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73 APPENDIX A: LIST OF INTERVIEWS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INTERVIEWED AMTRAK Chief Ronald E. Frazer Amtrak - Penn Station 31st and 7th Ave NY, NY 10001 Ph: 212-630-7107 Email: oconojh@amtrak.com Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Chief Gary Gee 800 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94607 Ph: 510-464-7022 Fax: 510-464-7024 Email: ggee@bart.gov Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Commander Robert W. Dart Merch Mart Plaza, Rm. 705 PO Box 3555 Chicago, IL 60654 Ph: 312-664-7200 ext 3430 Fax: 312-664-2997 Email: cmdrdart@transitchicago.com Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Chief Thomas C. Lambert 810 North San Jancinto Houston, TX 77002 Ph: 713-615-6409 Fax: 713-758-9538 Email: mr09@redemetro.org Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Chief Thomas J. O’Loughlin 240 Southampton Street Boston, MA 02118-2723 Ph; 617-222-1121 Fax: 617-222-1035 Email: wfleming@mbta.com Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Chief Gene Wilson 2424 Piedmont Road SE Atlanta, GA 30324-3330 Ph: 404-848-4900 Fax: 404-848-5005 Email: jmckinney@itsmarta.com Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Chief Joseph Riga 1404 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14209 Ph: 716-855-7666 Fax: 716-855-7662 Email: joseph_riga@nfta.com Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) Chief Robert Byrd 33 East US Highway 12 Chesterton, IN 46304 Ph: 219-926-5744 Fax: 219-926-4438 Email: robert.byrd@nictd.com Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Chief Richard Evans 1234 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107-3780 Ph: 215-580-7070 Fax: 215-580-3636 Email: revans@septa.org Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Chief Barry J. McDevitt 600 Fifth Street Washington DC, 20001 Ph: 202-962-1550 Fax: 202-962-2491 Email: bmcdevitt@wmata.com

74 OTHER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CONTACTED FOR STUDY MTA Long Island Rail Road MTA Metro-North Commuter Railroad Chief James O'Donnell Jamaica Station Building 93-02 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11435 (212) 878-1146 jodonnel@mtahq.org Port Authority Transit Corporation Chief Thomas Biehler Lindenwold, NJ 08021 (856) 963-7988 TBiehler@drpa.org

75 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER CONTACTS INTERVIEWED ATF Canine Detection Program Ms. Rhonda Trahern/ Chief K9 Operations Branch 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 7100, Washington DC 20226 Ph: 202-927-8163 Email: RLTrahern@atfhq.atf.treaf.gov Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Mr. David Kontny, K9 Explosives Program Manager 800 Independence Ave, Suite 315 Washington, DC, 20591 Ph: 202-267-3136 888-274-9394 (pager) Email: david.Kontny@faa.gov and Thomas Taaffe, National K9 Coordinator Ph: 202-267-7018 888-274-9403 (pager) Email: thomas.Taaffe@faa.gov Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Mr. Robert Dameworth, DoD Military Working Dogs Program Manager 1720 Patrick Street Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5226 Ph: 210-671-0893 Fax: 210-671-0721 Email: robert.damewortth@lackland.af.mil Auburn University K9 Detection Training Center Mr. Ed Hawkinson (Leslie Busbee Assistant) 256-241-3012 Subject Matter Expert - CSS Group Tami Quirin Corporate Security Services Group 158 Prudence Drive Stanford, CT 06907 Ph: 678-662-3574 Email: k9bype@hotmail.com

76 VENDORS INTERVIEWED Beck’s K-9 Service Officer Kevin Beck Wilmington Police Dept. Wilmington, North Carolina Phone: 910-352-026 Canine Unlimited Inc. Oscar Hall Post Office Box 541162 Tulsa OK, 74158 Ph: 918-838-0175 Fax: 918-749-7592 www.policedog.com Castle’s K9 Inc. Bill Castle 1291 Leidig Dr. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Ph: 717-258-3981 www.castlek9.com Charles Kirchner, Canine Consultants Inc. Charles Kirchner 120 Englewood Drive Inman, SC 29349 Ph: 864-592-3112 www.canine-consultants.com Discreet Detection K-9 Services Ron Moser P.O. Box 14112 Louisville, KY 40214 Ph: 502-291-0096 ddk9s@sprynet.com Explosive Detection Canines Tom Brenneman Vom Kaiserhofe’s Training Center P.O. Box 197 Tonganoxie, KS 66086 Ph: 785-331-4324 tombrennem@aol.com www.tombrenneman.com/explosive Explosives Detection – Florida K9 Intercept Justin Spence 5227 E. Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32807 Ph: 407-275-1104 Fax: 407-380-0475 www.k9intercept.com Faus K9 Specialties Bill Faus Sr. 1104 Violet Road Elkhart, IN 46514 Ph: 219-264-1746 Bfaus@fausk9.com www.fausk9.com Hornbecks Jim Hornbeck and Gary LaFollett 2623 W. Farm Road 112 Springfield, MO 65803 Ph: 417-869-7699 jim@hornbecks.net www.hornbecks.net Landheim Training & Boarding Center Bob Flemming 12300 W. 109th Ave Dyer, IN 46311 Ph: 219-365-8897 Fax: 219-365-9917 www.landheimk9.com Nevada Detector Dog Services John Kelley 1736 Charleston Blvd. pmb-89 Las Vegas, NV 98104 Ph: 702-672-4737 info@nevadak9.com

77 VENDORS INTERVIEWED (CONTINUED) Nightwinds International Rick Ramsey Vail, AZ Ph: 520-631-6293 www.nightwinds.com Von Christel Kennels Bill Heiser (Southern Hills Kennels) Daytona Beach, FL Ph: 352-796-4715 www.detectionk9.com www.drugdogs.com Von Der Haus Gill German Shepherds Al & Susan Gill 16863 Boundry Road Wapakoneta, OH 45895 Ph: 419-568-9400 Fax: 419-568-9405 algill@gillsgermanshepherds.com www.gillsgermanshepherds.com

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