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 and Wilderness Trailing.

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 Human Remains Detections and 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 4 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'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 Non-Scent Discriminate Area Search (Air Scent) for 1 year and Wilderness Trailing for 4 months.

Amy and Izzy have been certified in Wilderness Human Remains Detection for 1 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.

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 2.5 years with certifications in Wilderness Trailing 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 (Scent Discriminate and Non-scent Discriminate) 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 and Wilderness Area Search (Non-Scent Discriminate Air Scent).

Tamra's Certifications: