Samantha has been involved in animals since growing up on the family farm. She's an EMT and has been in SAR since 2018 with a strong focus in Live Find and Human Remains Detection. Samantha is a member of Northern Tier K9 Search & Rescue. She has trained multiple dogs and she does not sway away from any specific methodology in training if it helps the dog in front of you to learn. She believes in efficiency and clear communication to achieve efficacy and loves watching teams' progress.

Samantha has certified dogs in area search, article search, and human remains detection through NASAR and NSDA. Samantha is an evaluator with NSDA. She founded All-Search training and educational programs and has developed the Apprentice Instructors Program (AIP) to help develop new instructors and to bring additional learning opportunities to more handlers in her region. Currently, she is working canine Heiway in human remains detection.