Sherri Hall : OSARC Founder, K9 Handler & Operations Manager

CKC, AKC, and UKC Scent Judge, CKC Canine Good Neighbor Evaluator,

OSARC team leader Sherri, has worked with animals her entire life and was lucky to make a living off her passion with several businesses over her 30 year career from offering municipal animal control and pound services, municipal/private Goose/Swan egg oiling programs and Bed Bug detection K9’s.

Sherri has taken the OSPCA animal cruelty course and is a strong advocate for animal welfare. Sherri has been a breeder of golden retrievers with the CKC for 30 years and is active in many dog sports. 

In 2019 beginning retirement, Sherri started OSARC (Ontario Search and Recovery Canines) as she felt there was such a void in the recovery options in Ontario for Families of missing loved ones.  She certified as a K9 Handler with her dogs K9 Zula (Dutch Shepherd Retr’d), K9 Talon (Malinois), K9 Leda (Swiss Shepherd) in Human Remains Detection in 2019 and is currently certified under United K9s, NNCDS, NOCSAR, AWDA, specializing in cold case and Historical recoveries.  She is now training her 4rd HRD dog, K9 Kon another Swiss Shepherd.

You can visit her website Nymeriaworkingdogs.com as well as follow on her on Facebook

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K9 Zula October 10, 2010 - October 30, 2024

Debera Salo : Founding Member, K9 Handler, Flanker & Researcher

A retired Air Traffic Controller, Deb adopted her first dog, a rescue black lab named Ella. Deb joined OSARC in 2020 and Deb and Ella certified in HRD Land with Eastern States Working Dog Association (ESWDA) in 2021. Also in 2021 Deb purchased a yellow lab pup, K9 Rinnie. 

 K9 Rinnie is certified with the International Police Work Dog Association in Water Recovery, Land and Crime Scene, as well as Land certification with ESWDA.

Deb and K9 Rinnie travel extensively attending seminars and workshops for continued education in water recovery, Crime Scene, Grave Detecton and Historic burials. 

Suzy Olsen : (Western Canada Rep) K9 Handler & Flanker

 Suzy Olsen is a professional animal trainer, educator, FEMA Canine Search Specialist, SAR canine evaluator, team leader and owner of Trace Element Detection Solutions ™. She combines formal education, scientific research, field experience, and proven best practices to produce exceptional detection dogs while collaborating with other canine specialists in the field.

Suzy continues to develop her own skill set in a variety of areas including canine performance science, forensic investigation, olfaction research, Swiftwater and mountain rescue, USAR and incident command. She is committed to volunteer service and continues to build non-profit opportunities within her community. Suzy is currently studying at UPENN working on her MSC in animal training and welfare, and currently deploys on special projects, cold case investigations and missing person cases both in Canada and the USA. Her dogs are certified with NASAR and AWDA in human remains detection, land HRD water, and in tracking.

John Grima : Search Manager

John William GRIMA has over 50 years of experience in training and handling dogs for numerous profiles. He started training dogs for Obedience, Retriever Trials and Shutzhund as a young man. He served as a Police Officer for 25 years with Metropolitan Toronto Police, in Canada, where he implemented their Canine Unit and was both a handler and trainer.

After retiring in 1998 from the police department, John set out on his own, becoming a private trainer and handler in Patrol and Detection Dog profiles for Police, Security, Customs, Agriculture, Military, Search and Rescue and Blue Chip Companies, worldwide. He has Certified several dogs in SAR, HRD, Narcotics, Explosives and Police Work with NAPWDA, CPCA, USPCA, ESWDA and the British Home Office. Then in 2009 he worked for the US Marine Corp, Navy SEALS and Army Rangers, training dogs to find IEDS in Afghanistan and Iraq during the wars. In 2013 he came back to Canada and has been concentrating on Certifying dogs for HRD and SAR. He has certified in several FEMA, NIMS Search Manager Courses.

Brent Partland : (Eastern Canada Rep), K9 Handler & Flanker

Brent has over 24 years of dog handling experience. He has worked with many of the working dog breeds over his career in Live Find, Cadaver, Explosive, Firearms, Patrol and evidence dogs. Brent has worked for and in support of US Dept. of Defence, US State Dept., US Coast Guard, DEA and the RCMP. Brent is a High Threat Protection Specialist/Personal Security Detachment K9 Handler. He has been stationed in some of the most dangerous and adverse enviroments on the planet.