Vicki Farnam has ten years experience teaching law enforcement and civilian students all across the country with her husband, John. She is vice-president of Defense Training International, Inc., a Colorado POST certified firearms instructor, a NRA certified instructor and a member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Instructors. In August of 1997, she was a guest instructor at the Firearms Range Master Certification Course at the Wyoming Law enforcement Academy. She will present "Cross Gender Training: When Men Instruct Women and Women Instruct Men in Firearms Training" at the IALEFI conference in September. As the Senior Handgun Instructor for the Women's Shooting Sports Foundation, she developed the curriculum for instructor certification courses. She has contributed articles to "Police Marksman" and other firearms publications. As an instructor, she often works with struggling shooters and upon request, she conducts all female law enforcement classes. In addition, she is on the board of directors of the Colorado Ladies Charity Classic.