Meet The Team

Bo works tirelessly keeping the staff entertained and in line! He can often be found playing with his toys and collecting the "treat tax" from the girls. Its tough being that cute but he continues to persevere and keep working hard every day! 

Dr. Brown is an Ontario Veterinary College graduate who proudly brings over 23 years of small animal clinical, emergency medicine, and surgery experience to the Kawartha Lakes and Coboconk community. She is married with 2 children, rounded out with  two dogs and two cats. Dr. Brown is passionate about caring for each pet as if they were her own. She enjoys sailing in her spare time.

Dr. Kristina Lillakas is originally from the Greater Toronto Area. Upon graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2013 she relocated to Ottawa to work as an emergency veterinarian. Following her time in emergency medicine she made the transition to general practice. In 2015 she realized that as much as she loved Ottawa, there is just no place like home and made the move back to the GTA. Back in Toronto she working in general practice before started her own mobile companion animal practice which she ran for 5 years in the downtown core. She has always had a passion for the great outdoors and country life so she was (is?) very excited to join the team at Gull River Veterinary Services! Dr. Lillakas has a special interest in internal medicine and surgery.

When not busy taking care of her furry patients she enjoys playing volleyball, horseback riding, practicing yoga, travelling and spending time with friends and family.

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Dr. Clench graduated from University College Dublin in 2020. She started out at a busy emergency clinic in Toronto doing 6 months of a rotating internship, where she had the pleasure to learn from a number of veterinary specialists. She then spent time working at a small animal clinic in Burford prior to starting at Gull River Veterinary Services. Dr. Clench has a special interest in neurology and pathology. She shares her home with her two dogs Arwen and Darcy as well as 3 cats Killian, Smeagol and Tumbleweed. In her spare time, she enjoys going for hikes with her dogs, reading and playing video games.

 Ashley has been working in the Veterinary field for over 10 years, she has a keen interest in laboratory related work and geriatric exams. After growing up in the City Ashley decided to make the move to the Kawarthas and is loving very minute of it. Ashley shares her home with her wild Antiguan Potcake Bing, Sophie the Schnauzer as well as her cat Roger. In her spare time, Ashley's favorite thing to do is hit the trails with her horse or spend time with her partner Greg going fishing and working on their dream house  in the beautiful Haliburton County. When work is finished at the clinic and house you can find her cheering Greg on at his hockey games!

Lori is a Registered Veterinary Technician who graduated from Ridgetown College in 1999. She joined our Gull River Team in July of 2018 and has over 25 years of experience working with dogs, cats and a variety of other animals. Puppy appointments are Lori's favorite part of the day, and she loves being apart of their care over the years; watching them grow into happy, healthy adults. She also has a special interest in senior pet care,  pain management and anesthesia. Lori, her husband Dan, and their children , were all very excited to have left the city in 2018 to move to the beautiful Kawartha area. They share their home with a Great Dane named Stitch, Percy a Redbone hound cross and a lab cross puppy named Lilo. When she is not busy playing with all of her pets, Lori is outdoors on the ATV trails enjoying nature, fishing, having campfires or she is in the lake kayaking, paddle boarding and swimming.

Molly is a Veterinary Technician and graduated from Georgian College in 2017, where she received two awards for her academics. Molly also has a degree in Biological Science, from the University of Guelph, where she graduated with Honors.

Molly has always had a love of animals and knew from a young age that she wanted to work with them, originally planning to be a Veterinarian. However, after time spent working in clinic Molly realized she loved the role of Veterinary Technicians. Being a Technician combines all the things that Molly enjoys; patient care and nursing, surgery and anesthesia, client support and education, lab work such as ear and skin cytology, and most importantly snuggles with the patients.

Outside of work Molly is often with her husband, Garrett, and their young son, exploring the outdoors and finding things to do as a family. Molly also enjoys recreational horseback riding, reading and snuggling with their tuxedo cats, Bagheera and Winnie!

Trina has been at the clinic since she was a co-op student in 2020, and has just graduated from  the Georgian College Veterinary Technician program! Her and her boyfriend have a bouncy husky named Grizzly, who always keeps them on their toes with his happy go lucky attitude. In her spare time Trina enjoys camping, reading, and playing video games.

Kaitlyn just graduated from the veterinary technician program at Georgian college.. Kaitlyn has had a love and passion for animals since she was little and now she Is living with her boyfriend and her 3 cat’s. In her spare time Kaitlyn enjoys either being outside with nature or being inside with a good movie on at night.

Jenna Primarily works in the back assisting with procedures, preparing lab work and cleaning up the clinic, but you may get lucky and get to meet her during your appointments here with us as Jenna is here to help hold your fur babies for the doctor. Although she didn’t go to school in the veterinary career area, Jenna is loving every minute of working with animals and helping them be as healthy and happy as possible. Jenna has always had a lot of love for all animals, having grown up with many different types from dogs and cats to rabbits and rats. Jenna now has her own dog named Boomer who is a husky mix and keeps Jenna on her toes with her crazy energy. When Jenna’s not working, she spends her time outside with friends/family as she loves being out in nature or she can be found all cozy inside watching movies or playing board games.

Kathleen is our client coordinator extraordinaire, with over 30 years’ experience in the veterinary field you can be sure she has the knowledge and understanding to provide the best possible customer service. Kathleen is extremely passionate about nutrition and has taken many continuing education courses to become a certified nutritional advocate. When she is not working hard doing what she loves at the clinic you can find her on her beautiful farm in Pontypool with her husband Phil along her many furry friends big and small!!!!Kathleen and Phil have a gorgeous Marema who is often overruled by their chihuahua Corona and when Corona is not busy, she also ensures the chickens, cows and feline friends stay in line. Kathleens hobbies include long walks on the farm, snowmobiling and horseback riding.