highlighting student and partnership with new guide dog
Meet Graduate Veronica Graduate Team: Veronica and LacyAbout the Team: Lacy is a female black Lab and Veronica’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Santa Cruz, CaliforniaTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Veronica has been a guide dog user since 1974, and now she and her husband of 46 years are welcoming her first Guiding Eyes dog, Lacy, into… Continue reading Veronica and Lacy
Meet Graduate Stacy Graduate Team: Stacy and VancouverAbout the Team: Vancouver is a male yellow Lab and Stacy’s 1st guide dogLocation: Liverpool, New YorkTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Stacy was raised in a small town, south of the city of Buffalo in upstate New York. She currently lives in Central NY, in the Syracuse area. At… Continue reading Stacy and Vancouver
Meet Graduate Deni Graduate Team: Deni and HildyAbout the Team: Hildy, a female black Lab, is Deni’s 5th guide dog (3rd Guiding Eyes)Location: St. Petersburg, FloridaTraining: December 2023 Home Training Deni earned her D.Ed. from Harvard University and is an ethics scholar. Her many academic titles and professional accomplishments include professor emeritus, University of South… Continue reading Deni and Hildy
Meet Graduate Mari Graduate Team: Mari and BettyAbout the Team: Betty is a female black Lab and Mari’s 1st guide dogLocation: College Station, TexasTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Mari was born in Mexico, and as an infant was brought to the United States for medical care. She subsequently remained in Texas and was raised in Houston.… Continue reading Mari and Betty
Meet Graduate Suzanne Graduate Team: Suzanne and TokenAbout the team: Token, a male yellow Lab, is Suzanne’s 5th Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Lee’s Summit, MissouriTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Suzanne and her guide dog Token live in Lee’s Summit, Missouri where Suzanne works full time as a medical scribe. Her current project in this role is in… Continue reading Suzanne and Token
Meet Graduate Lindsay Graduate Team: Lindsay and Posy About the Team: Posy, a female black Lab, is Lindsay’s 1st Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Albuquerque, New MexicoTraining: July 2023 On-Campus Class Lindsay graduated from Colorado Christian University in 2009 with a degree in Psychology. She was born with optic nerve hypoplasia and went on to become an advocate… Continue reading Lindsay and Posy
Meet Graduate Greg Graduate Team: Gregory and VernAbout the Team: Vern is a male, black Labrador and Greg’s 1st guide dogHometown: Mitchell, Manitoba, CanadaTraining: December 2023 On-Campus Greg lives in Mitchell, Manitoba, about an hour southeast of Winnipeg, Canada. Greg retired from Canada’s passenger railway system after 40 years of service. He ended his career… Continue reading Gregory and Vern
Meet Graduate Tony Graduate Team: Tony and NorrisAbout the Team: Norris is a yellow, male Labrador Retriever and Tony’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Anchorage, Alaska Training: November 2023 Home-Training Tony has been an Assistive Technology Instructor and Youth Transition Coordinator for the Alaska Center for the Blind for 4 years. He attended Bureau Services for Blind… Continue reading Tony and Norris
Meet Graduate Renard Graduate Team: Renard and KrissyAbout the team: Krissy, a female black Lab, is Renard’s 1st guide dogHometown: Weston, ConnecticutTraining: October 2023 On-Campus Renard and his guide dog Krissy call Weston, CT home, but they can often be found navigating the streets of New York City. Renard is the Managing Director & Global… Continue reading Renard and Krissy
Meet Graduate Marcie Graduate Team: Marcie and KobeAbout the Team: Kobe, a male black Lab, is Marcie’s 2nd Guiding Eyes dogLocation: Owensville, MissouriTraining: November 2023 Home Training Marcie was born in Missouri and attended the Missouri School for the Blind in St. Louis. After high school, she studied medical transcription at St. Louis College of… Continue reading Marcie and Kobe
