I am a founding member og CSAR.  My first CSAR seminar was in Appomattox. VA.  It was there I met Garland Gillman, his wife Mickey, and of course Carolyn.  Because of these people & my team members of ILL-WIS SAR, I was hooked on seminars & training.  My first SAR dog, Mika, a Bloodhound was certified in scent specific live trailing, land and water cadaver.  Together with my dog and teammates we assisted in many finds. Mika crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 2006.  Doc my Red Bone Coon Hound is certified for scent specific live trailing. Not certified for land cadaver but he loves to train & find dead things. Since moving to AZ I retired Doc as there are no SAR teams in the immediate area.  We still train on cadaver.  I work part time for Curves, a women's workout center.  This gives me the opportunity to keep myself in shape.

Terri is a member of North Alabama Search Dog Association (NASDA), having joined the team in the fall of 2003.  She has been a member of CSAR since 2004 and has attended three CSAR annual training seminars.

 

TREASURER

Rick Myers

Rick was added to the CSAR board as an interim member after the resignations of several members and after Carolyn’s passing. He has assumed the function of webmaster and Yahoo Group Administrator.  Rick began his SAR career in 1996, and joined CSAR in 1998. He is a K-9 handler, SAR Planner,  SAR Manager, (and much prefers being in the field versus being on the overhead team) and SAR Instructor .

Rick is training his second and third K-9s, a pair of Belgian Tervurens (Bonnie and Clyde) for tracking and HRD.

Rick has over 30 years experience in Emergency Medicine as an EMT, Paramedic, and EMS Instructor, and over 15 years experience in Emergency Management. His untold thousands of training hours include everything from all facets of EMS to the Professional Development Series from FEMA, as well as most of the courses in the FEMA Independent Study Program. He is an instructor for Hazardous Materials, Introduction to Terrorism, Illinois’ Ground Search and Rescue Program, and many other classes, and has 16 years as a certified EMS instructor, as well as an instructor for the Farmedic , Basic Trauma Life Support, Pediatric Emergencies for Prehospital Providers programs, and been an instructor trainer for ASHI and the ARC as a CPR & First Aid Instructor.

He is an 11-year member of CSAR, and a member of NSDA, as well as a former member of NASAR. He is also a founding member, director, and trainer for the Three Rivers Area Search and Rescue Team covering 5 counties in west-central Illinois. Rick is a graduate of the USAF/USCG Search Management and Inland SAR School.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Janet Anagnos

Janet Anagnos is a member of Illinois Wisconsin Search and Rescue Dogs and has been involved in SAR for 13 1/2 years. She currently works scent specific trailing dogs and land/water cadaver dogs. During that time she has certified 4 different dogs with the following national organizations: NNDDA, NASAR HRD and LETS.  She is a member of NASAR and is a NASAR SAR tech II.  She and her dogs have been on well over 150 searches for police and fire departments. She has attended over a thirteen hundred hours of seminars throughout the country with some of the best instructors.  She has taught beginning and intermediate cadaver for previous CSAR seminars, along with being past treasurer for the organization.

Janet has taught, trained or competed in obedience, tracking and agility with her dogs. She currently resides near the Chicago, Illinois area.

 

Marlene Aurand

We got our first bloodhound in 1974. Raised a few puppies sold several to SAR members, when we meet friends of ours who badgered me into my first dog seminar.  I was hooked,  have worked bloodhounds and other breeds with law enforcement for over 25 yrs now.  I am one of the founding members of CSAR.  Patti Gibson has raised 2 of my pups, Emma Rose,certified live trailing & land & water cadaver,  who died in 2006 .Josie Wales still working at 12 plus yrs. young, certified live trailing & land & water cadaver.

 

Janet Geist

Janet is a member of the North Alabama Search Dog Association. She has been training in live airscent and cadaver work since 1996, and is currently running her second dog, Chaos, a Belgian Malinois, in airscent and training for HRD. She and her retired dog, Jester, were a NASAR Canine SARTECH III - Airscent and HRD team. Janet and Chaos are a NASAR Canine SARTECH II - Airscent team. Janet is also an evaluator for live and HRD. She is an avid hiker and outdoor person and enjoys combining that with her love of working dogs. She has a background as a dog obedience trainer and instructor. Janet has taught at previous CSAR seminars, and enjoys working with beginner dogs (and handlers).

 

Dennis Schenk

Dennis Schenk has been a member of Illinois Wisconsin Search and Rescue Dogs for over 13 years. He works both scent specific trailing and land /water cadaver dogs. He is now training and handling his second dog. His current dog, Beck, is NASAR ( National Association of Search and Rescue ) HRD certified, L.E.T.S. ( Law Enforcement Training Specialist, International ) cadaver certified  and is past  NNDDA       ( National Narcotics & Detection Dog Association ) HRD certified. He has participated  in well over 150 searches and has attended in excess of 1200 hours of seminar classes. He has instructed CSR’s beginning cadaver seminar for 7 years. He is a CSR and  NASAR member. He has been a past CSR board member. He is a current board member and  past Vice President of the Portage County Humane Society. He presently resides just outside of Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

 

Susan Wexter

Susan
Hates to be late, follows through, and responsible;
Handler of SAR K-9's Magic Jack and Ballistic Breeta;
Has been a member of Missouri Search & Rescue K-9 for 10 years, and is the current president;
Has been vice president, secretary, and treasurer for MOSAR;
Has been a member of CSAR since 2001;
Has attended CSAR seminars in 2001, 2007, and 2008;
Am looking to expand my horizons in the SAR community;
Give freely of what knowledge I have, help to those in need, and friendship;
Fears missing that lost person, and the loss of a canine companion;
Who would like to see people take responsibility for their own actions, changes to our current legal systems, and children to be able to grow up safe and sound;
Resident of Independence, Missouri;
Wexter.

Linda Uihlein

Linda Uihlein has been a resident of Virginia since 1980. She became a Virginia EMT and has been an active volunteer in local rescue and fire companies for 29 years. She is a Life Member of the Earlysville Volunteer Fire Company. Over the years Linda has taken hundreds of hours of EMS, veterinary, SAR, rescue, and Emergency Management classes from local, state, and federal agencies.

Linda has been involved in K9 Search and Rescue since 1993. Her canine trainees have been Bouvier des Flandres and Jack Russell Terriers for Air Scent, First Responder, Trailing, and HRD work.

Linda participates in at least 2 search and rescue seminars a year in different parts of the country and with different instructors.  She has assisted instructors in both air scent and HRD seminars. Linda has participated in searches in several states and worked in most of the different roles required in an active search.
Linda is a past Board or Executive Member of two national search and rescue organizations [currently an interim Board member of CSAR and Secretary of NOCSAR]. Linda has been a member of CSAR since 2001 and served one earlier term on its Board. Linda is also the CSAR VA Registering Agent. 

Linda earned her degree in Psychology and has been self-employed for 28 years [E-Line Art, Em Paks(TM) LLC and Owl's Nest Games LLC].