Our Instructors

We offer the best qualified defensive driver training in Southern California. All of our instructors are current or retired police officers with each instructor having over 25 +  years  of driver safety experience. Each one of our instructors have a law enforcement background and have trained police officers, expert traffic investigators, and have received hundreds hours of training in traffic and driver training. Lets not forget each instructor have life experiences.

check out our instructors law enforcement background and training expertise.

On-Street Driving Trainers

Vincent Bob Mott

Entered California Highway Patrol Academy March 1974. Received Extensive Training at the California Highway Patrol Emergency Vehicle Operation Course including high speed driving and skid pad training. Also received extensive training in accident investigation as well as vehicle code and accident causing violations. Assisted Fresno California Highway Patrol MAIT team on multi-fatality collisions in the Visalia area as well as provided training to fellow California Highway Patrol officers. 30 years with California Highway Patrol as Road Officer with a perfect safety record

Dwight E. McKenna

Law Enforcement Officer / California Highway Patrol from November 1969 to December 2004. Promoted to Sergeant in 1980, Lieutenant in 1989 and Captain/Commander in 2000. Completed U.S. Secret Service School in 1991 and FBI National Academy in 1994. Assignments in the California Highway Patrol included Emergency Vehicle Operations Course Instructor and Classroom Instructor for Laws of Arrest, Criminal Investigation, Courts System, and Civil Liability. High school football coach San Clemente high school

Alison Marcotte

Law Enforcement Professional LAPD and Westminister Police Department that included Advance Drivers Training Course with LAPD, Emergency Vehicle Operator Course/Defensive Driving at Golden West Police Academy.

Deputy Tracy Damron

Presently Orange County Sheriffs Department driving instructor. Former United States Marine with an honorable discharge. Had training in defensive driving techniques and traffic investigations traffic enforcement.

Andrew Wunderlich

Owner, Operator and Instructor at Teen Road to Safety, Inc. See about us for more information on Andrew Wunderlich.

Tom Hernandez

Current Orange County Sheriffs Department deputy, background training in traffic enforcement, traffic collision investigations, defensive driving.

Mike Bair

Retired California Highway patrol Captain, commander @ Capistrano Coastal Division, Auto theft, teacher at public school, expert in traffic Investigations.

David Leonard

Fire Department Captain II Pasadena Fire Department, Instructor in fire truck operations & handling.

Fred Nicoles Lebhart

OC Commander Investigations, Traffic Investigations.

Vincent Bob Mott

Entered California Highway Patrol Academy March 1974. Received Extensive Training at the California Highway Patrol Emergency Vehicle Operation Course including high speed driving and skid pad training. Also received extensive training in accident investigation as well as vehicle code and accident causing violations. Assisted Fresno California Highway Patrol MAIT team on multi-fatality collisions in the Visalia area as well as provided training to fellow California Highway Patrol officers. 30 years with California Highway Patrol as Road Officer with a perfect safety record.

Daniel Mulrenin

United States Marine Corps Sergeant from 1975 to 1979 with honorable discharge. Los Angeles Police Lieutenant 1980 to 2008. Law Enforcement Instructor for United States Navy / Dept. of Defense which included Drivers Instruction, CPR and First Aid Instructor, and Emergency Vehicle Operation Instruction. Owner of TRTS Teen Road to Safety  of Newport

Trany Morton

California Highway patrol January 28, 1980 to April 2008

Sergeant assignments protection of public official school Instructor

Protective services

Office of Dignitary Protection (Driver for the Governor of California)
Accident Investigator review officer.

Robert Dunham

Costa Mesa Police Sargeant, motors traffic supervisor, expert in the field of traffic investigations, D.U.I. arrest, traffic enforcement, established a municiple code for tow truck operators, oversaw D.U.I. checkpoints, special events such as Every 15 Minutes, community relations officer, teaching elementary school programs, bike rodeos, speaker at high schools.

Additional training includes: traffic safety, street racing & emission systems, radar/lidar, traffic collision investigations, alcohol screening device, supervisor leadership institute, EVOC emergency vehicle training.

