Meet The Team

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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 4 cats Killian, Smeagol, Tumbleweed and Solas. In her spare time, she enjoys going for hikes with her dogs, reading and playing video games.

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.

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 graduated from the technician program at 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!

Molly has always had a love of animals and knew from a young age that she wanted to work with them. Molly loves being an RVT as it combines everything she 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 usually found with her family: her husband - Garrett, their young son, Golden Retriever - Roo, and their two tuxedo cats - Bagheera and Winnie. Molly also enjoys spending time with Gonzo her part-boarded horse!

Trina has been at the clinic since she was a co-op student in 2020, and has worked her way up to becoming an RVT! She graduated from the Georgian College Veterinary Technician program in 2024, and has a special interest in cytology, and surgery. In her spare time, Trina enjoys back country camping and portaging, along with 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.

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.

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