I grew up in a city about 40 minutes outside of Toronto and since I was 8 have wanted to become a veterinarian (even though as a very young child I was terrified of dogs).

My mom pushed me to get as much experience as I could in the field and because of her I started volunteering at a local small animal clinic when I was 13. I gained as much experience as possible before being accepted to the University of Guelph for my undergraduate degree in animal biology.

While in my first year, I got my first taste of the horse world! I was 19 when I started hot walking for a trainer on the backstretch at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and by the next year I was coming home on weekends from school to work with a backstretch veterinarian.

I graduated from the University of Guelph in 2008 and in summer of 2009 I was accepted into the University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine. I lived in Ireland for 4 years to complete my degree in 2013 and remained an extra year to practice, working at a local clinic and shelter.

Unfortunately, I was finding it difficult to transition into the racing world abroad and I felt like this was my true passion. I had kept in touch with my mentor at Woodbine (I had gone back every chance I had to gain experience) and in 2014 returned home to take a position with my mentor at Woodbine.

I stayed in this position until about 2020 when I felt like I wanted to branch out and try new things and decided to move to a mixed practice. I stayed at a mixed practice for about 2 years and decided I wanted to go back to the racetrack on a part time basis while locuming in small animal medicine.

This all changed however when I found out a local practice in my town, which I moved to about 5 years ago, was for sale. In May of 2023 I purchased Thornton Animal Clinic and have been there ever since working small animal and equine practice.