Say hello to COO Kristina Rosinia

Feb 07, 2022

Our new Chief Operating Officer, Kristina Rosinia, comes to us with a wealth of experience as both a business operations executive and devoted animal trainer. She oversees all our Medical Center operations, including intake, animal care and foster, as well as our behavior and training teams.

Kristina comes to us with more than 15 years of experience managing business lines and teams in the healthcare and nonprofit spaces, most recently as the Managing Director at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Kristina is an extraordinary executive with robust operational, strategic and general management expertise. She is a collaborative leader experienced in developing high-performing teams and will be a critical partner in supporting the operations of our growing organization.

Beyond her business background, Kristina is a certified animal trainer who can often be found bringing PAWS pets into her office for some R&R.

Kristina started training animals over nine years ago after volunteering in an open-access shelter where she learned how training can help decrease euthanasia by increasing the adoptability of animals. She has worked extensively as a clicker trainer for cats and has done considerable work on training for “consent-based care” to provide owners and pets low-stress vet & grooming experiences.

Throughout the years, Kristina has developed foster programs, handling & safety training, and enrichment programs for multiple shelters and rescues. She’s also part of the Humane Alliance of Rescue Trainers, helping small rescues and rural shelters without training resources.

Over the past 4.5+ years, Kristina has taught over 200 courses at PAWS alone, including puppy, Canine Good Citizen, reactivity, positive handling, and nose work classes.

“I’m amazed by and enjoy learning something new from each pup I meet,” said Kristina.

Kristina has personally owned or fostered almost every animal you can think of, focusing on reactive and fearful pets. She and her husband, Nick, currently share their home with a clicker-trained PAWS alumni cat named Sasha, a foster-fail pup named Lucy, and many rotating fosters.