Paige Barr

Orange County Sheriffs Department for 20 years maintaining certificate on police officers standards in training.  She is the mother of 5 children and is on the Orange County sheriffs active reserve unit.

James Sewell

United States army Military police Corps 72-78, Us Dept of Justice Dept 78-80, Orange County Sheriffs Department 1980-2007Field training officer, Chef Academy ,Sergeant;

Supervisor to deputies, South Operations directed enforcement team, developed a martial arts demonstration team for the Department as part of the “Drug Use is Life Abuse Program” Received numerous commendations. Supervised the O.J.Simpson pursuit, received a medal of courage for his actions against a dangerous criminal, and participated in advanced drivers training.

Brooke Wagner

San Bernardino Sheriff (Ret.): crime intelligence, resource management, crisis management, evidence collection, supervisor, traffic control operations, expert court testimony, specialized Investigations detail, investigator for crimes against children, investigator homicide detail, watch commander Distinguish service commendation: saving a person life who was hit by a train. Certificate of merit, protect the children resource center, United for courage to tell, officer of the year, Retired with over 20 years of dedicated service.

Gary LoGalbo

Orange County Sheriff (Ret) Motor officer, traffic investigations expert, enforced traffic laws education, engineering, enforcement, Swat, detectives, served in Vietnam October 1967-1968 combat duty.

Carlo Marzocca

California Highway Patrol current, 23 years California Highway Patrol, motor officer, traffic investigator, currently K-9 officer.

Catherine (Kay) Meyer

Orange County sheriff (Ret) Orange County Marshalls, work superior court, Campus supervisor San Juan Hills high school current, husband Orange police officer, excellent people/teaching skills.

Mark Aragon

Los Angeles police officer received post certificate, traffic investigation, street patrol, trained in vehicle control (EVOC) loves to teach, San Diego corrections Dept. TRTS instructor, classroom coordinator.

Wendell Frye Jr

Orange County Sheriff current, John Wayne airport securities, traffic controller, traffic enforcement, traffic investigations, Training: CPR, AED, firearms, vehicle handling EVOC.

Scott Dagdnais

California Highway patrol current, motor officer, traffic investigator, traffic enforcement, promotes the CHP start smart program, speaker at schools, involved with his family, loves to teach, educate in regards to public safety.

Advanced Driving Course Instructors

David Dye

• Costa Mesa police officer 34 years
• ACT instructor at the Orange County Sheriffs Department
• Self defense instructor at Coastline college
• EVOC instructor

Greg Pene

Greg Pene is a professional multi-level driving instructor with a passion for sharing his experiences with others. Greg is a devoted husband, father and an avid golfer.

Greg started his racing career in formula cars at Riverside Raceway in 1976. He was asked to become a racing instructor with SCCA shortly after he obtained his national license early in 1977. He went on to become assistant chief instructor and chief instructor for both open wheel and closed wheel race groups. After winning SCCA’s Southern Pacific Division Formula Continental Championship, Greg was recruited by Performance Two, a stunt driving team for the film industry. To this day, he still is active and a member in good standing with Performance Two. Concurrently, he owns GP Performance Driving and remains active with it as well. Since becoming a member of SAG/AFTRA twenty-five years ago, Greg has performed in numerous commercials, live shows, action print ads, features and television productions. He is very comfortable in front of and behind the camera. Greg continues to work with professional driving schools, nationwide ride and drive programs and most importantly teen defensive driving programs.

Greg Pene is sold on the idea that it takes 100% focus on driving to remain safe behind the wheel. His desire is to continue to spread the word to as many young inexperienced drivers as he can.

James Buck

Porsche club member, race car driver winner of numerous racing events, owns and operates a professional Porsche mechanic shop in Laguna Niguel (Cape Auto) loves to teach, compete in Porsche racing events and spend time with his Family.

Rod Bean

Professional race/stunt car driver for over 30 years of experience

Sean McLaughlin

Professional race/stunt car driver with over 20 year of experience, test drives for automotive manufactures

Jim Kanavas

Professional race car driver with over 20 years of experience, currently participates in racing events.