Veterinary Directors
Heather Trindall BVSc MRCVS
Veterinary DirectorHeather worked as a nurse with us, before going to the University of Liverpool and graduating as a vet in 2006, returning to work with us again before becoming a director in 2015. She has a special interest in small animal medicine. Heather also enjoys working with rabbits and other small mammals. Outside of work, Heather enjoys reading, travelling and spending time with her cats.
Lynne Clare BVMS MRCVS
Veterinary DirectorLynne qualified from the University of Glasgow in 2005 and has worked with us ever since, becoming a director in 2015. She has a particular interest in surgery, particularly soft tissue surgery. Outside of work, Lynne enjoys competing her horse, Carrick, and spending time with her family.
Veterinary Surgeons
Marcela Fox MRCVS
Veterinary SurgeonAfter graduating in the Czech Republic in 2006 Marcela moved to the UK where she has worked in both mixed and small animal practices across Scotland and England. She joined our team in 2023 and is particularly interested in soft tissue surgery, ultrasonography and oncology. Outside of work she enjoys outdoor activities with her son, and dancing.
Anna Franklin MRCVS
Veterinary SurgeonAnna qualified from Surrey University in 2024. She joined us shortly after and particularly enjoys treating birds and learning new things. In her spare time she practices trick-training with her spaniel cross retriever Obi, and enjoys crafting at home.
Emre Yaz MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon
Heike Kopac-Pickering MRCVS
Veterinary SurgeonHeike has worked with us on and off since 1991. She currently works part time. She has a special interest in acupuncture having gained her Certificate in Safety and Competence in Acupuncture. She is also interested in small animal surgery.
Registered Nurses
Rachel Winter RVN
Registered Veterinary Nurse
Megan Teske-Spencer RVN
Registered Veterinary NurseMeg joined the practice in May 2021 as a student and has since qualified as an RVN in January 2025. In practice, Meg has a particular interest in nutrition and caring for our inpatients. In her free time, Meg enjoys crafting, reading and spending time with her Cavapoos, Olive and Luna.
Melissa Baker-Simmonds RVN
Registered Veterinary NurseMelissa joined us in 2020 and enjoys working with all species of pet animals. She works mostly at our Hornsea surgery and particularly enjoys caring for inpatients and updating owners, along with analysing samples in our in house laboratory. Melissa has a special interest in our rabbit patients and taking care of her own outside of work.
Tyler Bentley RVN
Registered Veterinary NurseTyler joined the team in 2024 after completing his 3 years of training at Askham Bryan University. Tyler enjoys all aspects of nursing and has a keen interest in schedule 3 veterinary nurse surgery. Tyler loves shifts as the anaesthesia nurse as he loves to ensure your beloved pets have a safe and successful procedure. Outside of work he loves taking walks and hikes with his cat Meatball.
Katie Marshall RVN
Registered Veterinary NurseKatie joined Peel Veterinary for her Student Nursing placements in 2018 and then joined us as a RVN in 2021. She is our Hornsea Nursing Team Leader and enjoys supporting the smooth running of the practice, surgery and carrying out minor procedures. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring the countryside with her dogs and spending time with her rescue kittens.
Talia Blans RVN
Registered Veterinary NurseTalia joined the team in 2017 qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2022. She has an interest in all aspects of nursing, but especially surgical nursing carrying out Schedule 3 procedures, and socialisation clinics. She spends her spare time with her 3 cats, son William and partner Steven.
Gemma George RVN
Registered Veterinary NurseGemma joined us in October 2015 and worked as a nursing auxiliary initially, before completing her RVN training and gaining her registration with the RCVS in 2019. She looks after a wide variety of animals herself and enjoys helping to treat all species at the surgery. Gemma is Nurse Team Leader at the Beverley branch.
Student Nurses
Beth Officer
Student Veterinary NurseBeth joined the team in February 2022 and started her Nursing training in April 2023. She particularly enjoys working with our feline patients and is working hard towards her qualification. Outside of work she enjoys taking care of her two cats, Goose and Fern, and family dog Asbo.
Nursing Auxiliaries
Becky Hunter
Nursing AuxiliaryBecky joined the team just over 3 years ago having worked at other vets previously. She enjoys getting hands on with the animals, and is keen to learn more about animal behaviour. She has a busy life outside of work helping on the family farm and spending time outdoors with the dogs.
Emily Lawson
Nursing Auxillary
Michelle Millea
Nursing Auxiliary - Infection ControlMichelle began working with us in 2010 and can be found at both Beverley and Hornsea surgeries helping with infection control. She has a degree in Animal Health and Welfare, and outside of work enjoys socialising and spending time with her family.
Reception/Nursing Auxillary Hybrid
Becky Wilson
Receptionist/Nursing Auxillary HybridBecky joined us in 2023 as a receptionist and has since moved into a hybrid role taking on nursing auxillary shifts. She enjoys lab work and caring for our inpatients, and outside of work enjoys time spent outdoors with her pets and baking, often whipping up sweet treats for the team.
Elisha North
Reception/Nursing Auxiliary HybridElisha joined the team in January 2025.
Receptionists
Rhian Shea
Receptionist
Tracey Kennedy
Receptionist & Accounts
Lisa Scruton
Receptionist
Sarah Robinson-Huluba
ReceptionistSarah joined us in 2017, working across both branches initially and is now based at our Beverley practice. She loves meeting all our patients and outside of work enjoys spending time with her family and travelling.
Lynne Foster-Thornburn
Receptionist & AccountsMany clients will remember Lynne as a nurse. However, following knee surgery, she has joined our reception staff. In her spare time, Lynne works on her family farm and walks her dogs.
