Our Volunteers

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We love GDB Seattle! Since joining in 2020 we’ve had so much fun with the doggos and the people, and becoming more aware of the need for and value of a guide dog. Kevin loves mountain biking, Gunnison loves ultimate frisbee, Rinny loves art and climbing, and I am into all of them (and travel).

I work downtown and take the train. Would be a good experience for the puppy.

Brian; a Seattle native, retired radio broadcaster, and current book reader for the Washington Braille Library. Enjoys photography and travel.Carol; a Washington native, financial advisor, and Advisory Member to the GDB Investment Committee Board. I also enjoy playing and studying classical piano, and travel.

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I love GDB puppies (and other pups too) and enjoy keeping them active with training, long walks and hiking.

We moved from Wisconsin in 2020 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin. Jake works at Microsoft and Hannah got Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology at the University of Washington. We love hiking, eating and cooking lots of food, and spending time with friends at breweries!

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I started raising in 2017. I only raise Goldens because they are the best. I'm a strength and conditioning coach, and my hobbies are weight lifting, outdoor adventures, and traveling.

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We love puppies!

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My favorite place to be is outside, playing with dogs, riding a bike, or hiking. I look forward to Sunday puppy time all week.

When our daughter Laura was in 8th grade we raised our first pup Arabelle and are currently raising dog number seven, Wailea. We took an eight year break between Dynasty and Latifah, who graduated in December of 2021. Dave is currently pastor of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Bothell and Mary Ann, having served as a school nurse and a birth doula is, in retirement, now coming alongside new parents as she facilitates PEPS (Program for Early Parental Support) groups who are working with the challenge of raising their human "puppies."

I retired in 2020 and plan to do resume traveling soon! Crafts are a passion and I try to take classes to learn new projects (paper stars for Advent was my latest). I am a quilter and also sew clothes and bags. I found GDB when my son was 14 (he is 30 now) and was interested in the process of training dogs -- in the end he did not pursue this. BUT I joined a group in Des Moines about 10 years ago and moved to the Seattle group when that one disbanded.

I started raising guide dog puppies in 1991. I love the deep connection between a dog and their handler. I am a speech language pathologist in an elementary school. My other hobbies include canoeing, home improvement projects, and rabble rousing.

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Love the Seattle group! With my partner Becci, we've raised three dogs, Barclay and Union, & Nate! I work for T-Mobile as an engineer and I love to ride bicycles.

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I am a retired pharmaceutical research exec and now teach some at the University of Washington. I also volunteer with Page Ahead, a children's literacy organization. John and I have two adult daughters, Madeline and Kira, that love our pups when they are here for a visit. Acre was our first puppy we raised for GDB and we look forward to raising another pup. We definitely came for the puppies and stayed for the people!

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I’ve always loved dogs and how smart they are! I love to hike, swim, and spend time in the sunshine. My pet dog, Heather, is career changed from Southeastern Guide Dogs.

I work for Amazon currently. Huge fan of the pups from a life of growing up with pets, happy to help sit them for an excellent cause! Also, a frequenter of breweries and the climbing gym!

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We like nature, birds, gardens, and being in the water.

Been raising puppy for years, took them to school with me when I was teaching. Now retired, we enjoy neighborhood walks and errands around town as well as rehearsals for Puget Soundworks, my current choir.

I'm retired now so am home much of the time. I raised a GPS puppy (Helene) about 10 years ago and wanted to help with raising these great dogs again. I enjoy being outdoors gardening and walks with friends (and pups). My young grandchildren visit regularly. They've been around lots of pets and are very good with animals so I think it will be fun for them and the pups to interact.

We like hiking, traveling and all dogs! Oh and Stas likes to take pictures of all of the above 🙄

Both Janet and I are retired. My career spanned 32 years with Toyota North America. Janet is a registered nurse, having worked in the areas of public health, epidemiology and asthma and allergy. After retirement we bought a sailboat and sailed south along the Pacific coast to Mexico and Central America, then north to Glacier Bay Alaska. We’ve since sold the sailboat and purchased a Nordic Tug trawler and plan to venture north again for the next several summers. We are former pilots as well. Before boating, our interests took us to the skies. We owned a Piper Cherokee 140 for about 10 years.

I work full time at DocuSign and manage and lead tours for the UW Rowing team about the book, the Boys in the Boat. I absolutely love this puppy raising community and am immensely thankful to have found this “second family” during the very early stages of the pandemic in 2020. You all are some of the greatest blessings in my life. When not working downtown and training pups, you can find me cycling, bachata dancing, and Nordic skiing.

I love our group! I have been raising puppies since 2001.