Ed Monk

Ed Monk is a police officer, firearms trainer, author, former schoolteacher, and retired Army officer. He has researched and provided training on the Active Shooter threat since 2007. He has trained law enforcement agencies, schools, churches, businesses and armed citizens nationwide. He has been an invited speaker at many international, national, and state conferences 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 has 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. He is author of the book, First 30 Seconds.