Our Instructors
At Personal Self-Defense Initiative, LLC, we are proud to have the following instructors on our staff. Collectively they represent in excess of 50 years of military and law enforcement experience.
 | Richard Ganey With more than 15 years in law enforcement and over a decade of hands-on tactical SWAT operations, Richard brings unparalleled real- world insight to his instruction—far beyond what classroom certifications or instructor courses alone can provide. Former US Marshals Service Member FBI Joint Terrorism Taskforce NRA Basic Pistol Instructor NRA Basic Rifle Instructor NRA Basic Shotgun Instructor NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home Instructor FDLE Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor FBI Certified Chemical Agent Instructor SWAT Less-Lethal Munitions Instructor SWAT Impact Weapons Instructor SWAT CQB Instructor 40+ years Martial Arts Training and Instruction |
 | Carlos Moreno USMC 0311 FDLE K Instructor NRA Basic Pistol Instructor NRA Defensive Pistol Instructor NRA PPOTH Instructor NRA PPITH Instructor NRA CCW Instructor NRA Rifle Instructor Less Lethal Instructor |
 | David Griffith British Special Forces (SAS – Retired) NRA Basic Pistol Instructor NRA Basic Rifle Instructor NRA Basic Shotgun Instructor NRA Defensive Pistol Instructor NRA CCW Instructor NRA PPOTH Instructor NRA PPITH Instructor Red Cross Advanced First Aid Instructor |
 | Carlos Cardona USCG Gunnery Instructor (Retired) NRA Basic Pistol Instructor NRA Defensive Pistol Instructor NRA PPOTH Instructor NRA PPITH Instructor NRA CCW Instructor NRA Basic Rifle Instructor NRA Basic Shotgun Instructor |
 | Jennifer Stanton PSDI Training Counselor NRA Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor NRA Basic Pistol Instructor NRA Defensive Pistol Instructor NRA PPOTH Instructor NRA PPITH Instructor NRA CCW Instructor NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Rangemaster Pistolcraft Instructor Rangemaster Advanced Pistol Instructor State of Florida D license Instructor |
All of staff are dedicated to instill the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes in order for you to feel safe and secure with your firearms be it for Security, Personal Protection or just general knowledge.