Canine Partners, an assistance dog charity dedicated to training amazing assistance dogs to transform the lives of people living with disability, is proud to announce the appointment of four trustees to its Board.
The new trustees are Miriam, Richard, Agnès, and Brendan. Miriam, who has been partnered with canine partner Laurel for five years, has spent over 30 years in the Equality sphere, holding lead roles in many sectors.
Having recently retired from 30 years in the property development sector, Richard is a qualified accountant who brings financial and leadership experience to the board. Angès is a qualified veterinary surgeon and, having completed her MBA, took up various commercial leadership roles in sales and marketing too.
Investment manager, Brendan, helps private clients, charities, trusts and professional partners. In addition to his trustee role, Brendan is fundraising for the charity via various events across Scotland.
Alex Lochrane, CEO of Canine Partners, said: “We are delighted to welcome these four highly talented individuals to our board. Like many charities, we are experiencing an increased demand for our services. Agnès, Richard, Miriam and Brendan’s expertise and commitment will help us to continue to grow and develop so that we can reach more people who can benefit from the support of our amazing assistance dogs.”
“I look forward to working with them to help the charity achieve its goals and make a real difference to the lives of people with disabilities.”
Canine Partners trains amazing assistance dogs to transform the lives of people living with disability, boosting their confidence and independence as well as providing unique companionship.
The dogs are taught a range of tasks that will give essential support to their partner, including picking up and fetching items, opening doors and helping with dressing and undressing. They can even help to load and unload a washing machine and they can fetch help in an emergency.