Category: Graduate Teams

Meet Graduate Terri Graduate Team:  Terri and TrinketAbout the Team:  Trinket: female black Labrador Retriever;  Terri’s 1st guide dogLocation:  Las Vegas, NevadaTraining: October 2024 On-Campus Terri is an avid ultramarathon runner and participates in tandem cycling events with her husband, as well. Terri has put a professional career aside to be a stay-at-home mom, which… Continue reading Terri and Trinket

Meet Guide Dog Ellison DOB:  5/17/2022Litter ID: 7EE22Color/Breed:  Black/Labrador RetrieverGender: MaleBrood: MackenzieStud: DarrenLittermates: Ezra, Eliza, Elsie, Ella, Elon, Esther, EdwardRegion:  MaineRegional Puppy Instructor: Lisa BumbaloPuppy Raiser:  Sarah CamberFacebook: Maine Puppy Raisers From the Puppy Raiser… I became a first time puppy raiser in August of 2022 when Ellison was placed with me. The moment he joined our family I knew… Continue reading Guide Dog Ellison

Meet Graduate Charles Graduate Team: Charles and NitroAbout the Team: Nitro: male yellow Lab; Charles’ 1st guide dogLocation: Augusta, GeorgiaTraining: November 2024 On-Campus Charles has worked as an information technologist at Fort Eisenhower, a United States Army Base in Augusta, Georgia, for the past five years as a civilian employee. Before this position, he was… Continue reading Charles and Nitro

Meet Graduate Richard Graduate Team: Richard and BajaAbout the Team: Baja: female yellow lab; Richard’s 6th guide dogLocation: British Columbia, CanadaTraining: November 2024 On-Campus Richard lives in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He earned an associate degree in business management and currently focuses on accessibility work, particularly web accessibility testing and conducting audits for… Continue reading Richard and Baja

Meet Graduate Ken Graduate Team: Ken and PaulAbout the Team: Paul: male yellow Lab; Ken’s 2nd Guiding Eyes guide dogLocation: Binghamton, New YorkTraining: November 2024 On Campus Ken was born in Binghamton, New York, and raised in Tampa, Florida. He returned to Binghamton in 1984 and has since helped countless visually impaired individuals in his… Continue reading Ken and Paul

Meet Graduate Evelyn Graduate Team: Evelyn and LenoraAbout the Team: Lenora: female black Lab; Evelyn’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Gaithersburg, MarylandTraining: November 2034 On-Campus Evelyn worked at IBM for thirty-five years as a financial analyst before her retirement. She lives with her guide dog, Lenora, and her retired guide dog from Guiding Eyes, Ives in… Continue reading Evelyn and Lenora

Meet Graduate Jule Anne Graduate Team:  Jule Ann and StitchAbout the Team:  Stitch: male black Labrador Retriever; Jule Ann’s 4th Guiding Eyes dogHometown:  Devon, PennsylvaniaTraining: November 2024 On-Campus Jule Ann works full-time for the Institute on Disabilities based at Temple University within their College of Education and Human Development. Her work supports individuals with blindness… Continue reading Jule Ann and Stitch

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