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AgVetLink December 2003

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Profiling:

Tracey Ward (Assessor, Technical Standards – Veterinary Medicines)

I grew up initially in England, then on a farm south of Auckland. I graduated from Massey in 1987, and married a vet! I had a year in small animal practice in Manurewa, then we went overseas for six years. During that time we travelled and worked in a variety of veterinary practices.

We returned to New Zealand after our son was born in 1993, and bought a small animal practice in Havelock North, Hawkes Bay. We had eight excellent years there enjoying the challenge of building the practice, and all the nice things Hawkes Bay has to offer! We decided a change and a new challenge was needed last year, sold the practice, and came to Wellington with my husband’s new career. We now live in Eastbourne and enjoy the lifestyle offered by living close to the vibrant city of Wellington!

I have worked part-time for the Animal Products Group of the NZFSA, overseeing National Microbiological Database administration, and project managed the IT upgrade for that database for the last year. This role will be ongoing for me on a reduced time basis in the short term. Now I am excited to be working part-time with the ACVM Group and looking forward to working with the team here.

Away from work, I enjoy skiing, tramping, outdoor things, socialising and spending time with my family.

 

Claire Moore (Joint Support Team)

I left South Africa in ’97 to go on my travels.

After three years in London, one year in OZ and a bit of time in Asia, I finally ended up in lovely New Zealand! I’ve been here for two and a half years now and am loving it. My winters here have been spent snowboarding and my summers travelling around New Zealand doing a bit of cycling. I’ve almost completed seeing all of the South Island and will be trying to finish off the North Island over Christmas.

I’ve enjoyed my first month as part of the joint support team and look forward to the rest of my time here.