Instructor Bios
Jason Tartalone
Classes: SAR Initial Actions, Task Planning Workshop & Legalities in SAR Operations
Jason Tartalone is the founding member and owner of Sergeant Rescue Training & Consulting. He is a 12 year veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as a Combat Medic and Flight Paramedic. During his service and throughout his career he has spent considerable time in Afghanistan and other austere environments. Mr. Tartalone has been involved in wilderness search and rescue for the past 23 years and has been an active EMS provider for 19 years. Mr. Tartalone is a Fellow in the Academy of Wilderness medicine and has completed a Fellowship of Wilderness and Extreme Medicine from World Extreme Medicine. During his fellowship training Jason specialized in High Altitude Medicine and Medically Directed Rescue. Jason is an accomplished EMS practitioner and educator.
John Norris
Class: Tracking Fundamentals / Track Aware
John Norris is a West Virginia native, who from a very young age, spent many hours with his father hunting, hiking, gathering, and tracking in the wilderness. John joined the Army right after high school. During his time in the Army, John attended the Tracking/Counter-Tracking Course taught at the JFK Special Warfare Center at Ft. Bragg. It was during this course that John was able to bridge the gap between his hunting knowledge and Mantracking. John’s combat tours include Hati, Bosnia/Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and South East Asia. Before leaving active duty, John became and Army Master Instructor and Training Developer. As a Army Civilian (DA Civil Service/GS), he continued his career as an instructor and training developer until 2019. John currently works in a Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) branch of the Army at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and volunteers his time to Search and Rescue, serving on the Board of Directors, and as Chief of PaWSAR’s Eastern Division. John is a SARTECH I, NASAR Certified Tracker I, Certified Government Tracker (Forensic Spoorology) and became a Tracking Fundamentals instructor and SARTECH Tracker Evaluator to help bring those skillsets back to local SAR teams.
Athena Haus
Class: K9 – Human Remains Detection
Athena Haus has 28 years of experience in the field of Search and Rescue with 26 of those in public service, as a Firefighter/Paramedic and Fire Officer. She was a Founding Member of FEMA Ohio Task Force One where she served as a Search Team Manager, Canine Coordinator and Canine Search Specialist when the team was in its infancy, helping to build the training program and current disaster site. She has also served as a Canine Search Specialist for FEMA California Task Force One and Indiana Task Force One, working both human remains detection and live find canines. Athena has deployed as a Canine asset with all three FEMA teams while she was a rostered member. She is the founder of K9 Karma, a canine training business, specializing in the working canine and behavioral canine issues.
For the past 20 years, she has traveled the country as an instructor, evaluator, and facilitator for search and rescue, as well as, tactical medicine classes and workshops. Athena specializes in live find disaster search and wilderness, as well as, human remains detection land and disaster. She has responded to countless disaster and missing person searches for local, state and federal agencies. She has managed several large scale local incidents as the Commanding Fire Officer operating in a Unified Command Structure. She frequently consults as a subject matter expert for large scale disaster training exercises, providing guidance in search strategy and planning and resource management. During her years as a disaster and fire service responder, Athena repeatedly saw that there was a lack of resources and training opportunities to fully prepare canine handlers and teams to manage canine injuries. She established BARK; Basic Aid to Responder K9 program, partnering with Tri-Med Tactical, providing training at the Ohio Fire Academy, Ohio Tactical Officer Association, IDHS as well as other organizations. This training ensures that teams with canines embedded in the disaster and tactical environment have access to basic, real world, hands on canine medical training.
Jack Thorpe
Class: K9 – Human Remains Detection
Jack Thorpe is a K9 Deputy with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina. He and his dog Fiji are the only HRD K9 team on the department. In addition, Jack is the Director of the NC Trooper’s Association K9 Search and Recovery Unit. NCTA K9 provides HRD K9 services across the state of North Carolina. Prior to joining the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Jack was a Sergeant with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, of which he retired in 2023.
Jack started in Search and Rescue in 2001. He is a K9 handler, Side Scan Sonar operator and previously served as the Assistant Chief of NC K9 ERT. In 2018, he started the NCTA K9 Search and Recovery Unit.
