Transition Drill

Tami Sharp grew up in very small town in Washington State and her dad was the town's only Deputy Sheriff. Her dad operated from their house, so she grew up listening to the radio, having people coming to her house, and going on ride-a-longs as early as she can remember. From her father’s experiences and the stories he shared with her confirmed she did want to be a cop, but she was drawn to help police officers. Today, Tami is the co-founder of Law Enforcement Coaching and has combined her life experience with professional training to cultivate a program that understands the multi-faceted layers and different dynamics associated with a life in Law Enforcement. Tami holds a degree in Transformational Psychology and is certified in Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Reiki Energy Work, and Life Coaching. She is currently working towards her Doctorate in Metaphysical Science. Tami is passionate about helping people find balance and joy in their lives. She takes great pride in honoring her father’s memory and continues to use his legacy as her guiding star when embarking on the creation and development of Law Enforcement Coaching.

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Riyadh Al Ahmady is better known by his nickname “Johnny Walker.” Having served in the Iraqi Army during the Gulf War, in 2003 with his country in turmoil and struggling to find work to provide for his family he began working as an interpreter with the U.S. Army. After showing himself to be someone who got after it, he was recommended to work with the Navy SEALs. Going out on hundreds, if not thousands, of missions with the SEALs he proved himself to be more than an interpreter, he was a brother. He achieved the honor of being able to wear the Trident without having gone through BUD/S training. In 2009, after he was identified as an enemy of Islam and his family’s safety was threatened, he and his family fled Iraq with the help of his brother SEALs. Today is a U.S. citizen. His life and stories of missions he went on with the SEALs are chronicled in the book he co-authored, Codename: Johnny Walker.

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Butch Hildebrand transitioned from the Marine Corps but took the skills he learned to further his entrepreneurship. After graduating college, Butch enlisted and served almost 10 years in the Marine Corps. When he got out he did not have clear plans for his future. He followed job opportunities that came along, which lead him to being his own boss. Today he is self employed broker of services and an entrepreneur. 

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Eric Barrera did not have the best transition from the military. Eric served in the Marine Corps for 4 years after high school. Addiction issues lead to him being homeless. He eventually went to rehab, where he not only turned his life around, he was offered the ability to help others better their lives. Today he is a lead peer navigator with Healthcare in Action, a team of medical professionals offering medical care and encouraging addiction treatment for the homeless in Los Angeles. Eric also found running as a means of improving his health after rehab. Additionally, he now volunteers with the Skid Row Running Club to help improve the lives of those who are on the verge of homelessness and addiction.  Eric’s story isn’t the one of fairy tales and children’s books, but I’m honored he was willing to share it.

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Wallace “Wally” Fanene made the transition from active military to living with disabilities. Wally served 8 years in the Army with 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He had two combat deployments; Afghanistan 2003 to 2004 and Iraq from 2006 to 2007. During his deployment in Iraq, Wally knelt on an IED which detonated taking large portions of his right arm and right leg. He earned the Purple Heart, and the Army Commendation Medal with V-Device. After almost a 2-year rehab, Wally was medically retired in 2009 but he has not slowed down, he embraces being a full-time dad, he got back on a surfboard, he does Jiu Jitsu, gets in the gym regularly, and also took up hunting.

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Mark Garrett made a transition from a law enforcement career to the private sector. Mark spent 30 years with the California Highway Patrol and retired as a Chief in 2020. During his career he worked various patrol duties, investigative and administrative assignments throughout the CHP’s Southern Division Today he is the director of security for a large financial institution. Prior to and during his time with the CHP, Mark was a member of the United States National Cycling Team.  He won four United States Elite National Championship titles, and competed in the 2002 World Para Championships, where he and his blind female partner earned two World Championship titles on the tandem bicycle in Augsburg, Germany.

