About Middle Tennessee Firearms Training

 I am the lead instructor and owner.  While enjoying my hobby with firearms, I discovered a passion to teach others. My training includes learning under some of the best instructors in the business. After obtaining my criminal justice degree, I focused on family. I have three awesome kids, and a wonderful wife. They have been a tremendous inspiration and support that has allowed me to pour into others. 

Training and Firearms Background:

• NRA Basic Pistol Instructor Certified
• USCCA Firearms Instructor Certified
• Range Safety Officer Certified
• Tennessee Certified Instructor 
• Tactical Combat Casualty Care Certified D-Dey Response Group
• Stop the Bleed Certified 
• Criminal Justice Degree
• Alumni of Citizen's Safety Academy- NRA Basic Pistol
• Alumni of Patriot Training's Essential Pistol led by Clay Howell
• Alumni of Patriot Training's Instructor Certification led by Clay Howell
• Alumni of Patriot Training's Expert Rifleman led by Clay Howell
• Two-Time Graduate of CarryTrainer's S12 event, led by Mickey Schuch
• Pistol Training Zee Durham
• Carbine 1 CQB & Carbine 2 Positional -Zee Durham 
• Completed "Incident Response" with Sproles Shooting Instruction
• Warrior Poet Society Pistol 2 
• Warrior Poet Society - Long Distance Patrol Class
• "Countering the Mass Shooter Threat" Certified USCCA
• "Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals" Certified USCCA
• Completed Defensive Pistol series Royal Range USA.
• Completed Urban Rifle series Royal Range USA. 
• Casual competition shooter in IDPA

 As a Certified Nurse-Midwife for over ten years and a mother of three young children, my goals as an NRA Basic Pistol Instructor are to remove barriers, such as intimidation and stereotyping of women, and promote women's education and training with firearms, therefore empowering women in new and different ways. I bring a vast nursing and medical background to my role as a firearms instructor as a Registered Nurse, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and Certified Nurse-Midwife with current certifications in Basic Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, and Tactical Combat Casualty Care. My desire is for women to feel comfortable, knowledgeable, and safe around firearms and to be able to confidently defend themselves and their loved ones should a critical moment arise.