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Brian Stover is a 31 year police veteran, currently a sergeant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He has previous experience with state, county and municipal police agencies in Illinois. Brian's areas of expertise include officer survival, firearms, less-lethal weapons, defensive tactics, baton and use-of-force. He is a court recognized expert in areas such as baton use, firearms training, and use-of-force. He has appeared on television as a use-of-force expert and on individual protection. Sergeant Stover has been involved in the training of law enforcement officers since 1978. He a member of the Advisory Board for Police magazine, and was a member of the Advisory Board for Police Marksman for ten years. He is a consultant for Calibre Press and is the author of numerous articles and has contributed to several police texts. Brian is a charter member of ASLET, the vice chairman of the ASLET Firearms Committee, and ASLET's California State Director. He is also a member of NTOA and other law enforcement organizations.

Lou Ann has been in law enforcement since 1990 and currently works for the patrol division of the Van Buren Township Police Department, Michigan. She has experience in undercover narcotics and prostitution operations including a temporary assignment with a DEA Task Force. Lou Ann is a certified defensive tactics instructor in a variety of disciplines. She instructs locally and nationally in the areas of officer survival, firearms and tactics to include presentations at ASLET, IALEFI, ILLETA and IPMBA. Lou Ann has written articles published in the area of firearms training that have appeared in police publications including; Law and Order, The Firearms Instructor and Police Marksman. She is a consultant and presenter with Calibre Press and PoliceOne.com and currently serves on IALEFI's Board of Directors. She holds a BA degree in Criminal Justice Administration and MA in Human Performance Technology and Instructional Design from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.