Stephanie began her career 15 years ago with the LAPD, where she patrolled high crime communities. In 2015, she earned a position as a tactical support team member of the elite Metropolitan Division where her duties included violent crime suppression, high-risk surveillance & warrant service, crowd management/riot control, dignitary/officer protection, counter-assault teams, anti-terrorism/active shooter response, and natural disaster evacuation and recovery efforts.
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In 2017, she lateraled to her current agency where she is currently assigned as a patrol officer and firearms instructor. ​Stephanie teaches firearms at her department, with a regional Sheriffs academy, at conferences nationwide, and privately under the MarishiTen and Raven Wing Limited banner. She also shoots competitively in various handgun shooting sports disciplines.
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She has trained with law enforcement at the local, state, and federal level. She is a POST certified instructor (handgun, shotgun, rifle, red dot sight, single action pistol) and has attended the FBI Firearms Instructor Course, LAPD Handgun Instructor Training School (HITS), Modern Samurai Project RDS Instructor Course, Sig Sauer Academy Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor Course, and the Santa Paula PD Firearms Instructor and Rifle Instructor Course.
Stephanie is a life-long student and continues to train regularly to improve herself and others. She's trained with many instructors but her teaching style is mainly shaped by friends and mentors such as Scott Jedlinski, Tim Herron, AJ Zito, and Thang Huynh.
Josh is a Patrol Sergeant with 16 years of experience at a large southern California Sheriff's Department. Josh previously worked as a Deputy in the jails and on patrol. In 2015, he was able to join his love for firearms and law enforcement as a full-time Firearms Instructor and Lead Rifle Instructor. He left the Firearms Training Unit in 2022 for a promotion to the rank of Sergeant but still teaches in-service and academy personnel at the regional training academy.
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Josh is a POST certified firearms instructor (handgun, shotgun, rifle, red dot sight, single action pistol) and has attended the FBI Firearms Instructor Course, LASD Firearms Instructor School (top shot), Modern Samurai Project RDS Instructor Course, and the Sig Sauer Academy Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor Course.
Josh has trained with instructors such as Scott Jedlinski, Tim Herron, AJ Zito, JJ Racaza, Jerry Barnhart, Travis Haley, and Scott Reidy (Sig Sauer Academy).
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Josh is an avid competitive shooter and participates in USPSA, ICORE, and law enforcement matches.
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He holds armorer certifications from Staccato, Glock, Smith and Wesson, and Colt.
