Petstock Vet

Dr Sasha Nefedova joined the team in August 2016 following several years at the University of Melbourne developing their veterinary CPD programs. She has worked as an emergency clinician in the UK and Animal Accident and Emergency Centre in Melbourne. Her clinical interests include animal behaviour, endocrinology and wound management. She no longer practices clinical medicine and has a strong interest in business strategy and leadership.

Darren started his career in 1997 as a Registered Veterinary Nurse with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and has worked in first opinion and second opinion facilities both in the UK and Australia, achieving many post graduate qualifications in both clinical fields and leadership and management. Darren joint Petstock VET in July 2019 and was very excited to be part of the dynamic support office team. Darren is a very proud pet parent to his mischievous Border Terrier Harriette.

Dani has been a qualified Veterinary Nurse since 2012 and has experience in General Practice and Emergency & Critical Care Nursing. She enjoys expanding her knowledge and skills to be able to contribute to the veterinary industry in many ways. With a passion for Training and Development, advocating for mental health, wildlife and all things feline, Dani brings an eclectic range of skills to the team. Dani shares her home with her husband and two cats, Charlie the ginger fireball and Theodore, the cat with attitude.

Antonella is a qualified Peruvian veterinarian that has many years of experience working in the pet industry. She has held senior veterinary nursing positions in Australia working in general practice, emergency, and specialist centres. She has also worked leading a project to expand a pet food online company to have a physical presence in specialised animal care facilities. She is passionate about the business side of the vet industry. Antonella joined the Petstock Vet team in August 2021 and is loving the work culture and the company's vision. At home she is owned by her four legged friends called Matilda and Lorenzo and shares her demands with her husband and little baby Alessia.

Rachael started her nursing career in Melbourne in 2007, where she has experience in both General Practice and Emergency and Critical Care Nursing. Rachael enjoys hands on problem solving with the veterinary team and is very passionate about the veterinary industry, growing clinics with their own personality and assisting in building the client education and animal bond. At home, Rachael is busy looking after her family of 4 dogs and 3 cats, along with her wife.

Kelly commenced her career in 1995 as a Registered Veterinary Nurse with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Her career took her to New Zealand for 16 years where she predominantly worked in emergency and critical care and achieved her Bachelors of Veterinary Nursing in 2023. Kelly has held practice management positions over the years and enjoys seeing team members thrive. Kelly joined Petstock Vet in 2023 and moved to Queensland to enable her to offer support to veterinary teams on a wider scale. Kelly is an avid Dachshund fan and has her very own Timtam who is her little cheeky mini chocolate dachshund.

Vanessa started her career in the veterinary industry in 2017 after moving to Victoria from sunny Queensland. She obtained her associate degree in Veterinary Nursing through La Trobe and worked 7 years at one of Melbourne’s largest Animal Emergency Hospitals. She naturally gravitated to leadership and management roles, (Head Nurse and Project Co-Ordinator) as she found herself becoming more passionate about advocating for her team as well as her patients. Having joined Petstock in April 2024 as a recruitment co-ordinator for the veterinary operations team, she loves chatting to the community of veterinarians and nurses and helping them find the right clinic for them to flourish. She is known to ‘foster fail’ cats and has 4 of her own and 2 dogs, Pedro, and Zoro.