2024 Boundless Ambassador

2024 Boundless Ambassador

Tessa Trusner, the 2024 Boundless Ambassador.

Who is the Boundless Ambassador?

Each year, the BJAC directors hand-pick the Boundless Ambassador, a North American agility junior handler who embodies BJAC’s core values, including–but not limited to–good sportsmanship, kindness, inclusion, grit, and determination. The Boundless Ambassador is a junior handler who we believe is capable of changing the culture of agility for the better and deserves support in doing so. 

This prestigious program offers the Ambassador a one-year contract during which a sizable portion of their competition/training fees are covered by BJAC. He/she/they also receive(s) the opportunity to sit in on/participate in BJAC Board meetings, allowing for the opportunity to develop valuable connections within the North American agility community and beyond and to receive mentorship from both the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board. The Boundless Ambassador is also given the opportunity to share their own ideas with the Board to improve North American Junior Agility, and to potentially have those ideas funded and brought to life by BJAC. They also receive a prepaid spot at one BJAC camp of their choosing during their year-long contract.

2024 Boundless Ambassador:

Tessa Trusner

About Tessa

Tessa is a 16-year-old junior handler from Virginia. She started agility in late 2020 with her family dog, Molina, an Australian Shepherd mix. Tessa has attended Boundless Junior Agility Camp three times and will be attending for her fourth time in August of 2024.

Tessa has competed internationally on multiple occasions, representing the US at JOAWC 2022, WAO 2023, and soon, WAO 2024. She has won multiple national and international medals with her dogs, including 2023 WAO Gamblers Bronze, 2023 WAO Juniors Bronze, and the 2023 US Open Junior Award (first AND third place with her two dogs!).

Tessa was selected to be the first Boundless Ambassador because of her determination and skill, but even more so because of her kindness and inclusivity. She is working hard to make the agility community, and particularly the junior handler agility community, a more generous and patient place. She also holds a strong desire to increase the level of competitiveness of North American Agility by prioritizing ISC cups and UKI-style courses.

Find out more about Tessa in her interview below.