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Steven C. Bronson:
Steven is the Director of Tactical Waterborne Operations (TWO) www.twoboatguy.com. He is on the Board of Directors for the National Swat Challenge and the 5.11 training alliance. Steven is an advisor to Police Magazine, Police Marksman, and several state tactical organizations. Steven can be e-mailed:
www.twoboatguy.com
ChiefBronson@aol.comJohn Giduck:
John Giduck is the president of the Archangel Group. He has a law degree and master’s degree in international affairs and Russian studies. He has trained with Russia’s elite Spetsnaz units for more than ten years. As part of his work with Archangel he is a tactical diving, hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor. John Giduck can be contacted through Archangel’s corporate website:
www.antiterrorconsultants.orgLarry Glick:
Larry Glick has over 30 years in the criminal justice field. After 11 years as the Executive Director of the NTOA, and the NTOA Foundation, Larry assumed a new and more focused role as the Training Director for the Abington Township Police Department, Montgomery County, PA. Larry recently formed the International Tactical Officers Training Association (ITOTA). The ITOTA mission is to provide officer safety and legal-liability risk management support to SWAT/tactical officers and teams. Larry lectures nationally on officer safety issues during training and high risk operations. You can visit the ITOTA website at:
www.itota.orgCarl R. Hospedales:
Carl served a successful twenty-two year career in the British Armed Forces, gaining experience in Anti-Terrorist operations, and completing tours around the world; including SF Operations, NATO and United Nations. He has been a Security & Aviation Consultant for over 25 years, providing security, training, management and design & analysis in the areas of: Firearms, Less-Lethal weapons, Anti-Terrorism, Executive/Dignitary Protection, Use of Force, Weapons of Mass destruction (WMD) / Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC) and Risk Analysis. Within Aviation, he provides management, and design & analysis in: Air Operations both fix wing and rotary, Aviation Safety & Security, Emergency Response and Electronic Communications. Currently, Carl consults, instructs, lectures, writes for International Police Services and Government agencies on Anti-Terrorism, Close Protection, Firearms, Body Armour and WMD, and is the Tactical Training and Equipment Consultant for the Michigan Tactical Officers Association. For more information, visit
www.mtoa.orgJeff Lee:
Jeff Lee is a professional trainer and consultant in martial arts, safety management and law enforcement. Although he has spent his adult life studying combat martial arts, Jeff was also a law enforcement officer for eleven years. During his tenor, his duties included: patrol, prosecutor liaison, drug investigations/strike force, SWAT and hand-to-hand combat instructor. Jeff has consulted and trained with several police and military special operation officers. In addition, Jeff serves as a pastor of a church.Rick Lopez:
Rick brings three decades of law enforcement experience to the table. He has spent much of his time in specialized units within the Los Angeles Police Department. Some of these include SWAT, gangs and narcotics. In addition to his work with LAPD Rick also teaches local and federal agencies in the art of manual breaching. Rick is responsible for developing a two part punch and pull system, which has been ten years in the making. Rick is currently a supervisor with a LAPD narcotics unit.
www.punchandpull.comBeth Pearce:
Beth is the author and administrator of www.voiceofthevictims.com
www.voiceofthevictims.comTrinka Porata:
Trinka is a retired detective from the Los Angeles Police Department. She provides training on club drugs (GHB, MDMA, ketamine, tryptamines, phenethylamines, LSD, etc.,), drug facilitated sexual assaults, prescription drug abuse, over-the-counter product abuse (such as DXM), and general drug abuse issues. Trinka is the President of ProjectGHB. For more information go to:
www.projectghb.org
Matt Sekela:
Matt is a 19 year member of law enforcement. He has 13 years of SWAT experience, with ten of them as a Team Leader. Matt has participated in hundreds of Tactical Operations in a number of different capacities. Matt is the co-founder of the British Columbia Tactical Officers Association and the Canadian representative for the Washington State Tactical Officers Association. Matt instructs on a number of courses including high risk warrant execution, hostage rescue, combat pistol, and high risk arrest. He has a number of instructor certifications and instructs regularly for the British Columbia Justice Institute. For more information, visit: www.sandbwarrantexecution.comScott Sheldon:
Scott is President of SERT Group International; a Los Angeles based consulting company specializing in tactical medical training for Special Operations personnel. His clients include military, law enforcement, and Homeland Security organizations, as well as approved foreign government security personnel. A frequent lecturer, he has published several articles on the subject of tactical medical response and incident management, as well as appearing in the video series “Street Smarts”. He began his EMS career in 1984, and currently serves as a SWAT paramedic with a local Sheriffs Department. He can be reached through his website at:
www.thesertgroup.com
SERTGROUPINTL@aol.comDuke Speed:
Duke is a Principal for Recon Training Concepts. He is a 20-year veteran (retired) of the U.S. Marine Corps with service in Force Recon, Division Recon, Infantry, Aviation, Special Operations Training, and Recruiting. He has served as a U.S. Federal Air Marshal Instructor, U.S. Navy Anti-Terrorism Instructor, and as a consultant for many organizations involved in the war against global terrorism. Recently, he returned from Iraq where he operated as a protective security detachment (PSD) member. He can be contacted at:
www.ReconTraining.com
reconfit@comporium.netJames Williamson:
James is Vice President of WorldWide Language Resources, Inc. (WWLR) is also a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves assigned to US Special Operations Command as a Counter-NarcoTerrorism officer. He is a veteran of Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Kosovo, Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), and Iraqi Freedom. Jamie has served with WWLR since its inception in 1995. He has managed hundreds of US and Host Nations interpreters in the US and overseas to include several combat zones. WWLR, headquartered in Rumford, Maine, currently staffs seventy employees and over 850 subcontractors deployed in twelve countries. Jaime can be reached at:
www.wwlr.comJason Winkle, Ph.D.:
Dr. Winkle is the Director of Combatives at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He is a martial artist of twenty-two years experience. Jason holds instructor rank in seven martial arts systems and is the founder of Martial Concepts, a nexus of approaches to the martial arts and combatives training and certification. Dr. Winkle has trained members of the United States elite Special Forces as well as numerous law enforcement agencies. He teaches close quarters combat, close quarters battle tactics, hostage response tactics, vehicle assault and vehicle ambush, crowd control tactics, and executive protection. Dr. Winkle has published in the areas of Combatives, Martial Arts, Fitness, and Leadership. You can contact Dr. Winkle through his website:
www.martialconcepts.comPatrick Lanham
Patrick Lanham is a freelance photographer based in St. Louis. For nearly 20 years, Patrick has been photographing law enforcement officers. Capturing the hard work and the dedication of the police force within a powerful photograph is what Patrick strives for and has been recognized for. Having two brothers and close friends in law enforcement have been a great motivational influence towards his endeavors.During the past several years Patrick has specifically worked with the St. Louis County police department’s SWAT, K-9 and air-support unit. His work is featured on their website and is used in promotional posters for fund raisers.
In addition to his law enforcement interest, Patrick also has a profound passion as a photographer of fine art. His work has been shown in numerous galleries throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area.
Visit Patrick's site at: http://lanhamphotography.com/