Matthew Parker is the Owner and CEO of Independent Security Advisors, a certified disabled veteran-owned company based in Maryland that provides consulting, training, and other services on matters of national security & terrorism, extremism, domestic violence, and executive or diplomatic protection.
Mr. Charles Reinhold is a distinguished graduate of the Independent Security Advisors Dignitary and Executive Protection Specialist Course and has completed the ISA EP instructor training and role player/evaluator program. He is a credentialed Armed Personal Protection Specialist, and Private Detective
Currently an ISA senior adjunct instructor, Mr. Reinhold is also a certified general instructor with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Army.
Stephani Rodriguez LVN
CPR/AED/First Aid
Instructor
Ms. Rodriguez is an ISA CPR instructor, role player, and our senior training observer and safety coordinator. Graduating from nursing school and earning her LVN in 2003, she went on to provide care to patients in Mental Health & Medical & Surgical clinics, and for over the last decade, she has been providing Pediatric Homecare.
But what also makes our team member special is her work for homeless veterans and her work in the US Navy Reserve.
Mr. Kevin Brey
Archangels Shield, LLC
Adjunct Instructor
Kevin Brey officially joined the Independent Security Advisors Training Division as an adjunct instructor with the executive protection training course in March 2022. An ISA Dignitary and Executive Protection course graduate Mr. Brey also brings his 27 years with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, where he served in the ranks of Trooper, Sergeant, and First Sergeant, and with him comes his executive protection experience with North Carolina’s Governor and Lieutenant Governor details.
KEVIN BRAY
Mobile: (704) 662-2379
https://archangelsshield.com/
Mr. Beau Jarvis
Adjunct Instructor
DPS/LE
Mr. Jarvis joined the Independent Security Advisors training division as an adjunct instructor for executive protection training in March 2022. An ISA Dignitary and Executive Protection Training Graduate, guest speaker and role player/evaluator, and assistant instructor, Beau brings to ISA his twenty-two years of experience in law enforcement including his certification as an Instructor/Trainer for the 28th largest Police Department in the Nation.
Instructors and Training Staff
“Knowing something really well doesn’t mean you can teach it well” – Small Pond Science
All ISA Instructors are vetted and their training, operational experience, and credentials are regulated and subject to audit.
ISA requires all of our staff to have real-world operational proven experience in the material they teach. Instructors must attend continuing education courses and instructor development training to stay with our program.