Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Our Team


The Board of Directors

  • Dr. Dion A. Petaros
  • Mrs. Jocelyn Whitfield
  • Mrs. Chris Salisberry

The Alpha Team Board of Directors was chosen and elected to provide our organization with the best possible representation of professional abilities and for their skills for search and rescue, leadership, incident command, and public relations. Our board of 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 of our Board of Directors and honored that they are willing to assist us in accomplishing our goal of being the very best.


The Alpha Team Members

Alpha Team K9 SAR is formed from a group of highly motivated and dedicated volunteers and professionals who have devoted their lives to saving others. The time and effort 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. We constantly marvel at their capabilities and their desire to accomplish the tasks we put before them. All Alpha Team K9s are GEMA certified.

It takes a very special type of person to operate in search and rescue. Below you’ll find some of the pictures from team trainings, demonstrations, and social events where you can see us and our dogs at work. Thanks for stopping by and please check back often for updated photos!



Paula Chambers, President

Operational Human Remains K9: “Billi”
Air Scent K9: “Madison” (retired)

NASAR SARTECH II/K9 SARTECH III: Air Scent and HRD,
NAPWDA, NNDDA, GEMA Licensed


Joel Barrett, Vice President

NASAR SARTECH II, MLPI, JHPTS Basic Mantracker,
Comms and Field Support Specialist


Stuart Samples, Senior Advisor & Training Coordinator

Air Scent K9: “Kona”

NASAR SARTECH II/K9 SARTECH III: HR,
NAPWDA, MLPI

 


Paul Ruszczyk, Treasurer

Operational Human Remains K9: “Barney”

NASAR SARTECH II, NAPWDA, Comms Specialist


Cheryl Knieriemen, Documentation Coordinator

Certified Air Scent K9: “Graeson”

NASAR SARTECH II, NAPWDA



Pam Nyberg

Operational Human Remains Detection K9 “Jamie”
Operational Trailing K9: “Bodi”
K9-in-Training: “Jazz”

NASAR SARTECH II, NAPWDA, MLPI


Sherri Schwartz

Operational Human Remains Detection K9 “Clue”

RN Certified, Trailing, NASAR SARTECH II, NAPWDA


Grant Juneau

Operational Human Remains K9: “Elvis”

NASAR SARTECH II



Tom Madison

Field Support Specialist, Search Planning Specialist


Chantal Gourlay


Steve Barden

K9-in-training: “Musket”

NASAR SARTECH II, NAPWDA,
GEMA Certified Air Scent K9 Team



Pat Rivera

Field Support Specialist


Keith Weisinger

Field Support Specialist


Tim Ward, Safety Officer

Field Support Specialist



Jimi Ellis

Field Support Specialist



Matt Frick

Field Support Specialist


Carter Abney

Field Support Specialist