Lauren Erickson
Administrative
My name is Lauren Erickson, I’ve been around Adlerhorst before I could walk but officially started working here in 2020. You can usually find me in the office or on the field with a dog, I really enjoy prepping our private sale dogs for their new homes. It is so amazing getting to see and […]
Miguel Diaz
Instructor
Miguel Diaz Retired from California Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) after 26 years 1995-2021. Became an Agitator through Adlerhorst in 1998. In 2002 I went through Adlerhorst Narcotics Detection School and 2006 Adlerhorst Tracking school. During my career I became a K9 trainer for CDCR in 2017 which included conducting academy training as well […]
Michael Macias
Kennel Staff
Michael has been with Adlerhorst since June 2021. He is passionate about working dogs and his goal is to be a handler for a department in the future.
Jim Erickson
Instructor
My name is Jim Erickson, I retired from Riverside County Sheriff’s Lieutenant after serving 30 years in 2019. During my career I was a canine handler for 10 years. When I promoted I supervised other handles at the station level and eventually was in charge of the Canine Program when I left. I have worked […]
Marty Lepird
Instructor
Marty is a retired Sergeant with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. He spent seventeen years assigned to the canine unit where he served as a handler, trainer and training supervisor. He has worked for Adlerhorst since 2017 and currently conducts the monthly maintenance training and annual certifications for patrol in Northern California.
Quinn Hanlye
Instructor
Quin Hanley is a Marine Veteran has been a police officer for over 15 year. Quinn has been a dog handler for 5 years and is currently working a dual purpose patrol/narcotic detection dog and is the SWAT K9 handler for his agency's tactical unit. He has trained patrol, narcotics and explosives detection dogs. Quinn currently works the patrol monthly Maintenance Training.
Tom Fidel
Instructor
Tom Fidel has been in law enforcement for over twenty five years. He currently works as a dual purpose canine handler for an agency in San Diego County. Tom has been a handler for more than fifteen years and has worked three police canines. He has been a patrol, narcotics, and explosive dog handler. He currently works the patrol and detection monthly training for San Diego County.
Tom Brown
Instructor
Tom Brown Tom Brown has worked for the Pasadena Police Department for the last twenty-four years. Tom worked as a decoy for five years before becoming a canine handler. Tom worked a cross-trained patrol dog for nine years. He has worked for Adlerhorst since 2008 after completing the Post Evaluators Course. Tom works as a Post Evaluator for patrol and narcotic re-certification classes. Tom is currently working monthly narcotic maintenance and the Basic Narcotic Classes.
