Although Christy always had a childhood dream of tending to pets in a veterinary clinic, she was working in the customer service field by the time she was in high school. She enjoyed an almost 20-year career with the Long John Silver’s franchise, but finally decided that she would like to try her hand in the animal-care world. Now, Christy has been serving the pets and animal owners of the area here at Omaha Animal Medical Group for 15 years!

An Omaha native, Christy signed up at another local animal clinic briefly before she saw an advertisement for Omaha Animal Medical Group. She sent in her resume, and fell in love with the facility, staff, and patients as soon as she interviewed in the fall of 2001. The rest is history—Christy has been here ever since! She’s especially fond of interacting directly with animals and their owners, and also enjoys handing out tasty treats to deserving pets.

Outside of work, Christy enjoys bicycling, home improvement, and organizing things around the house. She and her husband own Third Nail Creations, a small business that makes custom metal artwork and figurines. For Christy, the business is a great way to get her creative juices flowing!

Christy and her family live with four dogs—Kody, Cajun, Coloqhoun, and Cassidy—as well as a cockatiel named Frankie who enjoys yelling at the dogs when they get too close to his cage.

Jillian has been a passionate animal-lover ever since she was a toddler. Her love for the earth’s creatures never wavered—when she stumbled upon a veterinary technology program and realized she could help pets and their owners professionally, she didn’t hesitate! Jillian is now proud to serve as a Veterinary Technician with the Omaha Animal Medical Group.

Jillian grew up here in Omaha, only a few short miles from the hospital. After some time spent working in the broadcasting field, she began looking into other career options and came across a local veterinary technology program—Jillian started studying in 2003, and graduated a few years later as a Licensed Veterinary Technician. She’s been helping pets live healthier lives ever since!

As a Tech, Jillian loves to give pets the gift of great dental health; she’s always amazed to see a dirty mouth shine after a professional cleaning. She’s also fond of laboratory work, and her favorite part of the job is helping to educate pet owners on the best care methods for their animal companions.

Outside of work, Jillian loves singing—she’s even had classical training!—and enjoying the company of her own pets at home. She shares her life with two cats: Quin, who loves cuddling with his mom and chewing plastic items; and the loud and ornery Chewy.