Meet Our Handlers and Field Support
Jeaneene Crowell- K9 Sasha/K9 Winnie
Jeaneene, as founder and president of our organization, has actively been working in Search & Rescue for 15 years. Her K9 partners, Sasha and Winnie Sue, are certified in Wilderness Human Remains Detection, Wilderness Trailing, and Wilderness Area Search (Air Scent )Non-Scent Discriminating.
Jeaneene's Certifications:
- K9 handler for Pleasant Township Fire Department since 2019
- 2024 to Present- Evaluator for American Working Dog Association
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- CPR/First Aid
- K9 First Aid
- Hazmat Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Sasha/Winnie Sue- Canine Good Citizen
Marsha Smith- K9 Zeena
Marsha and Zeena have been operating as a Search & Rescue team for 7 years. During those 7 years they have maintained their certifications in Wilderness Trailing and Wilderness Human Remains Detection making them invaluable to the search and rescue world.
Marsha's Certifications:
- Volunteer Firefighter
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Zeena- Canine Good Citizen
Eric Hickman- K9 Nymeria (Nya)
Eric and Nya have been working as a team in Search & Rescue for the past 6 years with certifications in Wilderness Trailing.
Eric's Certifications:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- IS-703.b- National Incident Management System Resource Management
- IS-29.a- Public Information Officer Awareness
- IS-242 Effective Communication
- IS-800 National Response Framework
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazmat Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Former EMT-I
- Former FF 1C
- Nymeria- Canine Good Citizen
Sabrina Hickman- K9 Brennan
Sabrina and Brennan have been working in Search & Rescue for 5 years with certifications in Wilderness Trailing.
Sabrina's Certifications:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- CPR/First Aid
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Brennan- Canine Good Citizen
Amy Jennings- K9 Flirt
Amy and Flirt have been certified in Wilderness Trailing for the past 10 months. Amy is a veteran in the search and rescue world with 7 years working in SAR.
Amy's Certifications:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Flirt- Canine Good Citizen
Janet Bennett- K9 Douglas
Janet and Douglas have been working in Search and Rescue for several years. This team is certified in Wilderness Area Search (Air Scent) Non-Scent Discriminating Type III and Wilderness Trailing Type IV by American Working Dog Association. Janet and Douglas are also certified through AMPWDA in Mantrailing Type 1.
Janet's Certifications:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Douglas- Canine Good Citizen
Amy Raike- K9 Fiona/K9 Izzy
Amy and Fiona have been certified in Wilderness Trailing Type IV for 10 months.
Amy and Izzy have been certified in Wilderness Human Remains Detection for 1.5 year.
Amy has been working in Search & Rescue since 2020 and has certified 3 K9 partners.
Amy's Certifications:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- IS-703b- National Incident Management System Resource Management
- IS-240c- Leadership and Influence
- IS-29a- Public Information Officer Awareness
- Additional IS courses including IS-363, IS- 520, IS- 800, IS-315c and IS 10a.
- Paramedic certification
- Firefighter 1 certification
- Fire and Emergency Services Instructor 2 certification
- CPR/ACLS/PALS Instructor
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Basic Life Support
- Tactical Emergency Critical Care- Canine
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Crime Scene Preservation
- SARTECH 2
- ACLS/PALS
- Fiona/Izzy- Canine Good Citizen
Pam Lamica- K9 Comet
Pam and Comet have been working in Search & Rescue for a little over a year with certifications in Wilderness Trailing Type IV.
Pam's Certifications:
- Attorney
- Mediator
- Notary
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Comet- Canine Good Citizen
Shelli Bowles- K9 Bentley
Shelli and Bentley have been operating as Search & Rescue handler and K9 partner for the past 3 years with certifications in Wilderness Trailing Type IV and Wilderness Human Remains Detection.
Shelli's Certifications:
- Volunteer for 4H children in the junior deputy program
- Volunteer for youth church camps through K9 demonstrations
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Bentley- Canine Good Citizen
Lauren Cruse- K9 Khaleesi
Lauren and Khaleesi have been working and training in Search & Rescue for 3 years. This amazing team holds certifications in Wilderness Trailing, Wilderness Area Search (Air Scent) Non-scent Discriminating Type III and Wilderness Human Remains Detection.
Lauren's Certifications:
- Registered Veterinary Technician
- Foster for cats and dogs
- Pet photographer
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Khaleesi- Canine Good Citizen
Tamra Mathie- K9 Gideon
Tamra and Gideon have been working and training in Search & Rescue for 3.5 years. Tamra and Gideon are certified through American Working Dog Association in Wilderness Trailing Type III, Wilderness Area Search (Air Scent)Non-Scent Discriminating Type II, and Wilderness Area Search (Air Scent) Scent Discriminating Type II.
Tamra's Certifications:
- Registered Veterinary Technician
- Foster for non-profit rescue
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Gideon- Canine Good Citizen
Nykia Bontrager- K9 Nymeria (Nya)
Nykia and Nya are in their second certification cycle for Wilderness Trailing Type IV.
Nykia's Certifications:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- First Aid/CPR
- K9 First Aid
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Nya- Canine Good Citizen
Michelle Robinson- K9 Soma
Michelle and Soma have been training since 2025 and in May of 2026 became certified by the American Working Dog Association in Wilderness Trailing and Wilderness Area Search (Air Scent) Non-Scent Discriminating.
Michelle's other certifications include:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- Adult & Child CPR/AED/First Aid
- K9 First Aid
- Soma has also achieved her Canine Good Citizen certification from the AKC.
Lyn Howard- K9 Maddie Rose
Lyn and Maddie Rose have been training since 2025 and in May of 2026 became certified by the American Working Dog Association in Wilderness Human Remains Detection.
Lyn is a U.S. Army Military Police Veteran with a lifelong commitment to service, safety, and community readiness. She is the retired owner and head trainer of Best Trained Dogs LLC, where she specialized in professional canine training grounded in discipline, reliability, and trust. Lyn is also an active member of the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team, supporting communities before, during, and after emergencies.
Lyn's certifications include:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- Adult & Child CPR/AED/First Aid
- K9 First Aid
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Sheltering, Reunification, and Mass Care Feeding
- Specialty Vehicle Operations, including ERV and MERV
- Maddie Rose has also achieved her Canine Good Citizen through AKC.
Paige Williams- K9 James Benz
Paige and James Benz have been training for over a year and in May of 2026 became certified in Wilderness Human Remains Detection and Wilderness Trailing by the American Working Dog Association.
Paige's other certifications include:
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- Adult, Child, and Infant CPR/AED/First Aid
- K9 First Aid
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- James has also achieved her Canine Good Citizen through AKC

FIELD SUPPORT
Troy Hayes- Field Support
Troy's Certifications:
- Advanced EMT
- Firefighter 2
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- Basic Life Support
Bryan Smith- Field Support
Jennifer Wilkinson- Field Support
Jennifer's Certifications:
- Paramedic
- Firefighter 2
- Fire Inspector
- ICS-100- Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200- Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700- An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support

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