Retaining Your Team Through 2027 — Compensation, Culture & Burnout Prevention

Veterinarian and Conscious Leadership Coach (PCC, CPC, ELI-MP) specializing in veterinary team retention, burnout prevention, conscious communication, and sustainable leadership culture for independent practice owners and hospital managers.

Dr. Angela Henninger is a veterinarian, entrepreneur, and multi-practice owner with a passion for helping veterinary professionals thrive beyond clinical medicine. She is the founder of DVM Ascent, a professional development and support platform focused on the skills veterinary teams are rarely taught in school — including leadership, communication, business, team development, and career growth. Drawing from her experience as both a practicing veterinarian and business owner, Angela brings a practical, real-world perspective on building burnout-resistant hospital culture, retaining early-career DVMs, and creating sustainable veterinary teams.

Kellie Olah, SPHR, CVPM, SHRM-SCP is a senior human resources and practice management consultant with more than a decade of experience advising veterinary organizations across the United States. She works closely with practice owners, executive teams, and multi-site leadership groups to solve complex people, compliance, and culture challenges while supporting sustainable growth. Kellie is part of the Veterinary Business Advisors team, where she provides strategic HR consulting, leadership development, culture assessments, and compliance guidance to independent practices and large specialty hospitals. Her work often sits at the intersection of operations, finance, and people strategy, helping organizations translate vision into executable systems that actually work day-to-day.

Dr. Rae Hutchins is Chief Veterinary Officer at Wedgewood Pharmacy — a veterinary executive and former Director-at-Large with BCVMO specializing in people-first leadership, veterinary workforce culture, clinician retention, and burnout prevention.