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Jay Wadsworth is a retired law-enforcement professional with over 22 years of service, including 14 years in SWAT operations, and a recognized authority in tactical training and defensive tactics. A 3rd-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and former professional MMA fighter, he is the co-founder and Director of Combatives for Effective Fitness Combatives (EFC). Jay delivers science-driven fitness and combatives programs that elevate defensive-tactics training beyond current standards.

Michael Malpass is a retired Arizona law-enforcement officer who served from 1996–2022, with experience as a patrol officer, SWAT operator, tactical training instructor, and lead defensive tactics instructor at his department’s police academy. He is a national kickboxing champion, holds black belts in multiple karate systems, and has trained extensively in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, catch-as-catch-can wrestling, and sambo. An accomplished author on law-enforcement training, Michael holds multiple POST certifications and a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology, and is known for integrating modern neuroscience with tactical skills to create reality-based training systems for real-world force encounters.

Paul Sipe is a retired 30-year law enforcement veteran and the owner of Force Encounters Review, LLC, providing analysis and consulting on human factors in police use-of-force incidents. He holds a PhD in Human Systems Engineering from Arizona State University, with research focused on police use-of-force outcomes and Police Jiu-Jitsu. A former homicide detective with over a decade of experience, he has investigated officer-involved shootings and various death cases, contributing expertise to more than 36 OIS investigations, and previously served as an organized crime detective and wiretap case agent.

Sgt. Nick Harrison is a 17-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department, with eight years in patrol and nine years assigned to SWAT/SAU. He is an AZ POST and NTOA-certified instructor in less-lethal systems, chemical agents, defensive tactics, firearms, and carbine. Sgt. Harrison is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt. He integrates operational experience with proven training methods to deliver practical, officer-focused instruction.

Jason Louis is the CEO and co-founder of The Briefing Room and an active-duty patrol sergeant with over 22 years of law enforcement experience across patrol, custody, courts, investigations, special enforcement, and training assignments. He is a California POST–certified instructor in multiple disciplines including defensive tactics and previously served as the full-time In-Service Training Coordinator for a regional training center in Southern California. In addition to being a member of his agency’s use-of-force review board, Jason is also a certified Force Science Analyst, Enhanced Force Investigation Strategies Specialist, Gracie Survival Tactics Instructor, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Management. Through his work with The Briefing Room, he equips law enforcement supervisors with practical tools to reduce liability, strengthen morale, and sustain community trust.

Susan Lewis Simons is a nationally recognized expert on law enforcement and military stress, trauma, and resiliency. She is the founder of Under the Shield, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1992. Susan is a Board-Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and a Fellow with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She is also the creator of the only Stress Coach Certification in the U.S. specifically designed for law enforcement, military, and their families.

With over three decades of experience as a trainer, advocate, and speaker—including work at the FBI Academy in Quantico and with the U.S. Marine Corps—Susan brings real-world wisdom, clinical insight, and deep compassion to every presentation.

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