Steven Ashley, MS, MLS, ARM

Steven Ashley is a is former career (Michigan) law enforcement officer who ultimately decided to expand his horizons. Mr. Ashley, a member of MENSA, decided to further his education, and professional challenges, going on to complete undergraduate and graduate studies in Criminal Justice. 

    Steve has distinguished himself as a police policy analyst while working as a risk management specialist within the insurance industry. His "Police Pursuit Driving Continuum" is still an industry standard by which any other such devices would have to be measured against.

    Throughout the last decade, Steve has been a frequent speaker at ASLET annual conferences.  He also served as an adjunct staff instructor at a Detroit-area community college, as well as with Smith & Wesson Academy, where he was a co-instructor in the "Advanced Force & Control Instructor" program with Tom Aveni.

Chief Alex Fanfarillo, III BA

Alex is a 23-year police veteran, holding the rank of Chief with a New Jersey Police Department. He has a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Rowan University, and has served over 11 years as a member of a county SWAT Team, as an Operator, Team Leader, and currently the Operations Officer. Alex has maintained professional memberships in the NTOA, ASLET, and IALEFI.

Alex's background as a trainer includes instructor certifications in the use of force, ballistic shields, chemical munitions, aerosol systems restraint, less then lethal munitions, distraction devices, handcuffing, baton, sub-machine guns, law enforcement rifles, shotguns, and pistols. He has served as an adjunct instructor for the UPCO (Universal Propulsion Company), Smith & Wesson Firearms Company, and MSI / Federal Laboratory Companies.

Chief Gilbert DuVernay, MPA, CPP

Bert is the past Director of Smith & Wesson Academy, where he had been a staff member since 1990. He is a graduate of the Master of Public Administration Degree program at the University of Massachusetts and is a graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice.

 His background includes 27 years of police service, both fulltime and parttime, as well as six years of college teaching and security consultation. He is a police officer with the Hardwick and New Braintree (MA) Police Departments.

 He has been designated a Certified Protection Professional by the American Society of Industrial Security and is a member of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, the National and Ohio Tactical Officers Associations.