Athena Haus, Instructor, Center for Forensic Training & Education
Athena Haus is a Firefighter/Paramedic and Fire Officer with 28 years of experience in the field of search and rescue, 26 of them in public service. She was a founding member of FEMA Ohio Task Force One, where she served as Search Team Manager, Canine Coordinator, and Canine Search Specialist when the team was in its infancy, helping to build the training program and current disaster site. She has also served as a Canine Search Specialist for FEMA California Task Force One and Indiana Task Force One, working both human remains detection and live find canines. Athena has deployed as a canine asset with all three FEMA teams while she was a rostered member. She is the founder of K9 Karma, a canine training business specializing in the working canine and behavioral canine issues.
