Staff

	David Staples, BVSc David qualified from Massey University, New Zealand in 1987. He began his career working in a rural large animal practice in New Zealand. For the past 12 years he has worked in small animal practice, and came to Penstone Veterinary Group in 1996. His particular interest is in orthopaedic surgery. David is also the Official Veterinarian for the practice and issues export health certificates and pet passports.
	Kim Staples, BVSc Kim qualified from Massey University, New Zealand in 1987. She began working in a small animal practice in Essex then progressed to running her own single-handed practice in Cambridgeshire for three years before coming to Penstone Veterinary Group in 1997. Kim is responsible for assessment of our student veterinary nurses, having gained her D32/33 Assessors qualification in 2001. At home are two pets - Harry the cat and Max the dog (see them at the top and bottom of the page!).
	Barbara Kingston, BVSc Barbara hails from Australia and is a graduate of Queensland University. Barbara has been working at Penstone Veterinary Group since 2000. During this time she has travelled the world and has enjoyed trips to South America and Africa. She will soon be taking another long break to explore the bits of the world she has missed!
	Anna-Clara Blomqvist MRCVS Anna joined the practice in 2004 and comes to us from Finland.
	Janelle Dunkley MRCVS Janelle is the latest member of our veterinary team to join Penstone Veterinary Group. Janelle is new to the UK and began working with us in 2004.
	Janine Norris, Student Veterinary Nurse Janine has been a veterinary nurse with the practice for nearly four years. Last year she passed her first year Veterinary Nursing exams and this year has moved on to the second year course on a day release at college. Janine also holds weigh-in clinics and gives advice to owners with overweight pets.
	Caroline Martin, Student Veterinary Nurse Caroline joined Penstone Veterinary Group in 2003. She has an interest in horses and previous to working at Penstone she was working at a local horse stud. This year Caroline has nearly finished her first years study for the Veterinary Nursing qualification. She will begin her second year training later on this year.
	Eleanor Poff, Student Veterinary Nurse Eleanor is the most recent addition to our nursing team. This year Eleanor is studying for the second year Veterinary Nursing qualification prior by block release at college.
	Eleanor Addio, Office Administrator Eleanor joined us in 1998. She spends most of her time behind the scenes and is responsible for various tasks including credit control, booster reminders, paying invoices, PAYE and providing the rest of us with fruit cake from time to time.
	Wendy Pohl, Receptionist Wendy is a receptionist at the Taplow branch and has been with us for eight years. She leads a very busy life which includes being a Brownie pack leader and a dinner lady at the local school. At home she has her Golden Retriever Simba to keep her busy as well.
	Sue Smith, Receptionist Sue joined our team in 1999. She is mostly to be found at the Farnham Royal and Slough branches. One of her many responsibilities in processing of the many pet insurance claim forms we receive every day. She also ensures we all turn up to work at the right place at the right time as she is responsible for staff duty rotas and holiday cover.
	Michelle Cooper, Receptionist Michelle is a receptionist at the Taplow branch. She has a particular fondness for guinea pigs and has kept quite a few over the years.
	Hayley Deblois, Receptionist Hayley began work with us in 2002. She has a keen interest in rabbits and currently has many furry friends at home which keep her very busy.
	Annisa Chand, Saturday Assistant Annisa is our hard working assistant who helps out on a Saturday morning. She is currently in her first year of veterinary studies at The Royal Veterinary College at Potters Bar. At the moment she is gaining valuable experience of all aspects of the profession and is much-valued on a busy Saturday morning!
	Wendy Coff, Receptionist Wendy joined us in 2004.
	And finally we mustn't forget Max the dog and Harry the cat. You may see Harry if you visit Farnham Royal surgery - he is the guardian of the reception desk! Max can sometimes be seen greeting the canine visitors to London Road (especially the ladies!).