About Us

Meet Your Trainers

Jessica Barry

Founder, KPA-CTP, IAABC-CDBC

Jessica began training professionally in 2021. She graduated with distinction as a Professional Dog Trainer/Certified Training Partner through Karen Pryor Academy (KPA)’s intensive dog trainer professional program in early 2022 and earned her title as a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants in 2026.

She is a certified Fear Free Professional, licensed Family Paws Instructor and the founder and director of award-winning pet care service RCO Pet Care. She is continuously pursuing continuing education opportunities with recent courses being Michael Shikashio’s Aggression in Dogs Master Course, Kim Brophey’s Family Dog Mediator course, and Moira Hechenleitner’s self-study Separation Anxiety Course. She also mentors dog trainer students for Animal Behavior College.

Jess graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science from the University of Connecticut in 2015. Her animal-centered coursework included behavior, health and disease management, anatomy and physiology, advanced nutrition, genetics, comparative exercise physiology, endocrinology and reproductive physiology.

Her resume also boasts hands-on work experience managing horse farms, working with animals ranging from prairie dogs and bison to South American Primates at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, as well as care, training and management of domestic animals from hamsters to cows.

Outside of training, Jessica loves community outreach and education, often teaching at local educational programs. She has four of her own dogs (Rocco, Owl, River and Cheese) and two cats named August and Willow. She enjoys reading, walking and training her own dogs, visiting Disney World and learning as much as she can!

Sandy Lee

CPDT-KA

Sandy began her career teaching obedience and public access skills to service dogs. She is a graduate of the rigorous dog training program at CATCH Canine Trainers Academy and is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer–Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA). She is also a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), is an AKC Canine Good Citizen, Trick Dog, and Temperament Test evaluator, as well as a certified AKC Fit Dog instructor.

Her passion for helping others has remained an important part of her work. For five years, Sandy served as an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University, where she helped develop and lead a psychiatric service dog-in-training program.

Committed to continuing education, Sandy regularly attends professional conferences, workshops, and hands-on training. Her continuing education spans topics such as resource guarding, reactivity, agility, rally, parkour, Control Unleashed, and more.

Taking a holistic approach to training, Sandy is an energetic and experienced obedience and specialty group class instructor who believes wholeheartedly in the science behind positive reinforcement training. She strives to make learning fun and engaging for both dogs and their humans, coaching each team with kindness, creativity, and compassion.

A strong advocate for building the human-canine bond, Sandy believes training is about more than simply having an obedient dog. Through a combination of foundational training classes and unique specialty programs, her goal is to help families build connection, communication, and real-world skills – creating well-mannered, happy, healthy dogs and more harmonious lives together.

When she’s not teaching, Sandy loves adventures with her Bernedoodle, Beau, and Labradoodle, Finn, hiking, training for Rally or Agility, and baking cookies with her adult kids.

Sara Munson

CPDT-KA, UW-AAB

A certified professional dog trainer and applied animal behaviorist, Sara brings almost two decades of expertise to her work. She has held her CPDT-KA certification since 2018 and earned her Certificate in Applied Animal Behavior from the University of Washington in 2025. She is Fear-Free Certified, an AKC CGC evaluator, and is a longtime Professional Member of the Association for Professional Dog Trainers.

Sara recently relocated from Los Angeles, where she co-owned and managed Sully’s Training a private and group dog training business with trainers throughout the greater LA area. She also served as Program Director for K9 Youth Alliance, a non-profit that provides youth from under-resourced communities with one-to-one learning and enrichment as they learn to handle, train, and advocate for dogs living in animal shelters. She has also volunteered extensively throughout her career – a couple of her most meaningful volunteer positions include work at Pasadena Humane Society with animals that were displaced during the 2025 Eaton Fire, as well as a being a Puppy Educator in the nursery at Guide Dogs of America.

Sara is a huge advocate of reward-based, fear-free training methods. Her experience has taught her that this not only produces long-lasting changes in behavior and communication, but it’s fun and feels great for everyone! She makes it a priority to keep up on her education – some of her favorite recent courses were led by Dr. Chris Pachel, Michael Shikashio, and Dr. Amy Cook.

When Sara is not at work or continuing her education, she enjoys scary movies, cooking, and going to concerts. She loves spending time with her senior polydactyl cat, Thumbs, and lab, Moose. She holds a BFA in musical theatre and loves to bring song and dance into her work!

After many years supporting dogs and families, she’s joined the team at WSH to help pet parents build confidence, communication skills, and emotional resilience to develop and nurture their relationships with their furry family members. She strives to be a calm guide and make training fun and empowering for dogs and humans alike!

Dina Li

Training Assistant

Dina’s passion for dogs has grown from her nine years of experience working at animal shelters both on the kennel staff specializing in enrichment and as a volunteer. She focuses on supporting at risk, long-stay dogs. She has enjoyed fostering puppies and dogs.

As a training assistant at Where Sit Happens since 2025, Dina leads the Day School program. Dogs have fun playing with their doggy friends, go for walks, and get specialized one-on-one training. Training through game-centered positive reinforcement and offer a wide range of indoor and outdoor enrichment activities that are designed to build a dog’s confidence and problem solving skills. Our dogs are always happy to go home and take a long nap after Day School with Dina!

In order to help pet guardians form a deep connection with their companions, Dina is enrolled in the Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Professional program. She finished Phase 1 of the Shelter Playgroup Alliance‘s Behavior and Enrichment Academy and Resources program.

Other relevant coursework include: Trish McMillan and Sue Alexander. Shelter Dog Behavior Mentorship, Sindhoor Pangal’s BHARCS program in canine ethology and biopsychology, and Michael Shikashio and Trish McMillan’s Defensive Handling workshop.

Heidi Logie

Client Experience Specialist

Heidi is more commonly known as Winston’s mom at Where Sit Happens and frequently tells people that her dog has a better social life than she does! Heidi first joined the Where Sit Happens family with Winston as a client when the facility first opened. She signed up for what she thought would be a couple of weeks, maybe a month of basic training but once she realized how much fun she and Winston were having, she just never left.

Flash forward to June 2026, after a 33 year career in IT Major Incident Management with IBM and Kyndryl, Heidi decided it was time for a change and decided to sign on as an employee at Where Sit Happens. Now, on most days, you can find her either behind the desk or helping during classes. As she likes to say, her life has literally gone to the dogs and she’s loving it!

Heidi is an Oxford native and is married with two kids. Her daughter is a high school sophomore, and her son is a junior at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida. She is an avid fan of the New York Yankees and during the baseball season, if she’s not at Where Sit Happens, you will probably find her at Yankee Stadium. Aside from the Yankees, Heidi also enjoys UConn basketball, cooking, gardening and trail walking.