Ed Monk

With experience as a police officer, school teacher, firearms trainer, and Army officer, Ed Monk has been researching, writing, and providing training on the Active Shooter threat for over ten years. He has trained the armed staff of public schools, armed church security teams, School Resource Officers and other law enforcement officers on countering the Active Shooter. He has served as a consultant for both school districts and churches. He has provided presentations on the Active Shooter threat to universities, schools, churches, law enforcement agencies, government agencies, businesses, conferences, and other audiences in several states. Ed is co-owner and instructor at Last Resort Firearms Training in White Hall, AR, where he trains citizens and law enforcement on the defensive use of handguns and other firearms. 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. Immediately after his Army retirement, Ed taught high school for four years and served as a deputy sheriff in Kentucky. He now serves as a Part Time police officer. Ed’s formal education includes a BS in US History from the US Military Academy (West Point), an MS in Adult Education from Kansas State University, and he is a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College.