Our Team
The Board of Directors
The Alpha Team Board of Directors was chosen and elected to provide our organization with the best possible representation of professional abilities, and skills for both search and rescue, leadership, incident command and public relations. Our board or directors works with Alpha Team in an advisory role, to provide guidance to the organization and to promote the capabilities of search and rescue teams like ours throughout the United States of America. We are proud to introduce to you our Board of Directors and honored that they are willing to assist us in accomplishing our goal of being the very best.
Dr. Dion A. Petaros
Mrs. Jocelyn Whitfield
Mrs. Chris Salisberry
The Alpha Team Members
Alpha Team is formed from a group of highly motivated and dedicated volunteers and professionals who have devoted their lives to saving others. The time and efforts that we put into training ourselves, our team and our dogs is tremendous. Our dogs are our own and we train them because they love to work, and we constantly marvel at their capabilities and their desire to accomplish the tasks that we put before them. All Alpha Team K9’s are GEMA certified. It takes a very special type of person to operate in search and rescue, and below are some of the pictures from our team trainings, demonstrations, and social events where you can see us, and our dogs at play. Thanks for stopping by, and please check back often for updated photos!
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Owner/Handler: Steve Barden Operational Air Scent K9: “Circe” NASAR SarTech II GEMA Certified Air Scent K9 Team |
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Owner/Handler: Paula Chambers Operational Air Scent K9: “Madison” NASAR SarTech II, SARTECH III Air Scent and HRD, |
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Owner/ Handler: Pam Nyberg NASAR SarTech II, MLPI Operational Human Remains Detection K9 “Jamie” Trailing K9 in training “Bodi” |
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Owner/Handler: Paul Ruszczyk, Team Treasurer Human Remains K9 in training “Barney” NASAR SarTech II |
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Susie Braswell NASAR Evaluator, SarTech I,MLPI Apprentice Mantracker National Registry EMT–Intermediate Wilderness EMT |
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Tom Madison Team Support Specialist NASAR SarTech II Wilderness First Responder Certified |
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Randy Cates Air Scent K9 in Training: “Zena” NASAR SarTech II |
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Owner/ Handler: Sherri Schwartz; RN Certified: Trailing, Human Remains Detection K9 “Clue” NASAR SarTech II |
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Owner/Handler: Grant Juneau Human Remains K9 in training “Elvis” NASAR SarTech II |
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Owner/Handler: Cheryl Knieriemen Certified Air Scent K9: “Graeson” NASAR SarTech II |
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Jim Greenway ; Team Support Specialist NASAR Instructor, SarTech I, MLPI, First Responder |
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Owner/Handler: Stuart Samples, Team President NASAR SarTech II, MLPI, K9 SarTech III; HRD, Air Scent Certified Handler: Georgia Body Recovery Team K9’s: “Kona” and “Denali” |
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