Jack has worked several dogs over the years, and his latest dog Fiji is both Land HRD and water HRD certified through the International Police Work Dog Association. He has 25 years of experience handling K9’s for Human Remains and Live Find, including extensive deployments such as Western North Carolina.
Annissia Justice
Class: K9 – Human Remains Detection
Annissia started her career training dogs in 2016 as an assistant dog trainer at a local obedience school. In 2020 she started her own company, Cultured Canine where she trains a variety of dogs for obedience, therapy, service work, and reactivity. In 2019 she joined a local SAR team in central North Carolina and started work with her first live find K9, a Belgian Malinois, Willow. She then went on to certify her second K9, Dahlia for Human Remains Detection. Annissia joined the North Carolina Troopers Association K9 Unit in 2022 and has since become the Assistant Director of the team. She oversees all core operations of the team and is responsible for managing all training activities. Annissia takes pleasure in developing training programs, guiding others in their learning, and witnessing their achievements.
Jennifer Woolever
Class: K9 – Human Remains Detection (Assistant Instructor)
Currently works as a Corrections Sergeant in Broome County where she has served since 2016. She is a NYSFEDSAR Certified Advanced HRD and Crime Scene handler with Amigo Search and Rescue Dogs Inc. She began working with her first dog in 2011 teaching him basic obedience, tricks and novice agility. This eventually started to transition into more formal dog training for family and friends with her second dog, a German Shepherd. At this time, she started training more seriously looking for different avenues to expand her knowledge base. In 2018 she joined Amigo Search and Rescue Dogs Inc. as a volunteer. She began boarding and raising working line Malinois and Dutch Shepherd puppies through Vom Kugelblitz Kennels’s puppy raising program in 2019. In 2019 she also began working as a lead trainer for M&A Dog Training, LLC in Chenango Bridge NY where she supported the expansion of the business into a full facility. She volunteers her time to train dogs that exhibit behavioral issues from the Broome County Dog Shelter so they may become adoptable, including fostering high drive dogs that show signs of decompensation in the shelter environment. In 2023 she was elected as the President of Amigo Search and Rescue Dogs, Inc and currently serves in that position. She has been apprenticing under Athena Haus since early 2024 and is currently participating in an Apprentice Instructor Program with the tutelage of Lisa Kakavas who has also served as a mentor since 2022.
Mike Szelc
Class: K9 – Trailing
Mike has been a K9 handler for 18 years, employed as a Sgt. of K9 operations for the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia. He has attended seminars/certifications through INBTI (InterNational Bloodhound Training Institute), Old Dominion, VPWDA, Georgia K9, and K9 magazine. He is the Vice President and instructor for INBTI and has utilized various hounds for crimes, missing persons, and investigative purposes.
Denise Sacca
Class: K9 – Trailing
In 2010, I rescued my first bloodhound while employed as an emergency and critical care veterinary technician. I joined my local SAR team where I gained experience working with various breeds in live find and HRD, but fell in love with mantrailing. Over the years, I have rescued many dogs and placed them in working homes or with law enforcement. Currently, I am working with my second k9 partner and primarily deployed for missing persons.
INBTI (InterNational Bloodhound Training Institute) Assistant Instructor
Steve Row
Class: K9 – Trailing
Steve is US Army, retired with 24 years. Steve is a certified dog trainer through the Animal Behavior College and is a member of Middle Creek Search and Rescue since 2009. He is an instructor with Awesome Dawgs, LLC., Tracking/Trailing classes, intro to Tracking/Trailing level II and advanced since 2012. Steve is also an instructor for the International Bloodhound Training Institute since 2014. Steve volunteers in assisting with training of the Berks County Sheriff’s department and the Reading Police K-9 units, since 2017. Steve is currently working K-9 Jaxon, a 5 year old Labradoodle who is certified in tracking/trailing and narcotics detection.
Nicole Cheatle
Class: K9 – Air Scent
Nicole began training her first canine for Search and Rescue in 2010, and since that time has certified 3 dogs in wilderness area search and 2 dogs in human remains. She has responded to over 400 searches across several states on the east coast including requests for support due to natural disasters. Nicole has instructed at numerous seminars and is an evaluator for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Her passion for helping the missing drives Nicole to continue training her own dogs, mentoring other handlers, and studying dog training across disciplines.
