Resolution Group International (RGI) - Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution, Values & Ethics Training, Military Combatives, Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics.

RGI Speaker Bios

Jack Hoban
Lecturer/Speaker/Instructor
Leadership, Ethics, Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution, Martial Arts

Mr. Hoban is a businessman, speaker, writer and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). He has led over 500 workshops and seminars around the world. He has addressed the FBI, universities, and other government and private organizations on ethics and martial arts over the last two decades. His presentations are interactive, informative and entertaining. His business and military experiences, as well as an extensive 30-year background in martial arts, give him a unique and interesting perspective. More....

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Stephen K. Hayes
Speaker/Instructor
Leadership, Tibetan Mind Sciences, Martial Arts

Mr. Hayes, Founder of To-Shin Do Martial Arts and an inductee into the Black Belt Hall of Fame, has spent his entire adult life in the study of the Asian martial arts and spiritual traditions, living and traveling throughout North America, Japan, Europe, the Arctic, China, Tibet, Nepal, and India. He travels the world as teacher, seminar leader, and lecturer, inspiring others by translating his extensive background in martial arts and meditation into practical lessons for handling the pressures, uncertainties, and stresses of life.

Carey ("Bud") Malmstrom
Speaker/Instructor
Law Enforcement and Military Tactics, Martial Arts

Mr. Malmstrom, a former US Marine Sergeant and black belt martial artist, attended the Public Safety Training Institute and became a P.O.S.T. certified police officer in Georgia, as well as a certified police instructor of Defensive Tactics, Mechanics of Arrest, and Firearms. He graduated from the Executive Protection Institute in Virginia in 1995 and received his credentials as a certified Executive Protection Specialist. Bud has been the detail leader and an agent for details domestically and abroad. In 1992 he was invited to join the President's Council on Physical Fitness in Atlanta representing Law Enforcement. He is Basic SWAT qualified and was lead instructor for a course on Immediate Takedowns during dynamic entry of SWAT teams.

Geoff Metcalf
Speaker/Instructor
Leadership, Current Events

Mr. Metcalf is an author, columnist, former national syndicated radio talk show host and popular speaker. Metcalf has an extensive media and management background in radio, television, newspapers, magazines and the Internet. In addition to his global writing audience, he has worked in several major markets (including New York City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and Dallas). His weekly opinion columns (over 600) are seen in NewsMax, FamilySecurityMatters, NewsWithViews and other news sites.

George Thompson Speaker/Instructor Leadership, Verbal Judo	Dr. Thompson ("Doc Rhino") is the President and Founder of the Verbal Judo Institute. Over the last 26 years, he has personally trained more than 700,000 individuals in Tactical Communications -- a program he developed in 1983 for defusing conflict and redirecting behavior with words. Doc has a B.A. from Colgate University (1963), a Masters and Doctorate in English from the University of Connecticut (1972), and has completed post-doctoral work at Princeton University in Rhetoric & Persuasion (1979). He has written and published four books on Tactical Communications. More....

Craig Gray	Craig Gray is a businessman, speaker, trainer and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for numerous law enforcement agencies, including the West Michigan Criminal Justice Training Consortium, the Allegan County Sheriff's Department, and many others. Craig is responsible for creating the MCOLES (Michigan Commission of Law Enforcement Standards) approved Self Defense for Law Enforcement Training Program. He is an adjunct instructor for hand to hand combatives and warrior ethics at the Homeland Security and Protective Services Academy.
Bruce Gourlie	Bruce Gourlie is a Special Agent of the FBI who has been certified as both a Firearms and General Police Instructor. Mr. Gourlie has written published articles on the subject of Law Enforcement Ethics and Leadership. Mr. Gourlie is a former U.S. Army Infantry officer and a long time practitioner of the martial arts.
Joe Lau, RN	Joseph Lau, RN is an emergency room nurse and long-time practitioner of martial arts. He has taught workshops on Dr. Robert L. Humphrey's Dual Live Value Theory in the U.S. and Japan. Joe was also the Senior Instructor for many years at the Tom Brown Tracker School. Joe is a member of the Emergency Nurses Association and the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
Arthur Mark	Arthur D. Mark is a veteran detective with nearly 20 years experience in a large metropolitan police department. He has numerous awards and citations and served in an elite plainclothes gun unit for many of those years. Based upon his experiences, Mr. Mark has developed an effective street smart communication style that those in the protector professions can utilize to facilitate more peaceful outcomes when dealing with conflict. Mr. Mark has also been an avid student and teacher of traditional Japanese martial arts for over 30 years.
Brian Pensak	Brian K. Pensak is a retired 30 year veteran of the United States Marine Corps. An infantry Marine with combat, Foreign Military Exchange Program, and Marine Security Guard tours in over 20 countries. He is Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Instructor Trainer and Subject Matter Expert (SME). He currently serves as the Executive Officer, Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. An eternal student, the Sergeant Major continues to learn from, and teach Values, Leadership, and Mentoring to Marines and others.
James Shanahan	James Shanahan is a decorated veteran detective with nearly thirty years of experience. He currently serves as the senior instructor of one of the largest police departments in the country. He holds advanced certification and is a subject matter expert (SME) on teaching the use of force with a specialization in less lethal options, as well as non-physical techniques aimed at resolving conflict. He teaches Critical Incident Stress Management, Mediation, Criminal Investigation and Hostage Negotiation. He has taught throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean including military personnel assigned to Guantanamo Bay Cuba, West Point, Annapolis and other select venues. James is a member of the adjunct faculty of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is an accomplished film, TV and off-Broadway actor. Additionally, he is a lifelong practitioner of traditional Japanese martial arts.
Joe Shusko	Joseph C. Shusko is a decorated veteran who served the United States Marine Corps for over 30 years. An accomplished aviator who spent the majority of his career flying helicopters. While serving as a White House Liaison Officer (WHLO) at HMX-1, he was designated a Presidential Helicopter Pilot under the Reagan Administration. In August of 2003 he assumed command of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence. He is now serving as the Deputy Director, Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence overseeing the Corps Martial Arts Program. He is a Stafford Sheriff Department volunteer Officer. He has taught "Values" throughout the United States and abroad. He has been instructing and participating in martial arts and physical fitness since the early 1970's.
Mike Woerner	Mike Woerner is a Senior Inspector for the US Marshals Service, he has run the Fugitive Task force/tactical team in Upstate NY for the last 10 years. He has over thirty years in the Martial Arts, the last 20 in the Bujinkan. Mike is the lead Defensive Tactics instructor for the US Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task force.

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