Meet Our Team

Hard Working, Loyal, and Passionate

OWNER

Ally Marshall

Owner

Ally has been training dogs professionally since 2009, and began working for WRBI in 2014. In 2019, WRBI stepped away from the training and boarding kennel and Ally took over as the owner of the newly-transformed Wind River Canine Partners. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a research emphasis in Animal Behavior, and a Professional Dog Trainer Certification from Animal Behavior College. She is a member in good standing of the Five Valley Retriever Club.

Ally is also a licensed master falconer and has been training and hunting with birds of prey since 2006. She is president of the Montana Falconers’ Association and a member in good standing of the North American Falconer’s Association (NAFA).

Ally currently shares her home with two personal dogs: Karma, an American Brittany, and Cheddar, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. She is an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator.

Contact: ally.marshall@windriverkennels.com

HR Officer

Kevin

HR Officer

Kevin joined the team in October 2023. He is a job expert and, together with his education in business administration, has stepped into the role of Human Resources officer to support our team of skilled kennel technicians and trainers and keep everything running smoothly.

TRAINERS

Elena Wickman

Professional Dog Trainer

Elena has been in the professional dog training world since 2017, with experience both working for professional facilities as well as operating in-home board & train and private lesson services. She has extensive experience in pet dog training, sport dog training, service dogs, and behavior modification, and has a deep-dive philosophy that not only addresses the symptoms of a problem but finds the root cause. Her multi-directional approach to working with dogs and their humans creates deep, meaningful relationships and lasting changes in behavior.

Elena strives to bring out the best in our dogs and create joy in training through play. She is an expert in developing dog social skills and reading body language and can help even the most challenging dogs learn to navigate their worlds better.

She is also very active in the dog sport world, with her personal dog Jarvis holding his Protection Dog Certificate (PDC) and her younger dog Salvo already demonstrating proficiency in multiple disciplines, including obedience, protection sports, nose work, and disc dog!

Elena holds a certification from the Jonathan Katz Dogma Academy.

Contact: elena.wickman@windriverkennels.com

Caleaha Fugelseth

Professional Dog Trainer

Caleaha brings a wealth of knowledge and skills from multiple backgrounds in training. She is an expert in puppy development, building motivation, and her clean and precise training style creates dog-human partnerships with flawless communication. She is a wizard with free-shaping techniques that teach dogs to learn and problem-solve independently, and her background in protection dog sports makes her an invaluable asset to our team.

Her personal dogs include Reuben, a doberman, who is proficient in nose work and has done some protection sport work, as well as earned his Canine Good Citizen title and is currently on a Therapy Dog track. She also has Howdy, a young mini-heeler who is an up-and-coming trick dog and disc dog!

Caleaha holds training certifications from Tarheel K9 and NePoPo© Gold.

Contact: caleaha.fugelseth@windriverkennels.com

KENNEL LEADS

Hannah

Kennel Lead

Hannah is from a small town in Massachusetts and moved to Montana in 2020. Before moving, Hannah worked as a medic on the ambulance in Boston. Hannah volunteers with Team Rubicon Disaster Response and has been on relief operations all over the world. One of Hannah’s favorite things to do is travel. They have visited 9 different countries and 32 states. Hannah got their love of animals from their grandmother who bred and showed miniature schnauzers. They currently have 3 dogs; a bloodhound mix named Mooney, who is a self-trained hearing service dog, an Australian shepherd named Daisy, and a smooth collie named R2-D2.

Hailey

Kennel Lead

Hailey joined the team in March 2024. In her personal time she loves snuggling up with a dog and a good book, as well as volunteering for the Street Dog Coalition. She has one personal dog; Eve, a border collie mix!

KENNEL STAFF

Savannah

Kennel Technician

Savannah recently moved here from Arizona, but she’s a born and raised country girl from Washington state. She’s had every animal under the sun growing up, but her love for dogs outweighs them all! She has an English Cream Golden Retriever named Jessie who goes just about everywhere with her. She loves giving all the fur babies the comfort and love that they deserve—they’re in good hands here!

Ashley

Kennel Technician

Ashley is a skilled dog wrangler, horsewoman, welder, and line dancer! She is truly a jack of all trades and can step into any role at a moment’s notice. We are truly lucky to have her!

Olivia

Kennel Technician

Olivia joined the team in October 2024. Not only is she a valuable addition to our kennel team, but she is also a talented dog groomer based out of Hamilton.

At home, Olivia’s pack includes a gentle Great Dane, a fluffy Newfoundland, and a spunky French Bulldog!

Andy

Kennel Technician

Andy joined us in June 2025 and his perfect blend of humor, kindness, and calm energy is a huge asset to the pack!

More Info Coming Soon!

Julie

Kennel Technician

Julie joined the pack in July 2025 and is a lifelong animal lover–Her dream is to one day live on a farm surrounded by horses, cows, sheep, and all the animals her heart can hold. She’s never not had a dog by her side, but her current companion is her sweet pittie mix, Dixie!

Haley

Kennel Technician

Coming soon!