I have been a registered Emergency Medical Technician for over 30 years both in North Carolina and the state of Florida and was an Engineer/Driver for Orange County Fire rescue in Orlando for 13 years of a 19 year career and safely operated emergency vehicles with never an accident. Am currently driving part-time for a Federal Express contractor and have never had an accident while working for FedEx. I have been involved with the Alliance of Therapy Dogs for the past 6 years. I am currently a "Paws for Passengers" therapy dog handler at the Asheville Airport. i have been to numerous nursing homes, assisted students and veteran's at AB Tech College, read with children at the Fletcher library and work with Haywood Hospice in Lake Junaluska with my therapy dog.