Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Graduate Ramsina Graduate Team: Ramsina and ArizonaAbout the Team: Arizona: female, yellow Lab;  Ramsina’s 4th guide dogLocation:  CaliforniaTraining:   October 2024 On-Campus Ramsina is Assyrian and was born and raised in Iran. She is a certified health coach and the Director of Client Success at Create Health with Dr. Benulis, an autoimmune disorder specialist. She initially… Continue reading Ramsina and Arizona

Meet Graduate Emily Graduate Team: Emily and PatchAbout the Team: Patch: male Black & Tan Lab; Emily’s 1st guide dogLocation: Cutler Bay, FloridaTraining: September 2024 On-Campus Emily is in her senior year at Florida International University. When she graduates this spring with her neuroscience degree, she plans to pursue her PhD and is looking into… Continue reading Emily and Patch

Meet Graduate Philip Graduate Team: Philip and JaylaAbout the Team: Jayla: female Black Lab; Philip’s 1st guide dogLocation: Rio Hondo, TexasTraining: October 2024 On-Campus Philip was born and raised in Texas and currently resides in Rio Hondo, a city on the Gulf Coast, near the border of Mexico and the SpaceX launch site. He retired… Continue reading Philip and Jayla

Meet Graduate Sonia Graduate Team:  Sonia and PetalAbout the Team:  Petal: female, black Lab; Sonia’s 3rd Guiding Eyes dogLocation:  Austin, TexasTraining: September 2024 On-Campus Sonia returns to Guiding Eyes for her third Guiding Eyes guide dog. She is an employee of Travis Association for the Blind, also known as Austin Lighthouse. She is a warehouse… Continue reading Sonia and Petal

Meet Graduate Ricardo Graduate Team: Ricardo and MaxwellAbout the Team: Maxwell: male black Lab; Rich’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: South Acworth, New HampshireTraining: September 2024 On-Campus  Rich is the Software Director for Koniag Government Services, which provides IT support for critical high-level federal agencies. He is also an adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University… Continue reading Ricardo and Maxwell

Meet Graduate Timothy Graduate Team:    Timothy and MagnusAbout the Team:   Magnus: male black Lab; Timothy’s 3rd guide dogLocation:   Charlotte, North CarolinaTraining:   September 2024 On-Campus Timothy holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on information systems from Western Carolina University. For the past three years, he has worked as an IT administrator and application developer… Continue reading Timothy and Magnus

Special Recognition: Hunter and Parfait’s class training was sponsored by Anna Zeiler.  Meet Graduate Hunter Graduate Team:    Hunter and ParfaitAbout the Team:  Parfait – female yellow Lab; Hunter’s 2nd guide dogLocation:   Irwin, PennsylvaniaTraining:   September 2024 On-Campus Hunter earned a master’s degree in counseling from Pennsylvania Western University (formerly Edinburgh University). His academic pursuits included a… Continue reading Hunter and Parfait

Meet Graduate Michael Graduate Team: Michael and DashAbout the Team: Dash: male black Lab; Michael’s 7th guide dogLocation: Sierra Vista, ArizonaTraining: September 2024 On-Campus Michael is an experienced guide dog handler, now celebrating a new partnership with his seventh guide dog. He has been retired since 2009, after owning and operating a human resource management… Continue reading Michael and Dash

Meet Graduate Latif Graduate Team:  Latif and WyattAbout the Team:  Wyatt – male yellow Lab; Latif’s 4th Guiding Eyes dog & 7th overallLocation: Kalamazoo, MichiganTraining:  September 2024 Home Training Latif was born in Egypt and left in 1981 to pursue higher education in the United States. Latif, along with his wife, embarked on a new chapter… Continue reading Latif and Wyatt

Meet Graduate Mason Graduate Team: Mason and SonicAbout the Team: Sonic – male black Lab; Mason’s 1st guide dogLocation: Wilder, KentuckyTraining: August 2024 On-Campus Mason works remotely as a systems technician, a role he has held since graduating from Northern Kentucky University in 2023. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer information technology with a… Continue reading Mason and Sonic