Our Board of Directors

Without our amazing team of Board of Directors, we wouldn't be able to provide service to those who served for us. Our Board of Directors is made up of first responders, retired first responders, veterans and service our communities in a public capacity. This allows us to understand the need our service dog and peer support agency's needs.

              Brad Cooper

                       President

Sarah Cooper

Treasurer

Doug Wolfe

Board Member/Trainer/Facility Canine Liaison

Doug Wolfe comes to the organization with his service dog Cooper. He has an understanding of the challenges and time commitment that is necessary to dedicate to training a service dog.

Doug is a Navy Veteran and retired after 23 years serving the community as a Deputy. As our Facility Canine Liaison, he not only has the knowledge of having a working canine but also how important a facility canine is to our first responders, non-sworn staff, and the impact they have on the community they serve.

Amy Wolfe

Executive Director

Amy Wolfe is a 2023 graduate of 4 Paws 2 Freedom with her service dog Sailor. Before joining 4 Paws 2 Freedom leadership, Amy dedicated her career to serving the Greater Sacramento and surrounding communities as a Fire/EMS 911 Dispatcher for 20 years.

Amy's unique perspective as both a service dog graduate and retired from public safety allows her to understand the challenges faced by our students. She is passionate about mentoring, training and creating a community environment for all of our teams.

Skylar comes to 4 Paws 2 Freedom with a master's degree in environmental science and a strong background in conservation, community engagement, and nonprofit work. She has worked for multiple nonprofit organizations along our California coast.

Raised by two first responders, Skylar developed an appreciation for service, resilience, and giving back—values that continue to guide both professional pursuits and a lifelong commitment to helping others. Skylar is also the handler of a service dog in training, Fisher, offering a unique and personal perspective on the powerful role that service dogs enhance independence and improves quality of life for individuals.

Rebecca Sloan

Therapy Dog Coordinator/Board Member

Rebecca and her therapy dog Birdie are 4 Paws 2 Freedom 2026 graduates. Rebecca brings to 4P2F more than 30 years of experience working in public service in the Sacramento region and a unique perspective on the increasing challenges associated with providing essential services. Her work includes communications, engagement, public policy, and public administration including school, fire, and other special districts to cities, counties, and the state government.

Birdie and Rebecca bring their joy together in expanding the impacts and benefits of therapy dog interactions in the community.

Pete Evers

Assistant Trainer

Pete comes to 4 Paws 4 Freedom after retiring from a 30-plus-year career in the fire service with both Auburn City Fire and CalFire. During this time, he discovered his passion for teaching. He brings a vast amount of teaching experience at the local, State, and Federal levels, from basic firefighter skills to advanced incident management.

After retirement, Pete was diagnosed with PTSD after two life-changing events. He discovered how a service dog helps with the effects of a mental health disability. He and his service dog Fergus graduated from 4 Paws 2 Freedom in 2021.

Pete now uses his experience along with the healing effects of a service dog, to help others with their battles. He often refers to this as his “Post Traumatic Purpose”. He is also the team leader for the Auburn Hook and Ladder Co CISM/Peer Support Team.

Pete & his wife, Pam, enjoy spending time with their grandson Drew, fishing, woodworking, and training service dogs.

His motto is One team, One Fight.