
Annette has been a member of KSARDA since 1998. She is a certified SARTECH II. Annette has been serving as KSARDA Director since 2005 following her stint as the Northern Region Deputy Director. She is a KSARDA Training Officer, Evaluator, and SAR Manager. In addition to being a Lifetime Member of NASAR, she is a NASAR SARTECH Evaluator and NASAR K9 SARTECH Evaluator.
Annette is a retired paramedic with 30 years of experience in public safety. She holds the following NASAR certifications: SARTECH II, SARTECH I in Area and Trailing, Disaster-Live, Still Water and HRD III-Land. Annette is a NASAR Lead Evaluator for SARTECH II and III and for Canine SARTECH III Area and Tracking/Trailing. She is an evaluator for Canine SARTECH II and I for Area and Tracking/Trailing, Disaster-Live, and HRD-Land. Annette is the Lead K9 Representative for the Kansas State USAR Team and is a member of the KC Metro USAR Team. She is also a presenter of the Lost But Found, Safe and Sound program and Survive program.
Annette has taken many FEMA courses and has attended numerous SAR-related seminars, including with noted Canadian police and SAR-Dog trainer Kevin George of Sentry Dogs, Ltd.
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| K9 Greta - Edwardsville Live Find - May 2000 |
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Vicki Walton,
Deputy
Director
Southern Region |
Annette
Gaston,
Director
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Russell Pugh,
Deputy
Director
Northern Region |
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