Resume

From Service Dog Training

Tiffany Huggard-Lee

Contents 1 Education 2 Career History and Accomplishments 3 Presentations 4 Publications 5 Organizational Involvement

Education

Master of Arts - Classics University of Kansas

Expected December 2010

Bachelor of Arts – Classical Languages University of Missouri - Columbia

May 2008

• Capstone Project – Elementary Latin Pedagogy in University Model Schools®

Advanced Disaster Life Support Certification

June 2006

EMT – Basic, Missouri

March 2003

Career History and Accomplishments

Service Dog Trainer and Consultant – Argos Working Dogs August

2008- Current

• Training dogs to assist people with disabilities and teaching the handlers how to use these dogs and maintain their training.
• Developing methods to train dogs to assist adults with autism spectrum disorders and mobility disorders.
• Advocating locally and nationally for the access rights of service dog users.
• Consulting with individuals interested in using service dogs or having issues in training their own dog.

Graduate Teaching Assistant – University of Kansas

August 2008 - Current

• Teaching daily classes, developing lesson plans for introductory level college Latin classes, preparing and administering tests and quizzes.

Latin and Science Teacher – Heritage Academy

August 2005 - December 2007

• Taught one year of introductory Latin to 3rd-6th grade students.
• Taught three semesters of science to students in the 3rd-4th grades and the 5th and 6th grades.
• Served on the school’s safety/emergency preparedness committee.

CPR/First Aid Teacher – American Red Cross

July 2005 – June 2008

• Taught CPR and first aid classes for the American Red Cross. Presented lectures over the class materials, gave demonstrations of skills, and tested the students on required knowledge and skills.

United States Air Force

July 2002 – September 2003

• Honorable discharge

Presentations

Mid-Atlantic Regional Animal Law Symposium 2010

• Presentation: Developments in Service Animal Law: Interpretation and Practice

Crisis Camp Philadelphia 2009

• Presentation: Using the experience of first responders and disability advocates to strengthen disaster planning

Girls at Work Summer Camp 2009, University of Kansas

• Presentation: The Training and Use of Service Dogs

Classical Association of the Middle West and South Annual Meeting 2008

• Paper: The Rhetorical Technique of Self-Blame in Cicero’s First Catilinarian Oration

National Association of University Model Schools 2007 National Convention

• Breakout Session: Choosing a Latin Curriculum in the University-Model School®

American Classical League Institute 2007

• Paper: Elementary Latin Pedagogy in University Model Schools®

Columbia/Boone County Medical Reserve Corps Meeting October 2006

• Presentation: Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

Publications

• Upcoming in the IAADP Partners Forum: Service Animals: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Organizational Involvement

DSK Youth and Family Training Center, Inc

2010-Current

• Board Member

AbleHawks and Allies - University of Kansas

2008-Current

• Vice President – Responsible for identifying advocacy opportunities, reviewing policy for compliance with federal and state civil rights laws, representing the interests of students with disabilities on the University Transit Commission.

Collegiate Veterans Association - University of Kansas

2008-Current

International Association of Assistance Dog Partners

2007-Current

Columbia/Boone County Medical Reserve Corps

2003-2008