Teresa MacPherson

Teresa MacPherson is a Canine Search Specialist with Virginia Task Force One based in Fairfax , Virginia . She is also a member and Training Director for DOGS~East, a wilderness search group. She has been involved in Search and Rescue since 1990. She and her Labradors have responded to more than 250 missions including wilderness, water, cadaver and disaster searches on the local, State and Federal level. In addition to being a FEMA Instructor for DSCREP (Disaster Search Canine Readiness Evaluation Program), Teresa also serves as a FEMA Evaluator and a Virginia State Evaluator. She is currently a member of the FEMA Search Working Group and is Chair of the FEMA Canine Subcommittee. This Subcommittee is tasked with reviewing, revising and interpreting the Disaster Search Canine Standards for FEMA to ensure the development, maintenance and deployment of qualified canine teams.