Dr. Emma Gaalaas Mullaney
Class: K9 – Air Scent
Dr. Emma Gaalaas Mullaney is the Director of the Scent Detection & Search and Rescue Program of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center. At the PVWDC, her focus is advancing our efforts in fields of search and rescue, scent detection dog training, and puppy development. Emma oversees our team of trainers, the dedicated interns and volunteers who support our training program, and the roster of USAR, Wilderness SAR, and Scent Detection dogs in training at the center. Emma and her canine partner, Toby, deploy as a K9 Search Team on missing persons searches, specializing in wilderness live find and recently deceased human remains, both on land and in water. Emma is certified SARTECH II with the National Association for Search & Rescue (NASAR), and together she and Toby have certified in: Area/HRD Awareness Search with the National Search Dog Alliance (NSDA); Shoreline and Open Water Search with the International Police Working Dog Alliance (IPWDA); and Wilderness Air Scent Search with Michigan Search and Rescue (MISAR).
In addition to her experience as a canine trainer and handler, Emma contributes her scientific background to the PVWDC’s cutting-edge canine olfaction research and education programs. She earned a dual-PhD in Geography and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the Pennsylvania State University. Drawing on over 15 years of research, scholarship, teaching, and curriculum development at the university level, she connects innovative, interdisciplinary science to our everyday lives, particularly those of us who work with the land and with animals. Emma believes that the foundation of both rigorous science and reliable working dog training is joy and curiosity.
Patti Thompson
Class: K9 – Air Scent
Patti entered the world of K9 SAR 27 years ago. She has certified several dogs through the New York State Federation of Search and Rescue (NYSFEDSAR) for both Airscent and HRD. Patti was an evaluator for NYSFEDSAR for many years, now retired. She still remains an active member of Amigo K9 SAR.
Kara Schaeffer
Class: K9 – Air Scent
Kara Schaeffer is the sole owner/operator of K9 Addict Dog Training and has been actively training pet and working dogs for over 15 years. Kara graduated from Anthony Jerone’s School of Dog Training and Career, Inc in 2009. Shortly after, she got involved in K9 Search and Rescue and has been a largely active member of Amigo Search and Rescue Dogs (based out of Binghamton, NY). Kara certified her first K9 in air scent and human remains detection through the New York State Federation of Search and Rescue in 2013.
Kara is a NYS K9 Tester for both Air-Scent and Wilderness Recovery through NYSFEDSAR (New York State Federation of Search and Rescue) and currently has three operational K9s through NYSFEDSAR Certified in air-scent, wilderness recovery and advanced/crime scene HRD. Kara’s approach to training is fun and motivation based for both the dog and handler, pushing the importance of a building and maintaining a solid reward system, clear communication and setting dogs up for success.
Jennifer Gambino
- Class: K9 – Air Scent
Jennifer Gambino has been dedicated to the world of dog training since 2003, beginning her career by working with rescue dogs and animals in disaster situations. In 2008, she transitioned into K9 Search and Rescue (SAR) and working dogs, earning certifications for numerous dogs in Air Scent, Human Remains Detection (HRD), and Trailing through the New York Federation of Search and Rescue (FEDSAR) and the International Police Work Dog Association (IPWDA).
After a year in law enforcement, Jennifer was assigned her first dual-purpose Police K9 in 2017, certified in narcotics detection, tracking, and handler protection through both New York State and the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA).
For the past 15 years, she has operated vom Kugelblitz Kennels and Training Academy, where she breeds, raises, and trains elite working K9s for law enforcement, USAR/SAR, and service work. Her expertly trained dogs are deployed across the U.S., making a lasting impact in their specialized fields.
Lisa Kirschner
Class: AKC Canine Good Citizen testing
Lisa Kirschner is a certified AKC evaluator for the Canine Good Citizen (CGC), FIT Dog, and AKC Temperament Test (ATT). She also serves as a judge for the Teacup Dog Agility Association (TDAA), Rodeo Dog Company (RDC), and Performance Scent Dog (PSD) competitions. With extensive experience in dog training and sports, Lisa is dedicated to promoting responsible dog ownership and enhancing the bond between dogs and their owners.
