alton and Bordon in
her spare time. Louise has two cats who joined her after being abandoned in
a cardboard box in our car park.
Philip du Plessis

Philip
graduated in 2004 from the same university as Mark, and worked in a veterinary
clinic in Beacon Bay, South Africa before coming to England to join Amery
Vets in June 2008.
At home in South Africa he has 3 dogs - Matilda, Morpheus and Domino, and
cats Melanie and Streepies (meaning stripes).
Carme Marin
Carme
joined us as a part-time vet in early 2010. She is originally from Spain but
qualified in England at Cambridge University.
Liz Hynes
Liz
qualified in Australia. She has two border collies, Quinn and Gyr, who she
enjoys training for agility and obedience. When not at work, Liz enjoys riding
her horse and exploring the countryside.
Annedine Conradie
Annedine
is our latest recruit, joining us from South Africa.
Qualified Nurses
Jo Gardner
Jo
is Head Nurse for the practice and is based at the Bordon surgery. Jo also
oversees the training of our student veterinary nurses. She has a cat called
Midge, and two dogs - Moose the Scottish Terrier and Arka the border terrier.
Kate Messenger

Kate
is a farmer's daughter from Wales. She qualified in 2000 and joined Amery
Vets in June 2008. Kate has two dogs called Dylan and April, who you can see
in some of the photos on our website!
Sarah Clay

Sarah
has been with the practice for 7 years, and graduated with a BSc in Veterinary
Nursing Science in November 2008. Sarah is a Pet Health Counsellor and has
three cats of her own, Roger, Scampi and Abby. Sarah is responsible for overseeing
our Grayshott surgery.
Catherine Miller

Catherine
qualified as a veterinary nurse in August 2008 and since completing her degree
course is back with us full-time. We are very proud of Catherine, who started
with us on a voluntary basis at the age of 17 before she started her veterinary
nurse training. Catherine owns guineapigs and a rabbit, and is especially
interested in the care of our smaller patients.
Gill James

Gill
qualified in January 2009 and until recently has been working at a small animal
practice in Banbury. Gill joined our team in February 2009. She has two dogs,
Sadie the dalmation, and her new addition, Leon the Jack Russell.
Jessica Craven

Jess
has a jack russell called Stig. She is based at our Alton and Bordon branches
and is our most recent nurse to qualify.
Student Veterinary Nurses
Emma Marshall

Emma
is based at our Bordon branch, and started with us after gaining a National
Diploma in Animal Management. She is a qualified Animal Nursing Assistant
and is in the final year of her veterinary nurse training.
Alice Murphy
Alice started work with us as a trainee nurse, and has worked for us part-time
since giving birth to her daugher two years ago. Alice lives with a collection
of cats and at the present time is nursing a sick tortoise!
Rosy Shirley

Rosy
joined us in July 2008, having done work experience with us in the past, and
has just started the second year of her veterinary nurse training. She has
a springer/labrador cross called Holly.
Hayley Rose

Hayley
is the lastest student to join us; she started with us in February 2009. Hayley
has an equine degree, lots of equine experience and is looking forward to
her new career with small animals. She has a lurcher called George.
Administrative Staff
Donné Scott

Donné is a Partner, as well as being Practice Manager and overseeing
the running of the practice. She grew up on a dairy farm in South Africa and
as a child was always surrounded by a menagerie of various animals, giving
her lots of experience of hand-rearing youngsters! Donné is kept busy
when not at work by her two children, Daniel and Aerin, Gwen the labradoodle
and her three cats.
Jan Kiley

Jan is our Assistant Practice Manager. She is a qualified teacher and has
four golden retrievers who enjoy coming to work with her, cats Harvey, Hovis
and Cally, and the occasional foster cat.
Chris Barker

Chris,
also known as 'the foreign lady' is Canadian and is one of our longest standing
members of staff. Chris makes sure that the reception at Bordon runs smoothly
and is always available to answer your queries, especially relating to Pet
Passports, on which she is something of an expert!
Cheryl Britland

Cheryl
started working at Amery Vets as a trainee nurse at 17, and having an amazing
memory for names is a very useful member of the team. Since having her two
children she has come back as a part-time admin assistant and enjoys the break
from home! Cheryl has a shih tzu called Cookie who enjoys the rough and tumble
of family life.
Liz Glover
Liz
was practice manager at a busy referral centre for many years, but has now
joined us part-time as a receptionist. She has one dog and three cats and
enjoys horse riding in her spare time. Liz is mostly to be found at our Grayshott
surgery.