Amie is the Admissions Administrator for Little Angels.  Amie has been involved with Little Angels Service Dogs since the beginning, 20 years ago.

Amie has a passion to help families through the stressful applications process with her calming personality.  Amie’s greatest joy is to see when a recipient she helped work through the initial stages of the application process, receive their service dog!

In addition to being a non-priority trainer, Dara works as part of our administrative staff in our adoption and foster departments. While working as a Licensed Massage Therapist, she met Katie through local community groups and expressed her desire to learn more about whelping and training dogs. After shadowing Katie for a few months, Dara officially joined the Little Angels family in February 2023. It was a big career change for Dara, but she doesn’t regret it one bit. She has always had a passion for caring for animals and loves how much joy they bring people. Working with Little Angels has been such a blessing to her and her family!

Ariane began her journey with LASD in October 2021 as a part-time trainer. By Spring 2022, she had been promoted to Training Manager, where she expanded her role to include coordinating and conducting Handler Trainings while continuing her work in training service dogs. In addition to her training duties, Ariane handles communications with recipients and assists with foster coordination and field trips.

Ariane brings over 15 years of experience in dog handling and training, specializing in explosive detection dogs, to her role at LASD.

Caitlin has joined the Little Angels Service Dog team as a trainer after having volunteered with us since 2023, participating in Anaheim’s Epilepsy Awareness events and assisting in maintenance at the ranch. She has been dedicated to the well-being of dogs professionally since 2021, working as a fully trained groomer, but has cared for dogs her whole life. She is excited to continue growing her skills with the purpose of helping people gain independence and comfort. With a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish, one day she also hopes to translate our information so we can reach more people.

Julia joined the LASD family in 2015, bringing with her many years of experience in the medical and customer service fields, however, what makes her an ideal employee is that she herself is the recipient of Hope, a Little Angels Service Dog. She knows firsthand what it’s like to go through the application process, fundraising, the wait time for placement, and best of all living a new, more independent life with the help of her Little Angel. Julia is extremely grateful to have had Hope by her side, and now Echo, and to be a part of helping others receive their life-changing dogs.

Amy has been with LASD for over 6 ½ years. She volunteered as a lead trainer in the PUPS program for 5 years before transitioning to a trainer role, and now serves as the Operations Manager at our San Diego ranch. In her current role, Amy oversees employees, conducts handler training with recipients, collaborates with Nor Cal fosters, and helps manage the prison program.

Amy is passionate about being part of the dogs’ journey to their forever homes and witnessing the beautiful bond that develops between recipients and their service dogs.

Morgan is in the process of getting her associate’s degree in animal care and management. She has experience working in an animal shelter and has always had a passion for animals since she was little. Morgan found out about Little Angels through a Facebook listing for a job. She had never thought about working with service dogs before, but she has fallen in love with it. Morgan started at Little Angels as a kennel technician and has worked her way up to becoming a trainer. Morgan has been at Little Angels for the past two years and has loved every minute of it!