Ginny graduated from Saint Petersburg Junior College, Veterinary Technology Program, in 1981 and became certified the same year. She worked at a small animal practice from 1981-1999 and began teaching the Small Animal Breeds and Behavior Laboratory at SPJC (Saint Petersburg Junior College, which is now Saint Petersburg College) in 1995.

In May of 2000 she attended the five-day lecture and practicum class at Purdue University, DOGS 2000!. Ginny was an animal behavior laboratory research assistant at the University of South Florida where she earned her BA in psychology from 2001-2006. She earned her Masters degree in General Psychology at Walden University in 2007. She worked at Main Street Animal Hospital a progressive, bond centered small animal practice in Dunedin, Florida from 2002-2005. .

Ginny continues to teach small animal behavior as well as the first two levels of veterinary nursing and various other courses as well as the large animal laboratory at Saint Petersburg College.