Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Graduate Joe Graduate Team:  Joe and GardenAbout the Team Garden, a female yellow Labrador Retriever, is Joe’s 3rd guide dog.Location: Punta Gorda, FloridaTraining: April 2026, On Campus Joe is retired and lives in Punta Gorda, a sleepy town in a quiet area of Florida. He has had gradual vision loss for 30 years due… Continue reading Joe and Garden

Meet Graduate Mary Ann Graduate Team: Mary Ann and JoJoAbout the Team: JoJo, a female black Lab; Mary Ann’s 2nd guide dogLocation: Logansport, IndianaTraining: June 2026 – Home Training Mary Ann is a retired speech therapist and audiologist. She has lived with low vision throughout her life due to rubella and retinopathy. When she experienced… Continue reading Mary Ann & JoJo

Meet Graduate H. Graduate Team: H. & BarbenAbout the Team: Barben, a female yellow Labrador Retriever; H.’s first guide dogLocation: Geneva, New YorkTraining: June 2026, On Campus H. originally hails from West Lafayette, Indiana, and is the child of two college professors. They have since built an accomplished academic and theatrical career as a theatre… Continue reading H. and Barben

Meet Graduate Beth Graduate Team:  Beth and EclipseAbout the Team:  Eclipse, a male yellow Lab; Beth’s 1st guide dogLocation: Pell City, Alabama  Training: July 2026 – On Campus Beth was recently paired with Eclipse, a male yellow Labrador and her first guide dog. For the past 12 years, Beth has worked as a Vision Rehab teacher… Continue reading Beth and Eclipse

Meet Graduate Graduate Team:  Katie and SteinwayAbout the Team:  Steinway, a male black & tan German Shepherd; Katie’s 6th guide dog (3rd Guiding Eyes)Location: MichiganTraining: July 2026 On-Campus Katie is a physical therapist who manages an outpatient rehabilitation clinic and lives in Michigan with her husband and her new guide dog, Steinway. She loves staying… Continue reading Katie and Steinway

Meet Graduate Joseph Graduate Team:  Joe and TacoAbout the Team:  Taco, a male black Lab; Joe’s 4th guide dogLocation: Raleigh, North Carolina  Training: July 2026 On-Campus Joe works at LC Industries (LCI), a company that provides products and services to the federal government while creating meaningful employment opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired.… Continue reading Joseph & Taco

Meet Graduate Kevin Graduate Team: Kevin and YahtzeeAbout the Team: Yahtzee, a female black Lab; Kevin’s 1st guide dogHometown: Erwin, North CarolinaTraining: July 2026 On-Campus Kevin was born and raised in the historic seaport city of Portsmouth, Virginia, and raised in Virginia Beach. A self-employed artist, he has spent much of his career specializing in tie-dye artwork.… Continue reading Kevin & Yahtzee

Meet Graduate Robin Graduate Team:  Robin and YachtAbout the Team:  Yacht, a black male Lab; Robin’s 1st guide dogLocation:  Kittery, MaineTraining:  July 2026 On-Campus Robin earned her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Plymouth State College. She later attended the University of New Hampshire, where she earned master’s degrees in mathematics and special education, followed… Continue reading Robin & Yacht

Meet Graduate Amanda Graduate Team:  Amanda and MajorAbout the Team: Major, a male black Lab; Amanda’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Louisville, KentuckyTraining: May 2026 On-Campus Amanda believes life is about growth, connection, and finding purpose in every experience, even the difficult ones. Amanda enjoys learning, advocating for accessibility, creating art, and encouraging others to see… Continue reading Amanda and Major

Meet Graduate Rita Graduate Team:  Rita and JulieAbout the Team:  Julie, a female black Lab; Rita’s 5th Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Albany, New YorkTraining:  June 2026 Home Training Rita was born with low vision and graduated from the New York State School for the Blind in Batavia, New York. She continued her education through coursework at… Continue reading Rita & Julie