During Carol’s 45 plus years of dog training experience, she has titled multiple dogs in various disciplines, worked with many different breeds, done numerous rescues, rehabilitated a range of behavior problems and taught a variety of dog classes. In addition to becoming a certified veterinary technician, professional dog handler/trainer and is a CGC evaluator for the American Kennel Club, Carol spent several years managing multi-million dollar big box stores and supervising over 200 employees. She has also served as the North American Director for an International Horse Club and was part of the Governing body and Secretary for over six years for a National Horse Club.

Louise originally purchased her beautiful German Shepherd from us and went on to train him herself. Today he is a service dog that alerts her to potentially fatal hazards. Louise has studied animal behavior and nutrition, thus she is an outstanding trainer who has titled dogs, worked as a groomer to the stars and is currently working toward her veterinarian technician certification.

Besides being keenly in tune with the challenges that various disabilities can bring, Lou shares with us a strong professional background in sales and marketing which will be a huge asset in our on going fundraising and educational efforts. We are thrilled to have Lou as part of the Guardian Angels family.

Kim bought her first German Shepherd from us and has continued to train with us for nearly two years. Zeus is now a service dog trained to assist with Kim’s autistic sister. They also recently acquired a second youngster from us who is now in training to be a future service dog as well.

Before coming home to help with her sister and run the daily operations of the family business, Kim was the Commercial Operations Manager for the Discovery channel. Additionally, she has been the Secretary for other non-profit groups and assisted with fundraisers, sporting events and school programs. She is extremely devoted to her dogs and helping the disabled. Kim will be a great asset to Guardian Angels, our dogs and recipients.

Phil has been involved in dogs for the past 50 years including the training and actively participating in obedience and conformation with German Shepherds, Dobermans and Great Danes. He currently has two wonderful German Shepherds which bring he and his wife hours of fun, enjoyment and companionship.

Phil’s professional career included Federal Law Enforcement as Deputy Special Agent in Charge with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Maritime Fisheries Service covering the six Southern States, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. He was a State Trooper and completed thirty two years as an Officer in the military, Army and U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. Additionally, he was a Senior Vice President with a large bank specializing in commercial lending and branch administration. He received his education from Penn State University and Rutgers-Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

He brings a great wealth of knowledge, ethics and passion to our organization and we are extremely lucky to add him to our family!

Chris has been training with Carol for most of their twenty years together. He has been instrumental in assisting with the training, titling dogs, rescues and behavior rehabilitation.

Chris brings us his professional experience of well over 20 years as a sales manager in the pet industry overseeing multiple states and national accounts. His background enables him to oversee the multiple programs and needs of our organization.

Besides being a much loved and very successful television and comedy celebrity, Brad Garrett is a huge dog lover and tremendous supporter of our Veterans and our mission. He is passionate about helping others and found Guardian Angels to be another way for him to give back to others less fortunate. He brings a unique and tremendous strength to our organization and will play a vital role in taking our organization to the next level. We are proud to add him to our team.

David not only actively cares for pets as a small animal veterinarian, but has been involved in business and management for most of his life. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree and his DVM from Louisiana State University. His early professional career began with a family business which is still active today. David then spent five years as the Eastern Regional Director of Operations for Medical Management International dba Banfield the Pet Hospital, opening and staffing new facilities across the Eastern US. He also spent a year with Veterinary Centers of America as the Southeast Regional VP of Operations which covered districts from Virginia to Miami. David is currently a 50% shareholder in Remard, Inc., a Florida corporation involved in the development and distribution of animal nutritional products and he is the majority shareholder of Paddock Business Investments which operates the multi-doctor veterinary hospital he purchased in 1999 known as Paddock Park Animal Care Center.

We are happy to have David as a member of our team as he brings great strength and insight to our organization from both an executive level of management and a veterinarian.

We are thrilled to have the experience and passion that Bob brings to our organization. During his extensive law career, he was a K-9 trainer and handler for 5 years receiving over 800 hours of various canine courses. After many rewarding years as a police officer, Bob felt the time spent in the K-9 unit was especially satisfying. He discovered the unique relationship between a dog and his handler and received a great deal of gratification in this special relationship. Because of this personal experience, he totally understands and is passionate about the work Guardian Angels does for the disabled. He is proud to serve once again, but this time in the capacity of helping others through our highly skilled dogs.

As a dog lover and professional nurse in the rehabilitation field, Angie soon realized that Guardian Angels was the perfect place to apply her combination of skills and wealth of compassion. The dogs recognize her love and patience, thus doing their best to learn quickly and please as she prepares them for their future job.

Angie is not only instinctive in understanding the dogs, but gifted in dealing with our recipients as well. Angie is a great team player and asset to our organization.

Judy began training dogs in 1987 when she got her first German Shepherd Dog. She began to train search and rescue dogs in 1988 and has certified several dogs in various disciplines, including disaster, human remains detection and area search. Judy has also obtained AKC titles, including Rally Novice and Companion Dog, is an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator, has trained in agility, taught tracking classes and spent many years as an associate obedience trainer. Judy now spends much of her time instructing at search and rescue seminars in Florida and several other states. She is an instructor and evaluator for National Search and Rescue, Network of Canine Detection Services, Shreveport Fire Rescue and Northern States Search Dog Network. Judy and her canines have deployed to searches throughout Florida and several other states, including Wisconsin, Georgia and Tennessee. Judy also is a K9 Handler and Trainer for Williston Fire Rescue K9 Team. With Judy’s additional professional business management background, Guardian Angels considers Judy to be a great asset to our organization. You can find out about all of Judy’s credential’s here.