July 2007 - June 2008
Certifications
Five New Certifications
Trainer, Sandie Hicks, and Ziggy (Service Dog for Mobility); trainer, Valorie Marks, and Tyler (Service Dog); nurse, Ronnie Feehan, and Tahoe (Riley School Facility Dog); Rev. Allman and Twister (Bishop’s Facility Dog) and Michael Connolly and Katie (Seizure Response) all received certification this year.
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Volunteers
TLCAD is an all-volunteer organization full of people with very big hearts.
We are proud of our accomplishments, and through the combined work and generosity of our volunteers, we placed more dogs, set new long-term goals and achieved new heights.
Trainers
"In every community, there is work to be done... In every heart, there is the power to do it." -- Marianne Williamson "Actions and words are the windows through which the heart is seen." |
Current Trainers: Sally Montrucchio, CPDT; Karen Shultz; Maria Bachofner; Valorie Marks; Kathy Higgins; Cecily Ryan; Jan Uhlman and student trainer, Jazmin DeCosmo
New Trainers: Ruth McCreery, Linda Love, Ellen Siemens, Sandie Hicks, Galen Cooper
New Student Trainers: Gaby Al-Shamma and Dearing
Board of Directors
Chris Timmins, President; Randy Sterling, Vice-President; Karen Shultz, Secretary/Treasurer; Sally Montrucchio, Training Director; Cecily Ryan, Director; Larry Lien, Director; Fernande Robinson, Director
To All Others
Thank you, each of you, for helping TLCAD make a difference in the lives of many San Diegans.





