Tactical Training Academy

Greg is the founder of the Tactical Training Academy and best-selling author of Live Well. Die Well: Suffering and the Path Home, Forged Through Fire: Developing Preparedness for the Perilous Encounter, and the Bloodline of Kings saga. He brings extensive work experience as an emergency manager, security supervisor, and risk manager for local units of govern...

As a Master Instructor and Emergency Manager on the West Coast, Steve has shared empowering seminars with a variety of audiences, conducting advanced active shooter and violence mitigation programs in law enforcement, educational, medical, and business settings.

Dave is a proficient and motivating trainer, bringing a unique background of teaching experience within the public school system and law enforcement work.

Bud brings a security-specific lens to training and emergency preparedness services provided to TTA clients. As the former Vice President of Development for a WA State based security firm, Bud has overseen over 400 security personnel, and conducted security-specific site safety assessments at hundreds of private locations and government sites. Bud is also he...

Melissa started as the TTA's marketing and development coordinator. Through a decade of commitment to the TTA, she has become a high-level instructor in de-escalation, violence mitigation, and CQB applications. She brings over seven years conducting sales and marketing practices for non-profit organizations to the TTA team, along with a background in busines...

Stacey is a member of the TTA instructor cadre. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a BS in Psychology and a MA in Industrial Relations (emphasis in Sociology, Economics and Labor Law). While finishing her graduate degree she worked in Loss Prevention for McKay’s Markets. That experience created an interest in law enforcement, which she pursued...