About.

Founded in 2018, True Blue Service Dogs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of training and placing service dogs and emotional support dogs with adults and children suffering from Crohn's disease, panic attacks, PTSD, diabetes, seizures, and with mobility impairment. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life of individuals who retired from the military and law enforcement communities, as well as civilian adults and children for whom the assistance of a dog could mean more socialization, less hospitalizations, enhance happiness, and engaging again full time in society. ​We strongly believe that with our dogs we can help reduce the suicidal index rate in the military veterans and law enforcement communities.

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Our Team

Frank Bosia
Executive Director

Frank Bosia is a highly skilled security consultant, program developer/manager and trainer in the security, defense and leadership fields. Frank retired as a SEAL Command Master Chief after 30 years in the U.S. Navy.  During his service in Naval Special Warfare (NSW), Frank held various leadership positions, including Program Manager for the Force-wide Special Activities program, for which he was also the architect. 
Frank supported Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) as overseas security manager for U.S. and DOD personnel and assets in numerous CENTCOM countries, which included routine coordination and supervision of host nation and U.S. personnel. Immediately after the World Trade Center attacks, Frank was hand-selected to serve as CENTCOM CAT SOF Advisor. He served as a CJFSOCC Campaign Planner, Crisis Response Element planner, OPB Operator, and the first SOCCENT Crisis Response Element (CRE) Command Sergeant Major (CSM) during OEF deployments.

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Cecilia Anastos. M.A. / CPDT
President / Lead Trainer

Cecilia Anastos is a certified professional dog trainer with over 25 years of experience training dogs without force and without painful methods. Her unique methods are focused on developing a leadership relationship with the dog in order to have a trusted companion that will follow cues at all times not out of fear but out of respect and love for its handler.
Her methods of raising puppies are unique and produce well-behaved and loyal companions.
Cecilia's upbringing as Zen Buddhist gives her ideal calmness and infinite patience in searching the best way to interact with the animals she treats and train. Cecilia is also a well-vetted instructor at law enforcement agencies, and US Navy SEAL community. You can see her complete professional background in LinkedIn

Jonathan Campoli
​​Assistant Trainer

Jon is a former US Navy SEAL K9 Handler. He also has the heart of an angel and the temperament of a Buddha. Jon understands canine behavior and how it can be shaped without the use of force. Our dogs love him, and we are delighted he is a member of True Blue Team. 

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Dr Deborah Butcher
​​Psychologist

Deborah Butcher is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, practicing in the state of California since 2000.  She works in private practice with individuals, couples and families.  Dr. Butcher received her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) In 1994.  She continued her graduate studies at CSPP and completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1998. 
Dr. Butcher is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and the focus of her work is with adults recovering from childhood trauma, sexual abuse, anxiety and panic attacks, and PTSD.  She also works with many of our veterans who have seen and experienced so much in their service to our country.  Dr. Butcher works from an integrative, interpersonal approach, using EMDR, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), relaxation, guided imagery, and other techniques to help people struggling with trauma and PTSD, depression, anxiety, relational problems, life transitions, grief and stress.   

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Board of Directors

Maj Gen (Ret) Sheila Zuehlke, USAFR
​Chairman of the Board

Maj Gen (Ret) Sheila Zuehlke retired from the United States Air Force in June 2017 after 34 years of distinguished service, including as Major General and Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 24th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber. During her Air Force career, she also served as the senior reserve advisor to the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency. In addition to serving in the United States Air Force, Ms. Zuehlke founded and ran a software development company prior to starting her current company providing cyber security consulting services.  Ms. Zuehlke is a member of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board, an independent adviser to the Secretary of Defense. She also participates in the San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence’s efforts to secure the city’s critical infrastructure and is engaged in a number of volunteer efforts focused on raising awareness of cyber security for our high school and middle school students.

Tom Ferhenbacher
​Board Member

Tom Fehrenbacher grew up on a cattle ranch in Central Oregon. He went to school in the country in a two classroom grade school, then to a high school with a “cowboy” for a mascot  and upon leaving home, to earn an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Except for his college years away from home, dogs were much a part of Tom’s life. The highly intelligent and energetic Australian Shepherds were used by his family for the work they were bred to do: to herd cattle and, with some shepherds, to work the corrals. 
 After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, Tom spent the next two years in the Peace Corps. He was assigned to the French West African country of Burkina Faso.  During his time overseas, Tom adopted an African street dog whom he named Fred. It took some time, but, before returning to the States,Tom was able to place a now well-trained dog to a good home. 
 After earning a Master's degree in psychological anthropology and starting a high school teaching career, Tom shared his home with two Corgis. The first Corgi, a Pembroke named Spunky, practiced his herding skills occasionally with sheep, but more frequently racing the neighborhood’s children. When Spunky passed away from degenerative myelopathy, (make sure your Corgi breeder check for this) his next and current dog is Wilma, a Cardigan Corgi. Tom also appreciates Wilma shares with Spunky the characteristic good-natured “willfulness” and, at times, “quirkiness” of any self-respecting Corgi.    ​

Dr. Pia Romano
Secretary

Pia is dedicated to facilitating healing through a specialized blend of Hands-on Healing and other Energy Medicine techniques. This individualized and transformative approach to increased health, vitality and awareness will help you look and feel younger, build internal strength and at the same time clear old, stagnant energy. You can visit her website here.

Wendy Joplin
Treasurer
Ms. Joplin has served as CPA is many distinguished firms. She brings that wealth of knowledge to TBSD.

Nick Selby
Board Member

Nick Selby serves as Director of Cyber Intelligence at the New York Police Department. His focus is on crimes that leverage the Internet, such as child exploitation, fraud, organized retail crime and identity theft. From 2012 until 2016 he ran StreetCred, which created technology for law enforcement. He now consults law enforcement agencies on information technology, intelligence, and process. With professor Peter Moskos, Nick co-hosts the Quality Policing Podcast (https://qualitypolicing.com)

He is co-author of In Context: Understanding Police Killings of Unarmed Civilians (Calibre Press/CIAI, 2016); Blackhatonomics: An Inside Look at the Economics of Cybercrime (Syngress, 2012); and technical editor of Investigating Internet Crimes (Syngress, 2013).