Miro is a lab tech at UofM.  He and partner Emma serve the group as certified in Human Remains Detection Specialists.

Dawn has been involved in SAR for years and is one of our veteran members.  Dawn's partner Kadie is her third SAR dog and together they are quickly advancing through our area search program.

Kayla served as a Junior Member of the team until graduating high school, at which time she converted to an Associate Member as she began her first year of college.

Jill makes her living as a medical technician and came to K-9 ONE with her partner Winston to serve in our area search division. 

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Kim joined K-9 ONE as an Associate Member to assist us with our field communications.  Kim is the Deputy Director of the Kent County RACES team and brings a wealth of IT and communications knowledge to the group.

Reserve Deputy and CERT trainer, Pat has been involved in SAR since 2000.  She and Tucker serve our Missing Persons Response Team as Human Remains Detection Specialists in land, water, and historical work.  She recently began working with another Lab mix named Eli in this same field and hopes to have him mission ready by the end of the year.

Isabella pioneered our Junior Member program serving as victim, communications, support, and scent theory expert.

Kay and Jazz have been doing disaster work since 2002.  In addition to K-9 ONE, they also serve MUSAR and the Ohio Task Force.  Together they head up our USAR/Disaster division.

Suz and Gila bring years of experience to K-9 ONE and serve our Missing Persons Response Team, in the Area Search division.

Craig serves as a Paramedic and has been working with SAR dogs for the last few years.  In addition to their membership in MUSAR and the Ohio Task Force, he and his partner Pepsi also serve K-9 ONE as USAR/Disaster Specialists.

Kim Veldheer and Tigger

Kim began training her first K-9 partner in USAR work.  While progressing in that field she acquired Tigger and began working with her in Area Search.  She and Tigger are currently serving K-9 ONE as certified Area Search Specialists and also recently began assisting in the development of Kent County's Search and Rescue K-9 Unit.

Vadna Jayson and Riley

Vadna is a firefighter and EMT.  She and her K-9 partner Riley are currently progressing through our area search program

Chris Moe-Herlick and Abby

Chris left her career as a vet tech and plunged full time into dog training as she now owns and operates Wagg'n Tails Dog Training.  She and her Shepherd partner Abby are training to become part of our Area Search team.

Cathy DeNardo

Cathy joined K-9 ONE as an Associate Member to assist us in marketing and to lend a hand in our business ventures.

Dr. Hank Herlick, DDS

Hank joined K-9 ONE as an Associate Member to assist us in our training and to support Chris and Abby in the northern Michigan wilderness.

Falon,  one of our newest handlers is a Med Tech student in her last year of college.  She and her K-9 partner Mason are working toward their certification as an area search team.

Ginger joined K-9 ONE in 2008, and completed her field support certification. Kuma, her long-haired German Shepherd, is now being trained in our area search program.

Leah and her partner, Iris, started their SAR career with the California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA). Having recently moved to Ann Arbor to accept a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Michigan they became members of K-9 ONE, where they now serve in our area search division.

Kym joined K-9 One in the summer of 2009 and completed her field support requirements in record time. She is now working toward advancement through the program with her 15 month old Yellow Lab, Brandy, in the Human Remains Detection division. Kym also serves as an Associate Member of Kent County Search and Rescue.