Dr Rachel Korman BVSc MANZCVS (Int Med) FANZCVS (FelineMedicine) |

Rachel Korman is a recognised specialist in feline medicine. She graduated from the University of Queensland and completed a residency in feline internal medicine at the University of Bristol. She is a Fellow of the Feline Medicine Chapter of the ANZCVS, president of the Feline Medicine Chapter and lead tutor for the Centre for Veterinary Education Feline Medicine Distance Education Course. Rachel is director of Cat Specialist Services, a multidisciplinary referral service just for cats in Brisbane. She is ringmaster of 2 children, 3 cats and a chihuahua.

Dr Caroline Moeser BVSc Veterinary and Breeding Services Manager for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT | Caroline graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1994. She enjoyed working in small animal practice in Sydney for 13 years, with interests in orthopaedic surgery and dermatology. Caroline commenced working in 2008 as the Veterinarian at Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. In 2016, she won the Derek Freeman scholarship through the International Guide Dog Federation. This scholarship enabled her to visit the larger Guide Dogbreeding centres in the United States to investigate and acquire knowledge in their methods around animal welfare, husbandry and their breeding programs. Caroline became the Veterinary and Breeding Services Manager for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT in 2017. Her current role enables her to maintain her veterinary knowledge and apply this knowledge to the breeding program. Caroline co-authored a paper on transitional lumbosacral vertebrae that was published in the Australian Veterinary Journal in January 2017, and was one of Wiley’s top downloaded papers for that year. She has presented at international breeding conferences on various topics related to health diagnoses and colony management. Her current interests are genetics of canine behavioural and medical conditions, and animal husbandry. She works closely with geneticists and breeding managers both locally and internationally with the collaborative goal of reducing heritable disease and undesirable behavioural traits in our canine colonies.

Melaine Robinson Relationship Coordinator, Gifts in Wills, Guide Dogs Victoria | Melaine (pronounced “Melanie”) is an emerging public speaker, and a successful audio journalism producer. Melaine believes strongly in the undeniable human-animal bond and how it can lead to establishing a healthy interdependence. Melaine has extensive knowledge and over 30 years’ experience within both the veterinary and the animal welfare industry including as a veterinary nurse and veterinary administrator, and she has a strong sense of community service. Melaine has been a long term client of GDV and in November 2022 commenced employment as a member of the Fundraising team. Although Melaine lives with progressive vision and hearing loss as well as a beautiful guide dog, they do not wholly define her, they have however helped her to have a great insight into identifying and working through challenges in a positive, logical, and constructive way.