Meet Our Team

Lisa Johnson

Veterinarian

Dr Lisa has worked as a small animal veterinarian since qualifiying in 1996 from Murdoch University.She joined the Ark in 2008 and in 2017, has taken the big step of practice ownership with her husband, Rob. Lisa is full of energy and enthusiasm to provide the best possible care for her patients.

Lisa is married with 3 children and lives on acreage where she attends to her many pets including dogs, cats, chickens and horses.

Deirdre McCarney

Head Nurse

Dee originally hails from county Tyrone in Northern Ireland but has made her home in Perth for the past 7 years.

She joined our team in 2016 and took a year's break to try FiFo work. We are very pleased she has chosen to return to us as our head nurse here at the Ark in 2018, where we enjoy her bubbly personality. Dee has 17 years of Veterinary Nursing experience. Her love, compassion and enthusiasm for animals and the Ark makes her a great nurse and a wonderful fit to our family. 

Dee is one of our puppy pre school trainers and has a love for Golden Retrievers! 

Sanja Markovic

Veterinary Nurse

Sanja is a registered Veterinary Nurse and qualified Groomer who joined us in 2016. She graduated from South Metropolitan Tafe in 2016 but has been in the industry since 2012. Sanja has always had a love and passion for animals and has found her dream job. Her bubbly personality brightens up the hospital and she looks forward to meeting all of your pets. 

Sanja has her own fur babies at home, a White German Shepherd named Bonny who has been her childhood friend since Sanja was 9 years old. Bonny is now 14 years old and still acts like a puppy. Patchy is a little kitten who was dumped in a box at our front desk and Sanja fell in love with her squeaky little meows and decided to foster her. Patchy turned out to be a foster fail and is now Bonny's little companion. Patchy was diagnosed with ringworm upon her unexpected arrival and with Dr Susan and Sanja treating her, she grew all her fur back and has been enjoying life ever since. Sanja also has a love for birds and has two birds at home, a Rainbow Lorikeet named Pj and a Pink and Grey Galah named Gary. 

Sanja also has a certificate in grooming that she got whilst studying vet nursing and she is now our groomer here as well!

Susan Walsh

Veterinarian

Susan is our part time veterinarian. Dr Lisa and Susan graduated together from Murdoch University. Susan has a vast skill set and is highly experienced. With her loving and kind approach to clients and their pets, she is a great fit with our Ark Family. Susan does all our orthopaedic procedures. When Susan isn't looking after patients, she crochets! She is very talented and makes some amazing stuff! 

Susan also has two fur babies at home, a little Maltese x Kelpie named Bruce and a gorgeous long coated cat named Subi. 

Michelle Boyd

Veterinary Nurse

Michelle is one of our new nurses who is going through her CERT IV of Veterinary Nursing. She has completed a CERT II in Animal Studies. Michelle is a lovely nurse and has a very bubbly personality and our patients just love her. She's got her own fur baby at home, Molly "Golden Girl" the Golden Labrador. Michelle works Saturday's now covering maternity leave for Stacey but you will also see her in on Tuesday's. Michelle is a great addition to our family. 

Stacey Saunders

Veterinary Nurse

Stacey has been with the Ark since 2010 and was our head veterinary nurse for many years who was responsible for the day to day running of the practice. She is a qualified and registered veterinary nurse having completed her cert 4 in veterinary nursing in 2011 at Tafe.

Stacey loves all aspects of nursing and takes great pride in her role. She has 1 dog and 2 cats which she adores and only wished she could have more!!

Stacey is currently working part time on Saturdays, raising her gorgeous son and daughter, Harrison and Frankie