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The following is a listing of the faculty members' photos and biographies. Please refer to the contact section for their email addresses.

Steve Caballero, Ed.D.
President and Founder

  • BA - Criminal Justice;
  • MA - Education;
  • Doctorate - Education;
  • USMC - Korea (1952), Vietnam (1968), Military Police Combat Veteran;
  • 5th Degree Blackbelt Kodokan Judo & Kenpo Karate - 1964 Olympic Competitor;
  • Grandmaster California Police Combat Association;
  • 17 Years' Law Enforcement;
  • Executive Protection for Governor Reagan;
  • Detective Sergeant, El Dorado County Sheriff's Department, Placerville, California;
  • Published "e;Police Psychological Stress" (1978);
  • Program Developer in Administration of Justice, Sierra College;
  • Faculty Member CSU Sacramento and two other colleges;
  • Advisory Committee Member Bureau of Security and Investigative Services for Firearms and Baton and Powers to Arrest;
  • Expert Witness - Escalation of Force;
  • Commission on Peace Officer's Standard and Training, (P.O.S.T.) State of California; certified instructor and Proctor for Arrest, Search & Seizure, Firearms and Restraint Tactics.



Peggy Seaman-Caballero
School Administrator

  • American Red Cross Certified Adult CPR/First Aid instructor;
  • U.C.D. ABA Certified Paralegal.



Jerry Miller
Administrator/Instructor

  • USMC 1970-1972;
  • B.S.I.S. Firearms Instructor License No. 1638;
  • Security Officer;
  • P.O.S.T. Law Enforcement Training;
  • Business Administrator - 5 years;
  • CPR/First Aid and Child/Infant American Red Cross certified.



George Larrabee
Instructor

In Loving Memory of a Good Man,
Rest Well Old Friend,
You Earned it, OORAH.
Semper Fi.


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David DeMello
Instructor

  • Fire Prevention Officer - 11 years with Sacramento Fire Department;
  • Forensic Firefighter;
  • Arson Investigator;
  • Member of the California Conference of Arson Investigators;
  • Member of the Sacramento Sierra Arson Task Force;
  • NCAA College Soccer Referee.



Mitchell Walker
Instructor/Admin. VP

  • 15 Years Law Enforcement, Correctional Officer Solano County Sheriff Dept;
  • 5 years Jail Training Officer;
  • 5 years Fire and Life Officer for Correctional Facilities;
  • C.S.T.A. Comprehensive (400hrs) Course Graduate;
  • BPPVE Certified Instructor ( COAFS-06-384945);
  • B.S.I.S. Baton Instructor ( Lic. No. TIB1623);
  • P.O.S.T. Firearms Instructor (Lic. No. 2970-21640-04003);
  • S.T.C. Firearms Instructor (Lic. No. 0128-011513);
  • B.S.I.S. Firearms Instructor ( Lic. No. TIF1768);
  • IDPA Competitive Shooter.



Ken Gosling
Administrator/H.R. Instrutor, VP

  • 20+ Years in Security, UK, Europe and USA;
  • 6 yrs K9, 7 yrs Mobile Patrols;
  • 4 yrs Running Own Company in UK + Europe;
  • EP for various artistes, bands etc;
  • Live Broadcast program cover for various UK TV companies;
  • Provided "On Location" Security and Policing for Film & TV Companies;
  • 8yrs Union Rep' for TGWU ( UK);
  • 15 yrs Management/HR;
  • Original Training by UK Police;
  • C.S.T.A. Comprehensive Graduate;
  • B.P.P.V.E. Aproved Instructor (Lic. No. COAFS-06-385265).



Dave Calkins
Associate Instructor

  • AA - Criminal Justice, Sierra College 1993;
  • USMC(R) - Military Instructor;
  • USMC(R) - Operation Desert Storm(Iraq/ Kuwait) (1991);
  • USAF(R) - Security Forces (Military Police) (2003 - Present);
  • 3 time Medallist for Wrestling, California Police/Fire Summer Games;
  • 10 Years Law Enforcement;
  • Intermediate P.O.S.T. Certificate;
  • Member - CNOA (California Narcotics Officer Association);
  • Expert Witness - Narcotics;
  • Certified (NSTI) Verbal Self-Defense;
  • Certified (HSS International) Advanced Police Defensive Tactics;
  • Certified (HSS International) Domestic Terrorism Awareness;
  • Certified (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security) Terrorism Counteraction/Interdiction;
  • Celebrity Executive Protection Specialist (Golden Globe Awards, Academy Awards, etc.).

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