Through her work, Lisa has helped numerous dogs transition from nervous and fearful to confident and fearless, ensuring they remain in their forever homes. Her commitment to ongoing professional development and education underscores her dedication to providing effective solutions for her clients’ dog training needs.
All of Lisa’s dogs participate in various sports, excelling in each. She believes that the journey and the joy of the team are paramount, emphasizing the importance of the process over the destination in all her endeavors with her dogs.
When not working with guests, Lisa enjoys competing in agility, nose work, rally, and obedience with her own dogs. This hands-on experience enriches her understanding and approach to dog training, benefiting both her and her clients.
Rudy Ritter IV
Class: Intro to Survival, Overnight Survival Skills & Water Filtration
My name is Rudy Ritter IV. I am with STRIKE K9 SAR. I have been with the team for about 14 years now as a support person in trailing/air scent, as well as being the team survival instructor. I have taken multiple classes through the Coal Cracker Bushcraft by Dan Wowak, all the ones he’s offered at this point in time. I grew up on a farm spending most of my time playing outside and building forts all around the woods by my house. I got involved into survival by attending a class by Ziggy, who was at an old SAR EX teaching a survival class, in my first year attending. It built a fire for me to expand my knowledge and skills, which I have taken to bring back to search and rescue to better equip searchers, for equipment and knowledge to better serves those who are lost. I have pushed myself to spend over a week outside in December with just a tarp and equipment that I carried in to work and improve my skills.
Dr. Dan Bacaloglu
Classes: Water Rescue for the First Responder & K9 Nutrition
Dan graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine in 1996. He has spent the last 22 years working in veterinary nutrition at Royal Canin and Purina and is currently a Purina Veterinary Consultant working with about 250 veterinary hospitals in North NJ.
Dan joined NESAR as a canine search specialist in 1996 and spent 10 years with NJ-TF1 in K9 and technical search. He currently serves as NESAR Canine Coordinator and PSARC Air scent Evaluator. He is a PA Fish and Boat Commission instructor for water rescue for more than 15 years and is currently the NE board representative for PASCARC.
In his spare time Dan likes to travel, work with his 3 dogs Ink, Fin and Kally and tinker with his 3D printer and computers.
Wayne Thomas
Class: Crime Scene Awareness
Wayne brings over 30 years of law enforcement experience, including 25 years as a Pennsylvania State Trooper. He dedicated 24 of those years to the Criminal Investigation Unit, with 16 years in the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit—a specialized, behavior-based division akin to the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. His expertise lies in profiling and investigating serial crimes, including homicide and sexual assault.
Throughout his career, Wayne has investigated hundreds of violent crimes, applying forensic science and behavioral analysis to solve complex cases. He has also played a critical role in numerous major case team activations. His experience includes coordinating search and rescue operations across the East Coast, utilizing local and regional resources, including cadaver dogs, to assist in investigations involving missing persons, suspect tracking, and drowning cases—most notably during a local serial killer investigation at Lake Wallenpaupack.
Wayne has extensive expertise in crime scene identification, analysis, and preservation, ensuring the integrity of evidence and the success of criminal investigations.
Nancy Purnell
Class: Clothing/Layering for SAR
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Tom Narkin
Class: Drone Use for SAR
I have been a WPSAR member for 8 years and owned my own drone for seven years which I used for recreational photography. I then purchased my own thermal drone in October prior to the team’s purchase of another one and have focused a lot of my time learning the capabilities of both thermal drones. I have been volunteering time with a local lost pet recovery organization to further learn search techniques.
Ryan Ross
Class: Drone Use for SAR
A long time WPSAR field team member, Part 107 pilot, a subject matter expert due to a long career in commercial drone photography and drone entertainment production.
