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)

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M.E. Heald (Maggy)

Minnesota (St. Cloud)

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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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Sheena Williams

Oregon

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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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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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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

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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.


 

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