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Certified Instructors

In addition to Dr. Tanner (the “Master Instructor”), the following individuals have completed training and earned certification as Field Search Instructors.  They are authorized to provide instruction and certify end-users in the use of Field Search.  

Field Search is available FREE to any governmental agency or agent through NLECTC.  The instructors listed below  may charge fees for providing classes.  Contact the instructors directly for information concerning classes.

The instructors are listed below by state.  The ordering within each state is arbitrary. .

Alaska

Scott Waters
U.S. Probation
Scott_Waters (at) akp (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Jason Brown
Alaska Probation and Parole
Arcticman (dot) 308 (at) gmail (dot) com

Arizona

Carlos Zuniga
Yavapai County Probation
carlos (dot) zuniga (at) co (dot) yavapai (dot) az (dot) us

Brenda Richey
Yavapai Probation
richey73 (at) hotmail (dot) com

Terri Scharneck
Maricopa Probation
scharneckt (at) apd (dot) maricopa (dot) gov

Larry Battin
Yavapai Probation
wired2 (at) commspeed (dot) net

Cynthia Stevens
Maricopa Probation
stevensc001 (at) apd (dot) maricopa (dot) gov

California

Erik McCauley
EJM Digital, LLC
erik (at) ejmdigital (dot) com

Greg Levers
Probation
glevers (at) verizon (dot) net

Tim Lott
SEARCH
timbo245 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Chris Armstrong
SEARCH
CA8920 (at) gmail (dot) com

Shawn Barry
Orange County
shawn (dot) barry (at) prob (dot) ocgov (dot) com

David Flesner
San Diego County
sd (dot) flesner (at) cox (dot) net

Matthew Holmes
DOC/SAFE TF/CDCR
Matt (dot) ultra (at) gmail (dot) com

Steven Reinhart
Electronic Monitoring Unit, CDCR
SVReinhart (at) gmail (dot) com

James Hoefer
San Diego District Attorney Investigator
James (dot) Hoefer (at) SDCDA (dot) org

Jeff Morino
San Mateo County Probation
JMorino (at) gmail (dot ) com

Colorado

Greg Brown
ERB Consulting, LLC
gbrown7674 (at) aol (dot) com

John Davis
Colorado Computer Forensics
jdavis (at) coloradocomputerforensics (dot) com

Adam Romine
Colorado Springs Police Dept.
rominead (at) ci (dot) colospgs (dot) co (dot) us

Clayton Blackwell
Colorado Springs Police Dept.
blackwcl (at) ci (dot) colospgs (dot) co (dot) us

Daniel Martin
4th Judicial District, Colorado
daniel (dot) martin (at) judicial (dot) state (dot) co (dot) us

James Miller
17th Judicial District, Colorado
jamesd (dot) miller (at) judicial (dot) state (dot) co (dot) us

Wesley Zuber
2nd Judicial District, CO
wesley (dot) zuber (at) judicial (dot) state (dot) co (dot) us

Bryan Franke
Longmont Police Department
bryan (dot) franke (at) ci (dot) longmont (dot) co (dot) us

Jeremy Shavin
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
jshavin (at) bouldercounty (dot) org

Brandon Beaudette
Eagle County Sheriff’s Office
brandon (at) sheriff (dot) eagle (dot) co (dot ) us

Leslie Giacomini
DOIOIG
Leslie_Giacomini (at) doioig (dot) gov

Michael Leiker
Aurora PD
mleiker (at) auroragov (dot) gov

James Alex
20th Judicial District, CO
james (dot) alex (at) judicial (dot) state (dot) co (dot) us

Cody Gardner
20th Judicial District, CO
cody (dot) gardner (at) judicial (dot) state (dot) co (dot) us

Don Howard
4th Judicial District
albert (dot) howard (at) judicial (dot) state (dot) co (dot) us

Justin Wolford
1st Judicial District
justin (dot) wolford (at) judicial (dot) state (dot)co (dot)  us

Kevin Dohahue
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
kdonahue (at) co (dot) jefferson (dot) co (dot) us

Daniel Martin
4th Judicial District, CO
daniel (dot) Martin (at) judicial (dot) state (dot) co (dot) us

Georgia

Ervin Frazler
U.S. Probation SD
Ervin_Frazier (at) gas (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Idaho

Christine Jensen
Idaho Community Corrections
cjensen (at) idoc (dot) idaho (dot) gov

Illinois

Daniel Ferraro
Office of Illinois Attorney General
dferraro (at) atg (dot) state (dot) il (dot) us

RJ Calara
19th Judicial Circuit, IL
rcalara (at) wi (dot) rr (dot) com

Dean Kharasch
Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office
dkharasch (at) lakecountyil (dot) gov

