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DIRECTOR:
Noach Braun
Founder of the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind - 1991
Began training dogs while a paratrooper in the IDF
Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
2 years training - Pilot Dogs, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2 years training - British Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, England
INSTRUCTORS:
Rafi Taglicht
Director of Strategic Planning & Senior Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
3 years training - Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, England
Joined IGDCB: 1992
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Yael Columbus
Senior Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
Joined IGDCB: 1992
12 years education with "Bugrut"
3 years training with Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, England
Amihai Toren
Director of Guide Dog Training and Operations
Joined IGDCB: 2001
Hebrew University, B.S. Marine Sciences
Guide Dogs for the Blind in Oregon, USA
Clicker Training at Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, California, USA
Yariv Melamed
Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
Joined IGDCB: 2001
High School: Toronto, Canada
1 Year scholarship with Guide Dogs Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
2 Year program at IGDCB, Beit Oved, Israel
Roee Rosen
Guide Dog Mobility Instructor
Joined IGDCB: 2007
IDF "Oketz" - trained dogs to detect bombs
Seeing Eye in Sasa, Israel & Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California
Nathanel Elbaz
Guide Dog Mobility Instructor - Apprentice
Joined IGDCB - 2010
University for Durable Development (Ecology)
Trained in Mobility Rehabilitation (use of a cane)
Trained at our center in Beit Oved, Israel
Ehud Katzir
Guide Dog Mobility Instructor - Apprentice
Joined IGDCB - 2011
University - Sound Engineering
Trained at our center in Beit Oved, Israel
Dana Halperin
Guide Dog Mobility Instructor - Apprentice
Joined IGDCB - 2011
University - Studied Music and Sociology
Formerly worked in dog grooming
Trained at our center in Beit Oved, Israel
DOG BREEDING & RAISING:
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Orna Braun
Director of Animal Services
Joined IGDCB: 1987
Professional Training:
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association - Great Britain
Veterinary Support Personnel Network
Eli Benbocher
Supervisor for Puppy Raising Families
Joined IGDCB: 1999
BS in Animal Sciences
Guide Dog Trainer - Beit Oved, Israel
Timora Sela
Kennel Staff
Joined IGDCB: 2001
PE Teaching Credential, Wingate Institute
Two years with the SPCA - Israel
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:
Sagit Kirson
BA in International Relations & East Asian Studies - Hebrew University
MA in Public Relations & Leadership in Education - University of Houston, TX
Joined IGDCB: November 2009
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Menashe Kashi
Administration & HR Manager
Joined IGDCB: 2010
Education: MA - Political Science & Public Administration
BA - Social Science
MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Engineer
Israel Air Force - System Administrator
Itzik Ben David
Community and Corporate Public Relations
Guide Dog User since: 1994
Joined IGDCB: 2001
Independent Businessman - Textiles, Foodstuffs and Real Estate
Lisa Baron Haet
Administrative Assistant - Tour Coordinator (English Speaking)
Joined IGDCB: February 2009
16 Years Jewish Community Professional - San Francisco, California
BA - Recreation Therapy/Dance Therapy - San Francisco State University
Tzippi Nissim
Office Manager & Executive Assistant to the Director
Joined IGDCB: May 2000
Sarit Sharon
Bookkeeping
Joined IGDCB: 2009
Professional Bookkeeping & Computer training
Trilingual: Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese (and a little English)
STUDENT SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE:
Frieda Tinn
House Mother - Student Support
Joined IGDCB: September 2005
Professional Training: Executive Business Secretary & Culinary Arts
Meir Mordechai
Maintenance Manager
Joined IGDCB: April 2008
Professional Background: Electrical Communication Systems
Aliza Lugacy
Kennel Staff and Building Maintenance
Joined IGDCB: May 2006
Bar Ben-David
Maintenance Department
Joined IGDCB: August 2004
Competitive Swimmer
Assisted in Dog Competitions
UNITED STATES OFFICE:
Michael J. Leventhal
Executive Director
Joined IGDCB - 1987
Fairleigh Dickinson Univeristy - Business Administration
LaSalle University - MBA
215-343-9100 (work)
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Me and my guide
Amit Bar-El was a soldier fighting house-to-house during the 2006 Lebanon War. As he rushed to the aid of a wounded comrade, Amit opened a door only to have a rocket fly past and explode in the wall next to him. He received multiple shrapnel wounds
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