Election year 2022 – 2024
The PSA is led by a Board of Directors / Governors that meets monthly and consists of senior representatives of member companies. A hallmark of PSA is that it receives its policy guidance from the direct involvement of c suite-level officers of well established companies.Â
Chairman
Ben is the Company Manager and Chief Instructor for Training Solutions International and has over a decade of experience as a first responder. He helped found the Central Aid Agency, an emergency response and community service non-profit organization. Ben maintains mission-ready status with Search and Rescue and is an experienced SAR instructor specializing in land
navigation, search procedures, and survival techniques.
Ben works as a Public Safety Officer, a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) instructor, and DPSST Armed and Armed Security professional as well as a DPSST board member. He graduated from the regional law enforcement reserve police academy and certified as an EMT. He still works part time in many of these capacities and has also added DPSST Instructor and executive manager to his duty belt.
Ben has been involved in numerous law enforcement and security training and has written multi-agency exercises. His specialty is emergency management, force on force, and active shooter training. Ben is a member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI), and the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association (NLEFIA).
Vice Chair
As the CEO of Archon Protection Group, Sentinel Overwatch Services, Echelon Protective Services and Pacific Green Protection, Alex Stone has dedicated his life to transforming the security industry into a forward thinking platform. Toward achieving this vision, Mr. Stone leans upon his background from many different sectors, including the U.S. armed forces, law enforcement, NGO Services and business to rethink security operations.Â
Sergeant at Arms
Michael is a Licensed Private Investigator and Armed Security Guard. He is also an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and teaches the field medical care of traumatic injury with a focus on firearm related trauma to new security guards. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree with a focus on Speech and Communication. He enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family.