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Tracee Walker
President
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office (retired)
Resides in Santa Barbara County, CA
Member of CARDA since 2009, with certifications in trailing, and, land human remains detection (HRD). Current member of Santa Barbara County Sheriff Search and Rescue teams.
Mojo (retired) – certified in Trailing and HRD
Wayne Behrens
Vice-President
Link to complete search and rescue profile
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 (retired): Wilderness/Air Scent, Cadaver 1 and 2, BUDD, Water Cadaver and Avalanche
Lindsey (retired): Wilderness/Air Scent, Cadaver 1 and 2, Water Cadaver and Avalanche
Penny (retired): Wilderness/Air Scent, Cadaver 2
Scout: 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: HRD
Elsa: Type 1 trailing, HRD
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 Teams
Kona (retired): MR Trailing Type 2; AKC CGC
Jaxson; HRD, AKC CGC; Trailing Type 1
Shay Cook
Member At Large – Coastal
Link to complete search and rescue profile
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 (retired): Wilderness area and HRD
Bishop (retired): Wilderness area and HRD
Rixi Von Sontausen (retired): 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
Cynthia Schwartz
Member At Large – Inland
Principal QA Test Engineer, Sage Software
Resides in Placer County, CA
Member of CARDA since 2014, with certification in trailing. Member of Placer County Sheriff Search and Rescue team.
Watson: Type 2 trailing
Ember Delannoy
Member At Large – Southern
Resides in Riverside County, CA
Member of CARDA since 2012, with certifications in air scent, and human remains detection. Member of Riverside County Sheriff Search and Rescue team.
Canyon: HRD