Meet The Team
Kaydin Downey
Chief Executive Officer
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Kaydin has a background as a Behavior Therapist but after receiving their Medical Alert & Response Service Dog in the summer of 2019, they saw a dire need for education pertaining to Service Dogs. Which lead them to start hosting educational workshops locally as a part time passion project. Within months, there was such significant growth they expanded to create an internship program before Kaydin left their career to file as an LLC and pursue HAYS full time. Since, they have educated schools and businesses nationwide. In doing so they have saved many businesses from potential lawsuits and many handlers from life-threatening injuries. In their free time, Kaydin is a single foster parent to teenagers, loves to host social events for friends and travel around the globe!
Bri Holcombe
Attorney
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Bri Holcombe is a licensed attorney in multiple states, primarily practicing family law. Bri is a Houston native who graduated from Baylor University and Belmont University College of Law. Before joining her current firm, Bri served as a Law Clerk and Associate Attorney for a family law firm in Greater Houston. She has been involved in serving the disabled community for many years and partnered with her expertise she's been a great asset to the HAYS team. When Bri is not advocating for her clients, she is rooting for the Baylor Bears and Houston Astros! But what she loves most in life is her sweet “blacken-doodle” puppy, Astro!
Davy Gerichten
Project Manager
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Davy is a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania apart from some college years living in Tokyo. They graduated from West Chester University with a B.A. in Foreign Languages and International Business, focusing on French, Japanese, and Russian languages and cultures. Prior to graduating, they worked as a peer educator for the offices of international studies and LGBTQA services at their university. After graduating, they worked as an AKC certified dog trainer for both pets and service dogs for several years. They began training their current service dog, Quibbler, in September of 2019. They now run their own online boutique, Panda Purl Studio, in addition to content writing and managing HAYS. In their spare time, they enjoys crafting, reading, and traveling.
Tae Mi Lee
Board Advisor
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Tae Mi is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received an MBA from University of Houston’s Bauer School of Business. She previously worked as Director of Strategy, Finance & Analysis, where she structured and raised approximately $40 billion in corporate and project financing, and currently serves as CFO of an investment bank and asset management firm. Tae Mi has spent time volunteering at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Friends For Life, and she is an author of The Eski Chronicles. In her free time, she loves to travel around the world and spend time with her furry children.
Allison Shaver
Peer Counselor
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Allison is a wife and mom to two wonderfully wild little boys in the greater Memphis area. During her childhood, Allison discovered her love of art, the freedom of expression it offered her, and the way it allowed her to learn coping techniques. She is currently working to earn her Bachelors of Psychology so she can work in counseling and advocacy, which led her to Hamilton at your Service in her role of a Peer Counselor. In her free time, Allison enjoys reading, creating, binging movies, and traveling.
Noelle Riley
Project Assistant
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Noelle Riley grew up on the east coast, studying musical theater and dreaming of Broadway. After being diagnosed, Noelle began navigating the complicated waters of service dog training and ownership. She now devotes as much time as her body will allow to helping others achieve the same independence that her own service dog, Antares, has given her. In her recovery time, she enjoys studying wild canid behavior, reading, and cross stitching.