ALI EVANSON 
​Ali is a graduate of The Karen Pryor Academy, earning her Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner title (KPA CTP). She is a certified dog behavior consultant (CDBC) and a certified trick dog instructor (CTDI).  Ali continues her education and professional growth by attending several seminars each year. She makes every effort to provide her clients the individual training solutions their dog needs.

When not helping clients, Ali enjoys time with her own companions - especially being in the water with her Pitties! She grew up riding horses and working with the family dogs when her parents would let her. She also had cats, rabbits, bearded dragons, mice, hamsters, and a ferret growing up - whatever her parents told her she couldn’t bring in the house, she did! Now her menagerie is a bit smaller with three dogs, two ferrets, and a horse.

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LAURA KELLY

Laura left her long-time corporate career to pursue her not-so-secret passion of dog training. She’s a Victoria Stilwell Academy-Certified Dog Trainer (VSA-CDT) and a Fear Free Certified Professional (FFCP). Laura loves reactivity training because her own dog, Annie, became reactive after being attacked by an unleashed dog. She’s an avid fan of Control Unleashed pattern games for fearful and reactive dogs and is studying to become the first Certified Behavior Adjustment Training Instructor (CBATI)​ in Illinois. Laura assists in the center and helps with our group classes.

Laura wasn’t allowed to have pets growing up but always vowed to get a dog someday. True to her word, she adopted a rescue dog, then another and another! She volunteers with a rescue in her spare time. Her current dog, Annie, is 13 and loves to go on adventure walks. 

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JESSIE KASPER

Jessie is our Office Coordinator and is a long-time administrative professional who fell in love with positive reinforcement training during her time with Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus. Jessie sat on the Board of Directors for several years and has a passion for power breeds and responsible, realistic goals for the breed in front of you. She also assists with training at the center and is currently mentoring to become a certified dog behavior consultant (CDBC).

In her free time, she enjoys gardening, curling up on her hammock, and spending time with her daughter, husband, two dogs, and two cats. Jessie grew up around Dobermans and has fostered 100+ dogs during her time in rescue.