Lynda attended Odessa College and the University of Texas at El Paso before beginning her law enforcement career at the Lamesa Police Department where she worked for almost twenty years before starting with the LEL program in 2010. Lynda holds certifications as a Master Peace Officer, Instructor and Firearms Instructor. She is currently a reserve officer with the Bee County Constable Pct. 2 in addition to her work as the LEL Program Manager.

Corpus Christi, Fort Worth

Corpus Christi, Fort Worth

Jase graduated from the Central Texas Regional Police Academy and worked for the City of Lampasas as a Police Officer before coming to TMPA in 2010. He has been in law enforcement for 10 years and holds an Intermediate Peace Officer License, Intoxilyzer Operator License, Field Training Officer Certification and TCOLE Instructor Certification. Jase worked as a LEADRS Specialist with TMPA prior to starting with the LEL program in October 2012.

Amarillo, Austin, Brownwood, Childress, Lubbock, Odessa  

Katie has been in law enforcement for 20 years and currently works part time with the City of Oak Ridge North Police Department. She has a TCOLE Master Peace Officer License and holds numerous certifications including; Field Training Officer, SWAT and Special Investigator. Katie has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Our Lady of the Lake University and she is currently pursuing her PhD in Psychology at Grand Canyon University. She worked as an Instructor for the SAFVIC program and the Advanced Child Abuse program prior to joining the Law Enforcement Liaison team.

Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Pharr, San Antonio

Chuck began his law enforcement career over 41 years ago, at the Hewitt Police Department, where he was a city police officer for 3 ½ years. He then became a State Trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Chuck is commissioned as a Special Ranger through the Texas DPS. He attended McLennan Community College, where he obtained an Advanced Certification in Law Enforcement Education. Chuck holds a Master Peace Officer and Instructor Certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. He is currently certified as a Drug Recognition Expert Instructor and a Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor.

Atlanta, Paris, Tyler, Waco, Wichita Falls

Tamara got her start in law enforcement in 1997 as a League City Patrol Officer. After 10 years on the League City Police force, Spencer was promoted to Sergeant and quickly stepped in to serve as a Special Operations Sergeant. With has a long list of accomplishments and certifications including being certified and trained as a Standardized Field Sobriety test practitioner and instructor, State of Texas expert witness for DWI cases, mental health officer, bicycle and marine patrol officer, TCOLE certified instructor, Collision Avoidance Training instructor, Intoxilyzer Operator, Commander of the League City Honor Guard, advanced Accident Investigator, and a Crash Reconstruction Expert. Tamara is also certified to teach Critical Incident Peer Support, and Suicide Prevention for Law Enforcement. Tamara joined the Texas Municipal Police Association in 2016 as a Field representative for the Houston and East Texas Region. She moved to the FRIDAY/ADAPT Programs in 2017 and is now a liaison for the program.  Her commission is currently being held by Galveston County Constable Pct. 2

Houston, Fort Worth, Laredo, Yoakum  

Trent Lozano is first and foremost, a loving and devoted father. He is a Texas Master Peace Officer with over 20 years of experience which includes several years as a Major Crimes Detective, SWAT Team member, and Training Coordinator. Trent holds multiple law enforcement certifications in a variety of disciplines such as: Sexual Assault/Family Violence Investigator, Basic and Advanced Instructor, Basic and Advanced SWAT, Court Security Specialist, Mental Health Peace Officer, and more. He is a certified Firearms Instructor, Patrol Rifle Instructor, ALERRT I Instructor as well as a Less Lethal Specialist holding Instructor certifications in OC, Taser, and PepperBall, less lethal 12 gauge and more. Trent also holds a Master Instructor certification for the TI Simulator system. Trent is also a public speaker and writer and regularly speaks at various events and seminars on the subjects of firearms, self-defense, use of force, tactics, civilian interaction with law enforcement, Active Shooter response, how to live the armed lifestyle and more. 

Beaumont, Bryan, Houston, Lufkin, Pharr 

Jason began his law enforcement career in 2001 in Arizona before moving to Texas and joining the Leander Police Department. He honorably retired after 20 years of service and still retains a Master Peace Officer license by the state of Texas. Some of Jason’s roles over the years have been as a Firearms and Defensive Tactics instructor, HRT team member, a member of the Collision Reconstruction Team, a motor officer, and Internal Affairs Investigator, just to name a few. Jason also received a certification as an Advanced Specialist in human factors and human performance. With this certification he can understand how humans best learn and retain skills, and how real-world environments influence decision-making and skill performance.

Abilene, Austin, Dallas, San Angelo