Chrissy Giovannielli

About

Chrissy Giovannielli is a veterinary nursing leader with over 20 years of experience driving clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and professional growth. As Director of Nursing at Ethos Veterinary Health, she leads the strategic direction of nursing across specialty and emergency hospitals, establishing national standards for patient care, efficiency, and team development.

Before joining Ethos, Chrissy served as Regional Nursing Director for Veterinary Emergency Group, where she helped build the company’s first nursing leadership framework and created data-driven systems to improve performance and labor margins. She also held multiple leadership roles at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, overseeing operations, clinical standards, and staff wellbeing at one of the largest specialty hospitals in the U.S.

Chrissy earned her MBA in Organizational Management with a concentration in Data Analytics from Eastern State University, a BA in Communications from William Paterson University, and an AAS in Veterinary Technology from the Northern New Jersey Consortium for Veterinary Technician Education. A Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in Small Animal Internal Medicine, she is active in NAVTA, NJVTA, AAVSB, AIMVT, and VHMA, and is passionate about empowering veterinary nurses and assistants, elevating their voice within the profession, and driving progress toward making veterinary nursing a rewarding, sustainable lifelong career.

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