Jennifer M. - Unit 3

Hometown: Bristow, Virginia

Status: Operational K-9 Handler -&- VSRDA President

Alter Ego: ARDA President

Qualifications: FTM, FTL, MLSO, VSRDA Evaluator, ARDA Evaluator, VDEM Evaluator & member of Virginia Task Force One (VATF1)

Dogs: Haley, Legion & Atticus

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Notes: Jennifer has been a member of the Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Association (VSRDA) since 1993 and has certified canines in wilderness, disaster, human remains and water search. She currently works Haley (certified in wilderness and water search) and Legion (certified in human remains detection).

Since joining VSRDA, Jennifer has attended numerous wilderness, water and human remains detection missions. Jennifer has also been a member of Virginia Task Force One (VATF1) since 1999 and has certified 2 dogs per the FEMA Disaster Search standards.  She is currently working towards certification in wilderness and disaster with her 4  year old German Shepherd dog, Atticus Finch.

She has been deployed with VATF1 on hurricanes Isabel (1999), Katrina (2005), Ophelia (2005) and Ernesto (2006). Jennifer lives in Bristow, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. with 5 German Shepherd Dogs, 1 cat, 2 horses and 1 husband.

Jen and Atticus training on Water