Instructors
Lou Ann Hamblin
Lou Ann has been in law enforcement since 1990 and currently works for the patrol division of a Michigan-based police department. Lou Ann has had many roles during her law enforcement career to include uniform patrol, bike patrol, undercover narcotics and prostitution operations, and a temporary assignment with a DEA Task Force. She holds a Master's degree in Human Performance Technology and Instructional Design from University of Michigan.
Lou Ann specializes in training female officers, and is a certified firearms and defensive tactics instructor in a variety of disciplines. She is a Team One Network adjunct instructor and Master Pistol Instructor. She instructs locally and nationally in the areas of instructor development, training for specialty units and officer survival to include presentations at: The American Society for Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET), The International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), The International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA), and The International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI), conferences. Lou Ann also serves on the Board of Directors for IALEFI and was named ILEETA's "Iron Cop" for 2009 conference.
Lou Ann authored the "Firearms Training" chapter in IPMBA's Complete Guide to Public Safety Cycling 2nd edition has authored many articles in Law and Order, Police Marksman, IALEFI'S "Firearms Instructor" and the IPMBA Newsletter. She currently serves on advisory boards for PoliceOne.com, Redman, AIS and is a consultant and presenter with Calibre Press Women's Street Survival Seminars, of which she co-wrote.
Lou Ann is a part-time faculty member with the Washtenaw Community College Police Academy specializing in physical skills and proctors the MCOLES physical agility pre-test.
louann@loukatactical.com
Kathleen D. Vonk
Kathleen Vonk has been a certified police officer in the state of Michigan since 1988. She is an adjunct instructor for Team One Network teaching officer survival skills courses, and has taught survival and pistol courses for Heckler & Koch International Training Division (H&K).
She designed and implemented the Police Wellness Instructor Course for the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards, for which she is a subject matter expert, consultant and instructor-trainer. She is a part-time faculty member of the Washtenaw Community College (WCC) in Ann Arbor Michigan, and has been the primary fitness instructor for the WCC Police Academy since 2001. She is a certified firearms instructor, H&K Pistol Instructor, RedMan Simulation Training Instructor, Simunition Supervisor, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist(CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Health Promotion Director by the Cooper Institute, and is an FTO for her agency. She is a former NCAA Division I and II athlete in the sports of volleyball and softball.
She earned a BS in Exercise Science(Suma Cum Laude) and a BA in Criminal Justice (Magna Cum Laude). Since 1993 she has been a certified police cyclist, International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) Certified Police Cyclist Instructor, and certified League of American Bicyclist (LAB) Instructor. She served on the IPMBA Governing Board and Education Committee for eight years to include the positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary, and At-Large. In 2004 she consulted with and wrote the "Model Policy" and "Concepts and Issues" publication for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) regarding police mountain bike patrol, which is still being disseminated by the IACP today. She has taught at IPMBA's international conference since 1995 to include the Night Ops Firearms and Tactics Course (NO FAT), Survival Tactics and Advanced Riding Skills Course (STARS), Advanced Police Cyclist Course, and the Basic Police Cyclist Course.
She helped in the development and implementation of the former three courses as well as IPMBA's EMS and Security Cyclist Courses. She has published numerous articles in many national and international publications regarding police cycling, officer survival, firearms and tactics, fitness, and police performance under stress, and she has presented these subjects at many state, national, and international conferences since 1995, including IALEFI, ASLET, IPMBA, OTOA, MCOLES and the NSCA. Her work on heart rate and police performance under stress is highlighted in Ken Murray's Training at the Speed of Life as well as Michael Asken's Mindsighting: Mental Toughness for Police Officers in High Stress Situations. Kathy authored two chapters in IPMBA's Complete Guide to Public Safety Cycling 2nd Ed. titled "Basic Nutrition" and "Basic Physical Fitness."
kathyvonk@loukatactical.com
Beverly Price:
Beverly has been employed with the City of Burnsville, Minnesota since 1993 and is currently assigned to the Multi-Housing Unit. She has many years in the patrol division, Crime Prevention and assists the Street Crimes Unit. She has taught in-service defensive tactics and firearms and has served as an FTO for her agency. Beverly is a Medal of Valor recipient honored by her agency for her heroic efforts in an officer involved shooting incident.
Beverly is a certified instructor in handgun, shotgun, and AR-15, and an armorer for a variety of weapon systems including: Glock, Remington 870, and DPMS AR-15. She has served as a firearms instructor at the local police academy and has instructed privately for The Association of Training Officers of Minnesota (ATOM) and International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, Inc. (IALEFI) in the area of female specific firearms training. Beverly is also an adjunct instructor for Team One Network.
Beverly is a member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, Inc. (IALEFI), and has attended their annual conferences. She is also an active member of the Minnesota Association of Women Police (MAWP), and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA). Beverly was a co-developer and presenter of an "in-the-schools" anti-shoplifting program (S.M.A.R.T. Students Made Aware of Retail Theft) which has received local and national recognition.
Dorcia Meador
Dorcia is a retired Fort Worth Police Officer with 31 years of service at FWPD in Fort Worth, Texas. The last 14 years she served as the department's range master. There she supervised twelve officers and one civilian. Her expertise is called upon during the investigations of all officer involved shootings, department weapon and equipment selection and evaluation.
Dorcia holds many state and national shooting titles to include the 4-time women's NRA's champion honors. She also holds 5 national records for police pistol combat competitions, 5 in the 1500 PPC revolver and 4 national records in Police Pistol Combat semi-auto. Dorcia is also a Texas Police Olympic shooting champion. This list of shooting accomplishments is not inclusive.
Dorcia has been teaching firearms since 1985 and holds instructor certifications in a variety of weapon systems to include handgun, shotgun, submachine gun and rifle. She also holds instructor certifications in Force on Force Training, defensive tactics and fitness to include attending the proclaimed F.B.I. Physical Fitness & DT Instructor School. She has trained at facilities such as Blackwater Training Center, H and K, Smith and Wesson, Beretta, NRA, and many more.
Dorcia is considered by the industry as one of the best female police shooters in the United States.
Dawn Reisinger
Dawn has been a certified law enforcement officer in the State of Florida since 2000. She is currently employed with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa, FL. Dawn was promoted to Corporal 2009. Dawn's police experience includes duties as a Field Training Officer and is also assigned to the department's training division which includes training newly hired cadets as well as the highly acclaimed SOT (Sheriff's Orientation Training) which is a highly structured two week live in program designed to introduce the sheriff's office mission and values, firearms and physical skills training to new cadets.
Dawn has taught in-service defensive tactics and firearms extensively for the last four years. She is among a cadre of instructors who facilitated active shooter training for the entire Sheriff's office consisting of 1,200 deputies. She also is a low light and laser sight instructor with her agency.
Dawn is an adjunct instructor for the local community police academy in the areas of general subjects, defensive tactics, driving, and firearms. She holds a master's degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Leo University. Dawn can be reached at dmr5596@yahoo.com.