WellHaven Pet Health — a family of companion animal veterinary hospitals headquartered in Vancouver, WA — announces the hiring of Jenni Jones as Chief Operating Officer, the promotion of Dr. Jen Bruns to Chief Veterinary Officer, and the promotion of Michelle Phuong to Director of Systems and Projects.
Jenni Jones leaves Midwest Dental after seven years as COO. She brings a wealth of experience to her new role, having just led a group of 230 dental practices with 350 doctors and 480 hygienists. “WellHaven set out to find the best leader in health care, one who understands the needs of a growing, relationship-based, largely women-led profession,” says John Bork CEO of WellHaven Pet Health. “We found the perfect person in Jenni.”
Joining Jenni in the C-suite is Dr. Jennifer Bruns. Dr. Bruns has been promoted from Senior Vice President of Talent at WellHaven to Chief Veterinary Officer, where she will work closely with Jenni to build trusting relationships with our doctors, teams, and profession. Dr. Bruns promotion was praised by Dr. Bob Lester Chief Medical Officer of WellHaven. “Jen and Jenni will make a powerful team in helping our practice reshape the profession. Both are proven, remarkable leaders who get our profession, and will help our practice continue to lead the industry into the future.” Michelle Phuong was also promoted to Director. Dr. Lester shared that, “Michelle’s work to drive projects that support our teams and hospitals has been outstanding.”
Jenni Jones and her husband Bryce are raising two teenage sons and a 12-year old labradoodle named Max. Dr. Jen Bruns and her husband Chuck are raising three beautiful daughters, the oldest having just turned 13. Their household also contains a variety of furry family members. Michelle Phuong and her daughter are the proud pet parents to a new rescue puppy “Mochi.”
WellHaven is committed to gender diversity at the highest level of our practice and will be making another major announcement in that regard in early 2019.
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About Wellhaven
WellHaven Pet Health buys and builds outstanding veterinary practices across the country. WellHaven was born of the conviction that each veterinarian and pet parent make a difference. We’re committed as servant leaders to ensure the success of our doctors, our hospital teams, and our profession. Because when we all work together, our pets get better care and feel the love. That, to us, is what it’s all about.