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Jason Tuschen enlisted in the Navy in 1990. In 1992, he successfully completed Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S) training and was assigned to SEAL Team THREE. After multiple deployments, he was selected for assignment to Naval Special Warfare Development Group, where he served as an operator and later a leader of an assault force. In December of 2001, he took an assignment as an instructor at the Naval Special Warfare Center and spent the next two years teaching tactics to future SEAL operators and leaders. Upon completion of that assignment, he transferred to SEAL Team SEVEN where he was the senior enlisted advisor of the task force responsible for leading the team through pre-deployment training and a follow-on deployment to Baghdad, Iraq. Upon return from that deployment, he was promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer and put in charge of First Phase at BUD/S. After a successful tour at BUD/S, he spent the next decade in executive leadership positions throughout Naval Special Warfare. His career culminated at Naval Special Warfare Group ONE (NSWG-1) where he served as the Command Master Chief, responsible for 2000 personnel, four SEAL Teams and five ancillary commands focused on executing National Security Strategy in the Middle East, South East Asia, and the Korean Peninsula. In 2018 Jason retired after a 27-year career in the military. Along with retired SEAL Command Master Chief Jason Torey, they founded Randori INC to help develop the leaders and cultures of organizations. After being an advisor to the CEOs of tech startup Sylabs, in April 2020 he took over as CEO of Sylabs Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Administration and Management from Excelsior College and a Master of Science in Management from the American College of Financial Services. Jason has been happily married for 20 years to his wife Marijo and raised two children.

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Chris Zamora was a gang member and lived on the streets growing up, but oddly enough he knew he wanted to be a police officer. After a significant struggle he was hired as a police officer by the city of Gilbert, AZ. Chris retired in 2021 after serving 23 years. In his time as a police officer he worked narcotics, robbery, and homicide. Chris was also a SWAT Team Crisis and Hostage Negotiator. Through his own trauma and his experience as a crisis negotiator, he was driven to give back and help other first responders. Today he is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Certified Transformational Life Coach, and the CEO of Law Enforcement Coaching.   

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Mario Amaral served 4 years in the Coast Guard as a fireman aboard a drug interdiction ship out of Florida. While still active in the Coast Guard he met a professional chef in 2005, which made him realize he wanted to be a chef himself. He got out of the military and attended Le Cordon Bleu Culinary College in Las Vegas. Since graduating from culinary school, he has helped open restaurants across the country, including the Red Rock Resort, Buddy V’s, the restaurant of Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro, in Las Vegas. He worked for several years in restaurants including Olives in the Bellagio, and Spago in the Venetian. While working at a restaurant in New Hampshire, Mario reconnected with Chef Todd English, whom he previously worked for. Mario was brought on to oversee operations with English’s restaurants in Alabama, Florida, and Boston as well as large scale events like Super Bowl LIV in 2019. Mario has also won cooking competitions on his own including the Back of the House Brawl in Vegas. Today, Mario is back in Southern California working with his friend and fellow chef Dylan Soros as business partners in the restaurant Savage Chef.

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Jeff McGreevy served 4 years in the Marine Corps served assigned to a helicopter unit and deployed during Operation Desert Storm. After leaving the military, Jeff, became a police officer and retired as a Sergeant in 2020 after 29 years. During his time as a police officer he was assigned as a K9 handler, a SWAT Team member, and a detective investigating gang and robbery cases. As a sergeant he supervised Crisis Intervention Team and Peer Support Programs. Jeff has been involved in officer wellness since 2004 when he was recruited to be a founding member of his department’s trauma support team which later evolved into peer support. Jeff leads the Ventura County Peer Support Coalition which brings together all Police, Fire, and EMS agencies together quarterly. He was also invited to be a member of the CA P.O.S.T. Organizational Wellness Committee. Today Jeff is a Public Safety Advocate for First Responder Wellness, a company that specializes in first responders in addressing mental and behavioral health concerns. Additionally, he volunteers with Echelon Front assisting in their leadership training musters.

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