Connie Arace
Classes: K9 First Aid for the Working K9 & RECOVER Certified Pet Rescuer CPR
Connie has been a credentialed veterinary nurse for over 20 years, specialising in emergency critical care. She has been an accredited RECOVER ALS/BLS and Pet rescue CPR instructor since 2023. She is studying to obtain her Veterinary Speciality in Emergency/Critical Care. She founded NH canine SAR resources in 2021 and has spread her knowledge with many search and rescue teams. Connie acquired her NASAR SAR TECH II in 2019 and NASAR canine SAR TECH III area search in 2021, and NASAR canine SAR TECH II area search in 2023. She recently became certified by the National Association of Veterinary Emergency Medical Services (NAVEMS) as a Prehospital Veterinary First Responder Instructor (PVFR). She has been involved in search and rescue since 2017 and has volunteered with Northeast Search and Rescue since 2023.
In her free time, Connie likes to travel with her husband, Joe, and hike around various National and state parks. She has been to the Smokey Mountains, Glacier National Park, the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, and Shenandoah National Park. She also loves spending time with her grandchildren and grandpuppies.
Dr. Kara Kruger, DVM
Classes: K9 First Aid for the Working K9 & RECOVER Certified Pet Rescuer CPR
Dr. Kruger is a 2016 graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. She performed a surgical internship at Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialist in Baltimore MD. It was during her surgical internship, she met a search and rescue technician and that is where the passion started. Despite a surgical start Dr. Kruger’s path brought her to emergency medicine and is a certified Veterinary First Responder with the Pennsylvania AVMA. Once she moved back to Pennsylvania, she joined Northeast Search and Rescue in 2018. She acquired her Field Team Leader status in 2019 and SAR TECH II in 2021. Dr. Kruger and her SAR canine (a German Shorthaired Pointer named Elliot) certified and maintain credentials with PSARC in air scent specialty since 2019.
In Kara’s free time she likes to travel with her wife Helen and hiking with her three dogs Elliot, Indigo and Morgan. She also enjoys hanging out with her tortoise Ernest!
Dan Lynch
Class: Trap Safety & Awareness
A renowned expert and Public Relations Director for the Pennsylvania Trappers Association, with an extensive background as a retired Wildlife Education Specialist for the Pennsylvania Game Commission and retired Deputy State Game Warden.
Heather Elepano, NP
Class: Understanding Patients at Every Age
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Paul Burns, LAC
Class: Subject De-Escalation
Paul Burns, LAC, is a Coordinator, Psychiatric Emergency Services & Crisis Atlantic Behavioral Health, at Atlantic Health System’s Newton Medical Center and Hackettstown Medical Center.
Steve Storch
Class: Orthopedics – How to Stabilize the Limb
Physician Associate with 18+ years in Emergency Medicine & Orthopedics and an Eagle Scout.
Michael Berkenbuch, MD, NRP
Class: Patient Extraction: Should I Stay or Go?
Michael Berkenbush, MD, NRP, is an EMS and emergency physician at Atlantic Health – Morristown & Newton Medical Centers in New Jersey. He is also a currently practicing paramedic, beginning his EMS and medical career as a volunteer EMT/firefighter, and also works as a flight physician for UW – Health Med Flight.
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Class: Dementia Friendly SAR
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Kristina Opalecky
Class: Fitness & Conditioning for the Wilderness SAR K9
Kristina is a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine with her VMD anticipated May 2025. She is a Certified Canine Athlete Specialist (CCAS) and she holds National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Trainer Certification as well as United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy Running Coach Certification. She completed an immersive personal training internship at Binghamton University, where they engaged in a blend of in-depth lectures and hands-on training, learning exercise physiology, coaching techniques, and program design. This experience provided a comprehensive foundation and sparked her love for program design. She is currently a human strength and running coach for Team Run Run. She has experience with the PennVet Working Dog Center and their fitness, detection, and law enforcement training and has participated in research about occupational hazards of wilderness SAR K9s. She has also completed the PennVet Working Dog Center’s Working Dog Practitioner Program’s online modules and in person training. In addition to her training at PennVet and through the CCAS program, Kristina has externed with Cornell University’s Sports Medicine, University of Missouri Sports Medicine, and Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group. She has experience in dogs sports such as disc, agility, herding, obedience, and canicross. Kristina has experience teaching classes outside of fitness, including Canine Good Citizen and cooperative care, as well as assisting clients 1:1 with behavior modification. Working and sporting dogs have combined her interests of exercise physiology, canine occupational health, and emergency response. Kristina is training as an air scent K9 handler for wilderness search and rescue with her border collie, Summit.
