Alice Whitelaw

Alice Whitelaw, Co-founder and Programs Director, received a B.A. in Biology from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina and a A.A.Sc. in Veterinary Medical Technology from Central Carolina Community College. She has worked as a field biologist for universities, NGO’s and state and federal agencies for over 18 years and has participated in wildlife research throughout the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Russia. She has been involved in dog training for over 21 years and has focused on detection dog disciplines since 1998. Her professional interests include disease aspects of wildlife, carnivore behavior, particularly canids, endangered species restoration and refining the training and use of detection dogs in wildlife research and monitoring.