James Browne
Chicago PD
james (dot) browne (at) chicagopolice (dot) org

Theodore Clausing
Illinois DOC
T (dot) V (dot) claus (at) gmail (dot) com

John Briscoe
Vernon Hills PD
jbriscoe (at) ekitsupply (dot) com

Iowa

Dan Newby
4th Judicial District, Iowa
dan (dot) newby (at) iowa (dot) gov

Kansas

Ruth Yorke
U.S Probation, District of Kansas
ruth_yorke (at) ksp (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Kentucky

Mike Jones
U.S. Federal Probation Eastern District
mike_jones (at) kyep (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Donté Key
U.S. Federal Probation Eastern District
donte_key (at) kyep (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Maine

Adam Silberman
Maine Probation/Parole
adam (dot) silberman (at) maine (dot) gov

Michigan

Earl D. Fife
Kent County Sheriff’s Depatment
earl(dot)fife (at) kentcountymi (dot) gov

Charley Christenson
MDOC/ICAC
christcj (at) michigan (dot) gov

Richard Gallagher
MDOC / ICAC
gallagr (at) michigan (dot) gov

Danelle Pigott
MDOC / ICAC
pigottD (at) michigan (dot) gov

Minnesota

Chad Nordstrom
Hennepin County
chad (dot) nordstrom (at) gmail (dot) com

Alex Bunger
Olmsted County Probation and Parole
bunger (dot) alex (at) co (dot) olmsted (dot) mn (dot) us

Dale Arnold
Tri-County Community Corrections
dale(dot)arnold (at) co (dot) polk (dot) mn (dot) us

Michael Schommer
Field Services Division, Detroit Lakes
michael (dot) a (dot) schommer (at) state (dot) mn (dot) us

David Heath
Arrowhead Regional Corrections
heathd (at) co (dot) st-louis (dot) mn (dot) us

Missouri

“Tad” H.W. Biggs II
U.S. Courts - Eastern MO
Tad_Biggs (at) moed (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Montana

Melanee Emmett
Montana DOC
memmett (at) mt (dot) gov

Nebraska

Matt Nichols
Nebraska State Patrol
matt (dot) nichols (at) nebraska (dot) gov

Marc Kohmetscher
Nebraska State Probation
marc (dot) kohmetscher (at) nebraska (dot) gov

New Jersey

Sean Asay
N.J. Div. of Parole (Retired)
fouracespsllc (at) aol (dot) com

Sean Van Leuven
N.J. Div. of Parole
sean (dot) vanleuven (at) spb (dot) state (dot) nj (dot) us

New Mexico

Troy Ruplinger
New Mexico Probation/Parole
Troy(dot)Ruplinger (at) state (dot) nm (dot) us

Eric Padilla
U.S. Probation District of  New Mexico
eric_padilla (at) nmcourt (dot) fed (dot) us

New York

Fabio R. Auffant II
New York State Police (Retired)
FRAuffant2 (at) aol (dot) com

Kathleen Horvatits
U.S. Probation
kathleen_horvatis (at) nywp (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

North Carolina

Joel Taylor
U.S. Probation WD
joel_taylor (at) ncwd (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Ohio

Brett Handmaker
U.S. Probation Southern district of Ohio
brett_handmaker (at) ohsp (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

South Carolina

Mitch Tucker
South Carolina Probation and Parole
mtucker (at) ppp (dot) state (dot) sc (dot) us

Texas

Steve Morrison
Williamson County Probation
smorrison (at) adultprobation (dot) net

Otis Almond
Lufkin PD (retired)
otis (at) thealmond (dot) net

Matthew Hanrahan
Ellis County CSCD
matthew (dot) hanrahan (at) co (dot) ellis (dot) tx (dot) us

Steven Duke
Brazoria County CSCD
stevend (at) brazoria-county (dot) com

United Kingdom

Russell Taylor
National Policing Improvement Agency
russell (dot) taylor (at) npia (dot) pnn (dot) police (dot) uk

Gary Scott
Police Service of Northern Ireland
gary (dot) scott (at) psni (dot) pnn (dot) police (dot) uk

Jason Dunning
Bedfordshire Police
jason (dot) dunning (at) bedfordshire (dot) pnn (dot) police (dot) uk

Utah

John Pyburn
US Probation
john_pyburn (at) utp (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Cameron Sinner
US Probation
cameron_sinner (at) utp (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Vermont

Michael Touchette
Vermont DOC
mike (dot) touchette (at) ahs (dot) state (dot) vt (dot) us

Washington

Todd Skipworth
U.S. Pretrial Services
todd_skipworth (at) wawpt (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

West Virginia

Robert Hott
US Probation, Northern District of WV
robert_hott (at) wvnp (dot) uscourts (dot) gov

Wyoming

Melinda Howell
Wyoming Dept. of Corrections
mhowel (at) wdoc (dot) state (dot) wy (dot) us

Brett Bohlender
US Probation
brett_bohlender (at) wyp (dot) uscourts (dot) gov