Amanda Soliday
Dog Handler
President
Amanda is one of the founding members of Wyoming K9 Search and Rescue and has been a search dog handler since 1990. She began her career as one of two search dog teams in Grand Teton National Park, where she was also an EMT and wildland/structural firefighter. In 2006, she moved 40 miles south to the National Elk Refuge where she was the first female Maintenance Mechanic, heavy equipment operator, and elk feeder. At that time, she also began volunteering for Jackson Hole Fire & EMS.
Amanda is a certified national Pet Partner evaluator and handler and a certified Hug-A-Tree educator, offering in-school programs for elementary and middle schools.
In 1996, she began mentoring, training and evaluating other SAR teams in Jackson and throughout the Rocky Mountain region. She is currently working her 5th certified Golden Retriever, Ripley.
Dog
Ripley
Certifications
Amanda and Otis are certified in Cad I & II, HRD, Area, Evidence, Water/Shore, and Water/Boat.
Contact
307-690-2289 / halcoe13@hotmail.com
Hadden Goodman
Dog Handler
Treasurer/Secretary
Hadden has been involved with search and rescue dogs since 2017 and is proud to be working alongside her German Shepherd Dog, Boone. Hadden has a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies and is an orthopedic PA-C working with a hand/wrist and foot/ankle surgeon. She is an avid rock climber and mountaineer and a member of the Teton Climber’s Coalition. In the winters she spends her time in the backcountry skiing and snowboarding. She is certified in BLS, CPR, Basic Aviation Safety, ICS 100, and is in the process of getting her SARTECH II certification through the National Association for Search and Rescue. Boone is a six and half year old German Shepherd dog who loves his work as a SAR dog and has proudly been deployed on multiple regional searches.
Dog
Boone
Certifications
Hadden and Boone are certified in Cadaver 1, Cadaver 2, HRD, Open Water, Shore, and Live Area.
Emily Wade
Dog Handler
Emily is currently training her first SAR pup, Lemon, an American field Labrador Retriever. Prior to working with search dogs, Emily raised and competed with sled dogs for 13 years, and has been a horsewoman for most of her life. She grew up in an outfitting camp in the Wind River Mountains and Red Desert of Wyoming, and has lived and worked in wilderness places from Alaska to Michigan for much of her adult life before settling in Jackson full time. She was drawn to search dogs to combine her love and admiration of working dogs with her passion for wild places. She lives and works on a ranch in Jackson and owns a small dog grooming business. Emily is certified in CPR, Basic Aviation Safety, ICS 100, and is currently in the process of obtaining her National Academy of Search and Rescue SARTECH II training.
Dog
Lemon
Will Stirn
Flanker/Support
Will was born and raised on a ranch in Jackson and has spent most of his life on the back of a horse or on a pair of skis. He has guided horseback adventures and hiking trips through much of the Jackson area and worked for many years at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort as a ski instructor and assistant coordinator for the Steep & Deep Camp program. Currently, Will is a professional shooting sports coach and helps run his family’s guest ranch in Jackson Hole. His real passion lies in facilitating exceptional outdoor experiences for people who visit Wyoming. He joined WY K9 SAR to give back to his hometown community, and to utilize his years of outdoor experience to help those in their time of need. Will is certified in CPR, Basic Aviation Safety, ICS 100, and is currently in the process of obtaining his National Academy of Search and Rescue SARTECH II training and will be pursuing his Wilderness EMT in the fall of 2024.
