Carol Shapiro
President
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Critical Care RN (retired)
Resides in Placer County, CA
Member of CARDA since 1991, with certifications in wilderness area, trailing, water and, land human remains detection (HRD). Current member of El Dorado County, Nevada County, Sacramento County, and Yuba County Sheriff Search and Rescue teams.
Cherokee (1990-1996) – certified in wilderness area, water, HRD
Regal (1997-2007) – certified in wilderness area, water, HRD, Basic Disaster
Maverick (1998 – 2003) – certified in trailing, water, HRD
Capri (2004 – 2012) – certified in trailing, wilderness area, HRD, water
Tazer (2008-2019) – certified in HRD, water
Vista (2012 – 2022) – certified in HRD, water
Magic (2020 – present ) – certified in HRD
Wayne Behrens
Vice-President
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Retired Vice President, Franklin Templeton Investments
Resides in San Mateo County, CA
Member of CARDA since 1991. Started in search and rescue with Civilian Air Patrol in 1972 and joined the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit in 1986. Wayne has certified 4 dogs through CARDA with certifications in wilderness/air scent, water human remains detection, avalanche, basic urban disaster dog (BUDD) and land human remains detection. Currently a member of CARDA, BAMRU, and Yosemite/SEKI K-9 SAR teams.
Sierra: Wilderness/Air Scent, Cadaver 1 and 2, BUDD, Water Cadaver and Avalanche
Lindsey: Wilderness/Air Scent, Cadaver 1 and 2, Water Cadaver and Avalanche
Penny: Wilderness/Air Scent, Cadaver 2
Scout: Wilderness/Air Scent, Cadaver 1 and 2
Michelle Hirt
Treasurer
Supervisor, Sacramento Water District
Resides in Sacramento, CA
Member of CARDA since 2013, with certifications in air scent, and human remains detection. Currently training a new dog in scent specific trailing. Member of Sacramento County Sheriff Search and Rescue team.
Louise: Wilderness area
Elsa: Type 1 trailing (in training)
Monica Reeves
Secretary
Attorney, Reeves & Lynch (retired)
Resides in Nevada County, CA
Member of CARDA since 2016, with certification in scent specific trailing. Member of Nevada County and Yuba County Sheriff Search and Rescue
Kona: MR Trailing Type 2; AKC CGC
Jaxson; AKC CGC; Trailing Type 1
Shay Cook
Member At Large – Coastal
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Assistant Director, UC Davis
Resides in Contra Costa County, CA
Member of CARDA since 1995, with certifications in air scent, trailing, human remains detection, and FEMA Live. Current member of Alameda County (2006), and Marin County (2016) Sheriff Search and Rescue teams. Team co-lead for Yosemite/Sequoia Kings National Parks Search and Rescue. In 2020 joined FEMA CA Task Force 4.
Glacier (1995-2002): Wilderness area and HRD
Bishop (2001-2012): Wilderness area and HRD
Rixi Von Sontausen (2011-2015): TDX Agricultural Detection Dog, Search and Rescue -Trailing
Zinka von Sontausen (2016-Present): BN, TDX, HT, CGC, SAR Wilderness, PAM, Trailing Type 1/Terrain 1, Cadaver Type 1/Terrain 1
Wren von Sontausen (2020-Present): BN, RN, TDX, SAR Trailing Type 1/Terrain 1, FEMA CA-TF4 Live
Jane Crue
Member At Large – Inland
Deputy Attorney General, CA Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
Resides in Placer County, CA
Member of CARDA since 2015, with certifications in trailing and human remains detection. Member of Sacramento County Sheriff Search and Rescue team.
Stasha: Type 1 trailing (2017-current)
Finn: HRD
Kayla Hardin
Member At Large – Southern
Academic Scheduler, Cal State San Marcos
Resides in San Diego County, CA
Member of CARDA since 2013, with certifications in air scent, and human remains detection. Member of San Diego County Sheriff Search and Rescue team.
Santolina Darwin: Wilderness Air Scent/Terrain 1 (2016 – 2022), HRD /Terrain 1 (2016 to Present), AKC CGC
Santolina Gaia: HRD/Terrain 1 (2022 to Present), AKC CGC