Amanda Soliday
Dog Handler
President
Amanda is one of the founding members of Wyoming K9 Search and Rescue and has been a search dog handler since 1990. She began her career as one of two search dog teams in Grand Teton National Park, where she was also an EMT and wildland/structural firefighter. In 2006, she moved 40 miles south to the National Elk Refuge where she was the first female Maintenance Mechanic, heavy equipment operator, and elk feeder. At that time, she also began volunteering for Jackson Hole Fire & EMS.
Amanda is a certified national Pet Partner evaluator and handler and a certified Hug-A-Tree educator, offering in-school programs for elementary and middle schools.
In 1996, she began mentoring, training and evaluating other SAR teams in Jackson and throughout the Rocky Mountain region. She is currently working her 5th certified Golden Retriever, Ripley.
Dog
Ripley
Certifications
Amanda and Otis are certified in Cad I & II, HRD, Area, Evidence, Water/Shore, and Water/Boat.
Contact
307-690-2289 / halcoe13@hotmail.com
Hadden Goodman
Dog Handler
Treasurer/Secretary
Hadden has been involved with search and rescue dogs since 2017 and is proud to be working alongside her German Shepherd Dog, Boone. Hadden has a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies and is an orthopedic PA-C working with a hand/wrist and foot/ankle surgeon. She is an avid rock climber and mountaineer and a board member of the Teton Climber’s Coalition. In the winters she spends her time in the backcountry skiing and snowboarding. She is certified in BLS, CPR, Basic Aviation Safety, ICS 100, and has her SARTECH II certification through the National Association for Search and Rescue. Boone is a German Shepherd dog who loves his work as a SAR dog and has proudly been deployed on multiple regional searches.
Dog
Boone
Certifications
Hadden and Boone are certified in Cadaver 1, Cadaver 2, HRD, Open Water, Shore, Live Area, SARTECH II
Emily Wade
Dog Handler
In 2023, Emily welcomed her first search and rescue dog, Lemon, an American Labrador Retriever. With over a decade of experience training and working with dogs—including 13 years raising and competing with sled dogs and seven years as a professional dog groomer—Emily was drawn to work with search dogs to combine her love of dogs and appreciation for wild places. Raised in an outfitting camp in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains and Red Desert, she has lived and worked in remote landscapes from Alaska to Michigan before settling back in Jackson full time. In addition to volunteering with Wyoming K9 Search & Rescue, Emily helps run her husband’s family guest ranch and is a full time college student.
Dog
Lemon
Certifications
Wilderness First Aid, SARTECH II, Cadaver 1, Cadaver 2, Open Water, & Shore
Will Stirn
Flanker/Support
Will was raised on a ranch in Jackson and has spent most of his life on the back of a horse or on a pair of skis. He has guided horseback adventures and hiking trips through much of the Jackson area and worked for many years in the outdoor community in the region. Will joined WY K9 SAR soon after becoming enthralled with the skill, discipline, and dedication of both handlers and dogs alike. He loves supporting his teammates through training and seeing everyone’s skills come together during searches.
Certifications
WEMT, SARTECH II
