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After a fulfilling decade long career as a registered nurse, Chantal switched her focus to veterinary medicine and obtained her certified veterinary technician license in 2006 in Oregon. Chantal worked in a large general practice for 8 years where she focused on anesthesia and pain management as her primary interest and in 2013 she earned her CVPP from IVAPM as a certified veterinary pain practitioner. Chantal then joined a large Emergency Critical Care hospital where she was the technician manager and honed her ECC skills. She also worked at a large specialty practice, and as a surgical technician in a surgery specialty practice. Chantal discovered her love for trauma cases in ECC and completed a year-long course in Principle Techniques of Small Animal Anesthesia, Perioperative Analgesia and Critical Patient Care and during this training was introduced to the RECOVER initiative and was fortunate to train in Cornell University’s simulation lab. She went on to become certified in RECOVER CPR as a BLS and ALS rescuer and then became a certified RECOVER CPR Instructor in BLS and ALS. Chantal started her own business “RESPOND CPR for the veterinary team” and now offers classes in RECOVER initiative CPR BLS and ALS certification with high def simulation manikins for veterinary teams. Chantal was an instructor for RECOVER CPR BLS and ALS in 2022 and 2023 at IVECCS.

Before entering the medical profession, Chantal earned a master’s degree in trumpet performance from USC and played professionally in Los Angeles and Orange County California. She taught high school band for four years and private music lessons for 30 years. She enjoys spending time with her husband, children and granddaughters and is affectionately known as “Nonni”. She shares her home with her two dogs Captain and Batman and two cats, Yeti and Bibs. She loves creating art with glass, winemaking and gardening.