Guide Dogs of the Desert Training Campus

The administration offices are currently closed on
Fridays until the end of the summer

Administration Phone and Canine Operations: 760-329-6257
Fax: 760-329-2866
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Wellness Center Phone: 760-329-1282
Fax: 760-329-2866
Kennel Cell: 760-578-8877
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Training: Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm
Breeding: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Puppy Raising: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Client Admissions: Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm

After Hours Emergency Number: 760-578-8869

Mailing Address: PO Box 1692, Palm Springs, CA 92263

Campus Address: 60735 Dillon Road, Whitewater, CA 92282

Email:
General information: info@gddca.org
Puppy Raising: puppyraising@gddca.org
Admissions: admissions@gddca.org
Volunteers: info@gddca.org
Training: training@gddca.org

Management Team
Kim Laidlaw - Executive Director, Director of Marketing and Public Relations Development
Trina Began - Deputy Executive Director, Deputy Director of Canine Operations
and Director of Canine Development
Bob Wendler - Director of Canine Operations
Curt Bergeron - Director of Operations, Facilities and Finance
Lori Miller - Director of Breeding

Administration
Debbie Sloss-Coyle - Data Base Manager
Marjorie Griffith - Part-Time Administrative Assistant
Shean Pao - Creative Manager

Canine Operations

Admissions & Dorm
Mary Dean

Client Outreach
Linda Samulski

Kennel
Jennifer Pinder - Manager
Angela Coleman - Technician
Cheri Duncan - Technician
Mike McCullough - Technician

Guide Dog Mobility Instructors
and Orientation & Mobility
Emily Goodland
Michal Anna Padilla

Board of Directors

Bob Niez - Chair
Cynthia Woods - Vice Chair
Randy Browning, MD - Secretary
Jim Klocek - Treasurer
Raymond McLean
Albert Milauskas, MD
Leonard Sigdestad, DVM

Honorary Board Members

Arnold and Kit Palmer
James Garner
Peter Marshall
Tom Sullivan
Dick Van Patten
Betty White