Julianna King
Class: Strength & Conditioning for the Wilderness SAR K9
Julianna King is a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine with her VMD anticipated in May 2026. She currently holds a Canine Strength & Conditioning Coach (CSCC) certification. Jules was a division one athlete, playing Field Hockey for The Ohio State University. She routinely worked with a personal trainer to achieve sport specific fitness goals, hence her love for tailoring sport specific fitness programs to canines. Jules spent the 2024 summer at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center with the Penn Vet Sport and Performance Medicine team assisting in research projects, dog training, and medical evaluations and interventions. In addition to her training at PennVet, she has externed with Florida Veterinary Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, University of Tennessee’s Veterinary Sports Medicine and Physical Rehabilitation, and will be externing with Texas A & M’s veterinary emergency team, and Cornell University’s Sport’s Medicine department in spring 2025. Jules was a recipient of the AKC Veterinary Outreach Scholarship in 2024, where she was recognized for her dedication to the health and welfare of dogs. She has experience in training agility, nosework, and dock diving in addition to instructing AKC Canine Good Citizen test prep classes. She now finds herself training as a Wilderness Search and Rescue k9 handler with her dog Foxy.
Danielle Berger
Class: K9 Cooperative Care & Low Stress Handling
With a decade of experience as a K9 trainer with Penn Vet Working Dog Center, Danielle brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in communicating effectively and clearly with our K9 partners, including a keen eye for reading K9 body language.. Specializing in positive reinforcement techniques, Danielle focuses on trust and working collaboratively.
In addition to K9 training, Danielle has previously spent 10 years as a veterinary technician for both domestic animals and wildlife. This extensive background provides a deep understanding of animal health, behavior, and welfare. For the past 5 years, Danielle has been an active member of Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad, as part of their K9 team. Understanding the unique stressors and complexities of wilderness SAR work, Danielle applies a positive training philosophy that maximizes output, while minimizing stress.
Danielle has a strong background in teaching, working with both handlers and a team of interns and volunteers. Known for a patient and supportive approach, Danielle excels at breaking down complex concepts into actionable steps. By adapting teaching styles to the needs of each student, she is able to ensure all participants feel confident and capable.
Kathryn Eland
Class: K9 Cooperative Care & Low Stress Handling
Kathryn is an experienced K9 trainer with a commitment to building strong relationships between handlers and their working dogs. Her dog training career started with 2.5 years as a service dog trainer at Canine Companions, where Kathryn was skillful in teaching dogs to perform specialized tasks while fostering a cooperative, positive bond with handlers. For the past 3 years, Kathryn has been a K9 trainer at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, where they specialize in preparing high-energy working dogs for a variety of challenging environments, including disaster search and rescue, law enforcement, and detection work.
In addition to her professional training experience, Kathryn has been a volunteer wilderness Live Find K9 handler for Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad for over 2.5 years, providing firsthand experience in the unique challenges that working dogs face in harsh, unpredictable terrain. Through methods grounded in positive reinforcement, Kathryn focuses on understanding each dog’s individual needs and communication style to build trust.
Whether working with young puppies or seasoned professionals, Kathryn emphasizes the importance of patience, consistency, and low-stress handling techniques to set dogs up for success in their demanding roles.
Susan Narkin
Class: Project Lifesaver Info & Demo
Susan has been involved in search and rescue with Wolfpack SAR for nearly 10 years, much of that time spent as the lead K9 trainer. She successfully dual-certified her K9, Elvis, in both Trailing and Human Remains Detection (HRD). Susan holds a NASAR SARTECH I certification and currently serves as the Chief of Wolfpack Search and Recovery (WPSAR). Wolfpack SAR has been called upon multiple times to assist the Bethlehem Police Department with Project Lifesaver operations.
Evan Scott
Classes: K9 High-line & Personal Evacuation/Rescue Kit (P.E.R.K.) Workshop
Evan has been in public safety for the better part of 20 years. Emergency medicine, structural firefighting, and now the last 12 years in technical search and rescue. As the chief of Pennsylvania Mountain Rescue, he oversees the teams training curriculum and maintains their readiness to respond to wilderness emergencies around the region.