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What is Team Safariland?

Team Safariland was started in 1985 and is an integral part of our product development process. Team members have combined competition and LE-trained experience and regularly field-test materials and products for Safariland?. Their involvement helps keep us at the very forefront of cutting-edge design.

Who is Team Safariland?

TOM CAMPBELL

Tom has been a member of Team Safariland since 1985 and has worked with Safariland for over 21 years. Prior to that, Tom was part of the Research and Development team at Smith and Wesson and he has worked in the law enforcement industry for 43 years. Tom believes in having a strong basic foundation for shooting and sticking to your guns, quite literally.

SCOTT CARNAHAN

Scott is not only one of the most knowledgeable and skilled shooters in the competitive shooting community, Scott is also the Vice President of Equipment Marketing. He has been with Safariland for over 30 years. Scott is very involved with training and product testing in the field alongside law enforcement, SWAT, Military Special Ops, competition shooting and civilians.

JULIE GOLOB

What began as a father and daughter weekend hobby quickly turned in to an accomplished shooting career for this young woman. Julie is one of Team Safariland's most talented shooters. Prior to her recruit to the team, Julie was recognized early on and enrolled by the Army Action Shooting Team in 1995, where she served for eight years.

TASHA HANISH

Tasha began shooting at a very young age, starting out with only the basic knowledge of firearms through family hunting trips. In 1994, she shot her first major match, the Western States in Reno, Nevada. After being picked up for sponsorship with STI in 1996, Tasha began traveling and shooting more matches, becoming a two-time Multi-Gun National Champion.

TIERANI HENDRIX

Team Safariland's youngest and newest members, Tierani, is one of the most promising competitive shooters. Beginning with lessons from her father, Tierani found early on that shooting was much more than a hobby for her. She quickly is turning this skill into a fruitful career.

DOUG KOENIG

Doug has been one of the more eclectic shooters on the professional circuit. From his arrival in 1987, Doug has entered and won national and world championships in practical shooting, action shooting, all-around competitions, rifle events and steel shooting. Over the past 15 years, Doug has won more major championships than any other shooter in the world thus earning the title of "The World's best All-Around Shooter."

KIPPI LEATHAM

Kippi is finally back and stronger than ever in the competitive shooting sport! She placed second at the 1911 Single Stack Classic and the USPSA, United States Practical Shooting Association, Nationals in 2009. She has won numerous National and World titles, including four-time USPSA National Champion.

ROB LEATHAM

Rob is inarguably one of the most winning pistol shooters ever. As a child, he would play "hooky" from church to go to matches on Sundays at the Cactus Combat Match League in Arizona where he grew up. Rob first fired the Steel Challenge and the Bianchi Cup in 1982. Rob has won the USPSA Nationals, Bianchi Cup, and Steel Challenge numerous times in his shooting career.

MIKE LEHNER

Mike has been a member of Team Safariland since 1994 and he has worked with Safariland for over 15 years. Mike, a certified LE firearms instructor is now the Chief Instructor for the Safariland Shooting School. Mike is former San Diego PD and Firearms instructor. He is also a Master Class Competitive Shooter as well as a strong member of Team Safariland. Mike is also an Adjunct Instructor for Action Targets, Inc. with thousands of hours of hands on firearms instruction.

KENDA LENSEIGNE

Kenda Lenseigne is an Overall World Champion, Overall National Champion, four-time World Point Champion Cowgirl and holder of six World Records. She is one of Cowboy Mounted Shooting's most renowned competitors across the nation. In 2009, Kenda became the first woman in CMSA history to win the Overall at a World Championship, beating all of the men and women to claim this prestigious title. She brings 13 years of competitve mounted shooting experience to the Safariland Team and Bianchi Cowboy name.

BOBBY MCGEE

As one of the most well rounded competitive shooters, Bobby is not only an asset on the range, but he is a talented addition in the Safariland Research and Development lab too! Bobby is a member of the Safariland Duty Gear Research and Development team and currently works in the technical and design development of the Safariland Duty Gear category.

JOHN PRIDE

John is a retired Los Angeles Police Detective after 23 years of service. Competing in all types of shooting competitions and spending years cultivating new training techniques for officers, John believes that he coaches those who serve to protect to prepare for the possibility of life and death confrontations employing deadly force. He worked as a Forensic Firearms Expert as well as a Bomb Technician with the Bomb Squad.

MAGGIE REESE

Maggie has developed a strong reputation for herself in the gun community by appearing on such television shows as the History Channel's "Top Shot", "3-Gun Nation" on Versus, and "Shooting USA" on the Outdoor Channel. She has earned multiple regional and national titles and is recognized as one of 3-Gun's dominant ladies in Open Division. The highlight of Maggie's 2011 shooting season was competing alongside Team Safariland members Julie Golob and Kippi Leatham as part of the Ladies Production Team at the IPSC World Shoot held in Greece.

BILL ROGERS

Bill has been a member of Team Safariland since its start in 1985 and has won numerous state, national and international shooting titles over the years. Bill is a former FBI agent and police instructor. He is the inventor of the first "Kydex" holster and the first "Security Holster". Bill also owns and operates Rogers Shooting School, a test ground for many Safariland products.

RANDI ROGERS

What started out for Randi initially as a way to spend some quality time with her grandparents quickly turned her into a career for one of the youngest pro-shooters on the circuit today. Don't let her age fool you! Randi has well over a decade of experience in competitive shooting as she has been shooting since the young age of 11. Randi started competing in Cowboy Action Shooting with her grandfather who was well known among SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) shooters.

MICHAEL VOIGT

Michael has been a member of Team Safariland for 20 years and is the current President of the USPSA. He has won a multitude of national titles and has traveled over 45 states and 25 countries to become the best there is in practical shooting and he has been very successful in doing so.