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    Meet our Alumni: Melba Veléz-Ortiz

    Meet our Alumni: Melba Veléz-Ortiz

    FromCentral Bark: A Guide Dogs for the Blind Podcast

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    Meet our Alumni: Melba Veléz-Ortiz

    FromCentral Bark: A Guide Dogs for the Blind Podcast

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    Length:
    25 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 3, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this episode, Theresa is joined by GDB client and Alumni Board member, Melba Vélez-Ortiz. Melba talks about growing up in Puerto Rico, her passion for her career as a professor, and the transformative process of overcoming her fear of dogs and learning to communicate in new ways.
    Released:
    Jun 3, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (40)

    Central Bark shares the stories and conversations that make Guide Dogs for the Blind's life-changing mission so unique. Join our host, Theresa Stern, and special guests as they discuss how lives are changed every day through the special partnerships created between people, dogs and communities. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about our pups (from guide dog DNA to training techniques), and we’ll introduce you to the amazing people in our community, including clients, staff, volunteers and supporters.