Janet McConnell, CVT

Janet McConnell is proud to be in her 42nd year as a certified veterinary technician, filling clinical roles in general and specialty practice, as well as education, professional development, and management roles in corporate practice over her career. Ms. McConnell is currently the program director of the NAVTA-approved Brookdale Community College’s Veterinary Assistant Program in collaboration with Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, which she helped co-develop. She is also the program director of the Veterinary Nursing Development at NVACompassion-First.

In her spare time, she volunteers at the Monmouth County SPCA. Ms. McConnell’s passion is combining education with fun to help provide best practices for educating clients on preventive healthcare for their pets.

 

Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)

Amy Newfield is a professional unicorn and owner of Veterinary Team Training, where she consults with hospitals and has an online continuing education site for veterinary professionals to grow their skills and

knowledge. After working in general practice for many years, Ms. Newfield found her passion in emergency medicine and went on to obtain her Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in Emergency and Critical Care. She has held several board positions in the Academy of Veterinary Emergency& Critical Care Technicians & Nurses, including president.

 Ms. Newfield has published the award-winning and best-selling books Oops, I Became a Manager and Oops, My Team is Toxic, both focused on creating happy veterinary teams. She recently also published the veterinary unicorn coloring and activity book, Oops, I Colored Outside the

Lines, designed to make people laugh. Ms. Newfield lives in Massachusetts with her wonderful furry kids, where you can find her still pulling floor shifts in an emergency hospital, eating chocolate, running in the woods, competing in agility, and diving in the ocean.