Ines de Pablo
Chief Wag'N Officer at Wag'N Enterprises, LLC
You will be hard-pressed to find a more energetic and knowledgeable safety and preparedness expert and advocate than our Founder and Chief Wag'N Officer (CWO), Ines de Pablo. Our CWO holds a Masters Degree in Risk, Crisis & Emergency Management from the prestigious George Washington University in Washington D.C. and has since then acquired extensive field training experiences and achievements.
Her extensive background in the field of emergency management, law enforcement training, EMS, risk mitigation, continuity of operations for businesses and pet safety give her the leading edge in the pet safety industry.
Prior to starting the Wag'N Enterprises, LLC. Pet Safety Gear & Services brand, Ines had acquired a substantial background in the safety & security industry. Her safety oriented career started in 1999 while working at a Washington DC-based emergency management company. It was there where Ines learned tactical skills, and provided marksmanship and defensive driving training to law enforcement and government agencies. Those skills led to the creation of The Emergency Management Network.
With refined skills in her grasp, Ines was deeply moved by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the lack of preparedness which resulted in the unnecessary death and abandonment of roughly 600,000 pets. It was this shocking and unfortunate event that propelled Ines to apply her expertise to educate pet parents, respond to the need for pet preparedness protocols and the need for effective tools to assist in pet emergency mitigation. It marked the beginning of WagʼN Enterprises, LLC the first and only dedicated Pet Emergency Management Company in the World.
Ines holds pertinent certifications as Technical Animal Rescue Technician, American Humane: Disaster Sheltering for Companion Animals, American Humane Basic Animal Emergency Services Training, Humane Society's "Dog Bite Prevention for Law Enforcement & Other First Responders", Humane Society's "Interpreting Animal Behavior for Safe Handling", Red Cross Pet First Aid for Dogs and Cats, Pet First Aid Instructor with Pet Tech Inc., Fairfax County (VA) Community Emergency Response Team Level II. Ins also certified in several FEMA courses such as IS-1, IS-5a, IS-10, IS-11, IS-100a, IS-200a, IS-230, IS-317, IS-546a, IS-547a, IS-548, IS-700a, IS-800b