Instructors

Meet the Board of Directors

Tammy Yard-McCracken, Psy.D.LPC

CEO / President

Meet Tammy

M.E. Heald

VP / Treasurer

Meet Maggy

Allison DiRienzo

Secretary

Meet Allison

Kasey Keckeisen

Position-At-Large

Meet Kasey

Tia Keck

Professional Support

Meet Tia

Browse By Region

Click on a section of the map to browse the instructors by region.

North America

Tammy Yard-McCraken

Mid-Atlantic Region

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Lisa Abbott

Nevada

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Kasey Keckeisen

Minnesota (Ramsey County)

[email protected]

M.E. Heald (Maggy)

Minnesota (St. Cloud)

[email protected]

Tia Keck

South Carolina

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Check Freedman

Northern Virginia

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Bill Jensen

Northern Virginia

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Amy Maxwell

Northern Virginia

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Dawn Forrest-Armstrong

Arizona

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Bob Boston (LEO)

Idaho

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Lisa McEwan (LEO)

St. Cloud State University, Minnesota

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Yi Lynne Weber

Delaware

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Debora Ocloo (LEO)

St. Cloud Police Department, Minnesota

point of contact STCPD Team

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Steve Fisher

Northern Virginia. Head instructor/owner Kore Self-Defense

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Linda Graetz (LEO)

University of Minnesota Department of Safety


Europe

Sarah MacLeod

Scotland, UK

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Curtis Bailey

England, UK

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Mary Stevens

England, UK

500Rising EU/UK Advisory Council

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Sarah Brendlor

England, UK

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EU/UK Advisory Council

*Linn Haraldsvik

Training Director, 500Rising

Scotland, UK

EU/UK Advisory Council

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*Dan Trailescu

Training Director, 500Rising

Sweden/Germany

EU/UK Advisory Council

[email protected]

Dave Wignall

East of England, United Kingdom

EU/UK Advisory Council

[email protected].

Antje Timmerman

Manchester, UK

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Jessica (Jess) Jones

Manchester Area, UK + travel

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South Asia

Mary Stevens

India

Mary is based in Oxfordshire UK area and provides annual training in India through nonprofit partnerships via a relational model.

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Africa

Amy Maxwell

Zambia

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Amy is based in the Northern Virgina/DC Metro area and provides training through nonprofit organizations in Zambia several times a year.


 

We stand on strong shoulders of women who have gone before us.

 


Only our Licensed Instructors are listed. For information on an Endorsed Colleague in your area, please contact our professional support board representative (Tia Keck).