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OUR TEAM

Multi-Disciplinary Professional

Audeamus Service Dogs is made up of a multi-disciplinary team of experienced and knowledgeable health care professionals, academic researchers, curriculum consultants, a formally structured Board of Directors, an Executive Committee, legal advisors and Service Dog trainers who together provide a solid structure and foundation of expertise.

Structure

Audeamus Service Dogs is currently being supported by the following professionals and researchers on a volunteer basis.

Legal Advisory Team

TBD

Research & Evaluation Committee

Susan Brock - Ph.D (CPBC#2226) - Registered Psychologist and Curriculum Consultant

Board of Directors

ON – Brigadier Gen Peter Holt (ret.) CAF /DND Brigadier - Chair


BC - Jennifer Strachan retired RCMP D Com - Administration 

BC - Anne Fox - Treasurer

NS - Mark Skinner – (ret.) RCMP Cpl policy NS - Secretary

AB - Jules Bérubé – (ret.) CAF CWO Medical Advisor & Military Logistics

QC - Genevieve Chenard – Psychoeducatrice in Quebec

ON – Lindsay Willusmson

Operations/ Training

SK – Cpl Chris Lohnes (ret.) RCMP - Head Trainer - Training Development & Operations -

Program Co-Founder & Executive, Certified Master Dog Trainer 

SK - Colleen Kidd - Service & Support Training, intake support/ Peer

SK - Bronwyn Edwards -Trainer - Pre learning intake support/ Peer 

SK - Michael Richards Trainer Intake Support/Peer 

BC - Lindsay Mitchell -Trainer

NS - Bruce Stuart -Trainer

SK - Grace Rath – Trainer - Learning platform

Support

ON - Luc Fortin IT platform support

Advisory Team

BC - Dr. Susan Brock - Ph.D. (CPBC#2226) - Registered Psychologist and Curriculum Consultant- medical team

SK - Dr Deb Dell- mental health consultant

ON - Dr Linzi Williamson- research and development consultant

AB - Dean Pasuik - retired Principle B.S.P.E. B Ed, M Ed  Educational support

AB - Wayne Bantock -  CAF MWO

NS - Bruce Stuart -Retired Sup. RCMP - administration 

BC - Dr Silvia Raschke BCIT - learning 

SK - Grace Rath - Educational platform

Research & Evaluation

SK - Dr. Colleen Dell. Ph. D., University of Saskatchewan, Co-Director of the Pawsitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan.  

SK- Dr Daelene Chalmers Ph.D University of Regina, Co-Director of the Pawsitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan.

SK Dr. Linzi Williamson, PhD, CE Research Contributions is an Assistant Professor in Psychology and Health Studies and Co-Director of the Pawsitive Connections Lab at the University of Saskatchewan.

SK - Dr. Nathaniel Osgood, BS EECS (MIT), MS EECS (MIT), PhD CS (MIT), Department of Computer Science, Community Health & Epidemiology, Bioengineering Division

SK - Dr. Gregory Kratzig -–PhD, University of Regina, Research and Development at RCMP Depot SK -–Dr. Darlene Chalmers. Ph. D., RSW, University of Regina

BC - Dr. Silvia Ursula Raschke. Ph. D., Ret.  Principal Investigator, Centre of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology that Enables (CREATE), Project Leader MAKE+ BCIT Technology Centers

BC - Dr. Susan Brock -–Ph.D. (CPBC#2226) -–Registered Psychologist

Outreach

ON - Luc Fortin IT platform support

SK - Bronwyn Edwards - Videographer/Photographer, social media expert

SK – Grace Rath- Research /learning platform support

OUR PURPOSE 

AUDEAMUS works with and supports veterans and first responders suffering from mental and/or physical disabilities to train service dogs for certification. Our program is unique in its research informed holistic and connection-based approach to service dog training. This connection is built between program members through peer support in our pre-training phase in which we prepare our handlers to work successfully with their service dog. Connection is continually built and reinforced within handler-service dog teams with the help of our dedicated trainers to work towards certification. Our program, and these wonderful dogs, work to improve physical/emotional well-being and independence of our handlers while also maintaining the welfare of our service dogs.

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