Tell us a fun fact about yourself!
I have a menagerie of animals at home, including 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 horses and 5 fish. It is a side effect of working in an animal shelter.
What do you love about what you do?
Working at The Lost Dogs Home can be both incredibly difficult and rewarding all at the same time. But nothing beats the feeling of helping to match one of our long-term dogs or cats with their forever family.
Who is the best person you’ve worked with and why?
I have worked with some amazing people but I met one of my best friends, Amanda Smith while working at The Lost Dogs Home. She is one of the most resilient people I have ever met, and we are so uncannily similar that people often think we are sisters.
What would your last meal be?
Tacos from Trippy Taco in Fitzroy. It is all vegetarian so the options are limitless, and I will never turn down Sangria with my meal.
What is your most memorable moment?
The day I got my dog for my 21st birthday. I had grown up with Maltese Terriers and had spent my years and high school and university trying to convince my mum to let me get a larger dog. She finally relented and let me get a Border Collie for my 21st birthday. Her name is Dani and she will be turning 14 years old at the end of the year.
What event past or present would you like to witness?
I would love to be able to experience megafauna in real life, I recently went to see the Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. I would highly recommend it!
Which three guests, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?
James Cagney, an actor from the 30s and 40s. My Grandma used to get his movies from the market on VHS tapes and give them to me.
Louis Theroux, I love his interview style and he would have some amazing stories to tell.
My mum, she always hated being left out of social situations and was the best person at making small talk I have ever met.
What are you currently listening to, watching or reading?
I love to read; I am currently reading Louis Theroux’s Gotta Get Theroux This. I have always been a fan of his documentaries and have many memories of sitting up well past my bedtime to watch Weird Weekends.
If you had to compete on MasterChef, what dish would you cook?
Cooking is not my forte, I would never get the opportunity to compete because no one is letting me audition.
Where is your dream holiday destination?
I think many people overlook the beauty of Australia and choose to travel overseas. One place I have always wanted to go is Green Island off the coast of Queensland and explore The Great Barrier Reef.
What were you like as a kid?
I was a tom boy, very independent and have always loved animals. I convinced my mum to let me start riding horses at 8 years of age, a hobby that no one in my family had any interest in. I still have horses to this day.
What was your first job?
I worked front of house at my local KFC, which was ironic considering I have been a vegetarian since I was eight years old.
What are the three most used apps on your phone?
Spotify, regularly playing the hits of the 90s.
Instagram, the only social media platform that I use.
Outlook and Messenger, I am always working, even when I am not working.
What’s one question that you have always wanted answered?
What do we need to do to make animals shelters go out of business?
