Monk, Lt. Col. Ed

With experience as a law enforcement officer (LEO), schoolteacher, Army officer, and firearms trainer, Ed Monk has researched and provided training on the Active Shooter threat for over 16 years. He has trained School Resource Officers and other LEOs, staffs of public schools (armed & unarmed), and armed church security teams on countering the Active Shooter. He has served as a consultant for school districts, churches, and businesses as they develop their policies, plans, and training for this threat. He has provided presentations on the Active Shooter threat to universities, schools, churches, law enforcement & government agencies, businesses, conferences (list below), and other audiences across the country. In 2007, Ed retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel and battalion commander after 24 years of active duty in the US, Europe, and Iraq. He then taught high school and served as a deputy sheriff in Kentucky. He now serves as a part-time police officer in Arkansas. Ed’s formal education includes a BS in US History from West Point, an MS in Adult Education from Kansas State University, and he is a graduate of the US Army’s Command & General Staff College. Ed has been a featured speaker on the Active Shooter topic at the below conferences: -National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Conference 2023 -Rangemaster Tactical Conference 2018-2024 -International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Association (ILEETA) Conference 2021-2024 -Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Conference 2020 -Lethal Force Conference 2021-2022 -National Safe Schools Conference 2021 -Wyoming Association of School Resource Officers (WYASRO) Conference 2022 -2023 -Mississippi Association of School Resource Officers (MAASRO) Conference 2023 -Texas State Rifle Association Annual Meeting 2023 -Texas Handgun Association Annual Meeting 2023 -Texas Church Security Coalition Conference 2023 -USCCA Expo 2021 -Faith Based Security Network Conference 2022-2023 -Campus Safety Conference 2023 -A Girl & A Gun National Conference 2024 -Arkansas Healthcare Association Conference 2022 Ed has been invited to speak at these future conferences: -International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) Conference 2024 -International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference 2024 -Safe School Conference 2024 [Anaheim, CA] -Lethal Force Conference 2024 -Kansas Juvenile Officers Association Conference 2024 -Strategos Christian Protectors Conference 2024 -Security Leaders Coalition Conference 2024