Developer Profile
Robin Habeger
Ms. Robin Habeger began Search and Rescue in 2001 as a Canine Handler. Her dicsiplines include wilderness search, human remains detection, water search and disaster response.
Robin has responded to numerous missions on a local and state level. 
These deployments include missing/lost persons, disaster situations, drownings and other requests by local law enforcement agencies. She is also a certified search manager.
In addition to responding to search missions, Robin instructs and evaluates on a national level. She is a rostered Canine Lead Evaluator for the National Association for Search and Rescue and the Search Dogs of the United States. She has instructed and evaluated across the United States.
Robin currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Search and Rescue Dogs of the United States (SARDUS) and is a past member of the NASAR Canine Committee. In 2003 she founded and is currently the Executive Director of the Paws of Life Foundation. Her affiliation with several search teams enable her to maintain a broad awareness of SAR on many different levels.
Robin currently resides in Iowa with her border collie, a yellow lab mix (both active certified search dogs) and a cat that thinks it's a dog. Her full time job is with the Iowa State University Foundation as a development officer in corporations and foundation relations. In her “spare” time, Robin enjoys reading and gardening.