Cops with Paws

President, Founder and Board Chair of Cops with Paws, Ms. Denise A. Elliott – Grew up in rural southern Illinois (Wayne County); attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale for a BS in Industrial Technology; moved to Evansville, Indiana after graduation from SIUC and worked for Ameriqual Foods as a Safety Director and then later for Ameriqual Packaging as a Quality Assurance Supervisor while simultaneously earning a Master of Science in Management; served as an officer in the United States Army for approximately 5 years total active service, including tours at Fort Benning and Fort Knox; worked as a government civilian in Iraq for two years and travelled the Middle East during Operation Enduring Freedom; and currently works at the Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Denise has a big animal family - four dogs of her own (two are German Shepherds), a Quarter Horse gelding, and she has possessed a lifetime passion for animals and particularly working dogs. Executive Vice President of Fundraising, Cops with Paws, James Harrison Weise (Jim), B.A. RMC 1969, J.D. UVA Law 1975, L.L.M. (Labor) Georgetown Law 1981- retired as a US Army Lieutenant Colonel in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps after serving with the Army over 40 years of active duty; his recent retirement was from his position as the Chief of Administrative Law, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, KY. Jim has been active in the civilian community serving over the years as President of the Elizabethtown High School Academic Boosters, President of the Elizabethtown Lions Club, President of the Fort Knox Leadership Association, President of the Hardin County Historical Society, Chairman of the Board for Feeding America--Kentucky's Heartland (Food Bank), Chairman of the Hardin County Republican Party, and Chairman of the 2d District GOP (KY), Jim presently serves as a trustee and moderator for Living Faith Baptist Fellowship and is currently the President of The Friends of the Hardin County Public Library. Jim has been married for 45 years to Deborah (Deb) Blythe Weise, Mary Washington College (MWC) 1970. They have two children: Craig Weise, RMC 1993, UVA Law 1997, and Alison Courtney Weise Santonicola, MWC 1996. Executive Vice President of Marketing, Cops with Paws, Mr. Richard P. Sabo (Rick) – Grew up in Baltimore and moved to Pittsburgh in 1979 when his father, who was a federal agent for the Department of Justice, was transferred there. After graduating high school, he attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania before joining the US Marine Corps in 1984 as a HAWK Missile Systems Operator and Red Eye Stinger missile operator. He deployed and participated in Northern Wedding Bold Guard 86 which was a NATO operation throughout Europe. Upon leaving the Marine Corps in 1988, Rick returned home and was recruited into the insurance business. His findings of widespread insurance fraud turned into a consulting practice where Rick testifies as an expert witness on insurance and investment fraud. Rick is owner and president of RPS Financial Solutions outside of Pittsburgh, PA. He has been on multiple local school board committees and is currently vice chairman of the board for the Richland Township Municipal Authority. Rick is active in volunteer efforts and charitable donations. Rick is also a recent graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Training Academy, and is married for thirty years with three children. Executive Operations Officer, Cops with Paws, K9 Officer Gary Heavrin - resident of Hardin County for 22 years. He has been a Police Officer with the city of West Point for seven years, and a K9 Officer for that department since January of 2014 when K9 Rex, a black German Shepherd joined him. Officer Heavrin has served as a volunteer for the West Point Fire Department for 15 years, as a Firefighter and first responder. He also serves as an EMT for the former West Point Ambulance service. Since becoming a K9 team, Officer Heavrin and K9 Rex have helped with the apprehension of criminals and aided in the search for narcotics in many cities within Hardin and the surrounding counties. K9 Officer Heavrin and K9 Rex have assisted the Greater Hardin County Drug Task Force many times in the search for narcotics, helping to find He**in, Methamphetamines, and Ma*****na in many cases. They have also trained with the Elizabethtown Special Response Team for call outs in SRT situations. Officer Heavrin is married Krystle and they have two children.

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