Meet the Team

Certifications: AKC Canine Good Citizen, Therapy Dog
Riley

Certification: Therapy Dog
Maggie May
Maggie May is our newest and smallest staff member. Both beautiful and smart - Maggie passed her therapy dog tests on her first try. She comes to us from Cathy Greene at Cabin Creek Labradors. She is incredibly sweet - no surprise for a chocolate lab! (Get it? Sweet…Chocolate…). OK moving on…Maggie May enjoys chasing squirrels, couch surfing, and a wide variety of chewing activities. She’s excited to join the TheraPets team.
Certification: AKC Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dog.
Gibson (RIP).
Certifications: AKC Canine Good Citizen, Therapy Dog
Dave (Human Being)
Dave earned his M.S. in Occupational Therapy from UIC in 1997 and has been working in Special Education for the last 25+ years. He founded TheraPets.orgLLC in 2016 with the intent of integrating both Occupational Therapy and Animal Assisted Therapy in the schools.
Prior to becoming an O.T., Dave owned Countryside Animal Spa - a full service boarding, breeding, grooming and training kennel in Mundelein, IL. In the 1980’s Dave trained dogs in Chicago for Ludwig Gessner - a founding member of the US Army Canine Corps.