P3 Task Force Members
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Nikki Kubes Andrews
- 2004 Olympian
- Former USA Judo National Team Athlete
- Second degree blackbelt in Judo
- Fort Worth Police Officer/Detective
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Jim Bacon
- Former USA Judo National Team Athlete
- Deputy Adams County Sheriff’s Office
- Lafayette (CO) Police Officer
- Attended Police Judo Training in Canada
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Tracy Basterrechea
- Chief of Police, Meridian (ID) Police Department
- 24+ Years of Law Enforcement Experience
- Blackbelt in Kodokan Judo & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
- Instructor, Arrestling Force Options Training Groups
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Tommy Dyer
- Cumberland College National Collegiate Judo Championship Team
- Former USA Judo National Team Athlete & 2004 Olympic Team Coach
- Trained for 2.5 years in Japan
- Owns Fort Worth Judo Club
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Dr. Jean Kanokogi
- Special Agent, US Food & Drug Administration Office-Office of Criminal Investigations
- Director of Mental Health & Peer Support Services, Fed. Law Enf. Officers Assoc.
- Former US National Team Member
- Daughter of “Mother of Judo”, Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi
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Taybren Lee
- USA Jiu Jitsu National Team Member
- Los Angeles Police Department Officer
- Judo instructor & Administrator for Hollywood PAL
- U.S. Army & Air Force Veteran
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Chris McDonald
- Captain, Village of Indian Creek (FL) Public Safety Dept.
- Dade County (FL) Chiefs of Police Member
- USA Judo Coach & Jr. Athlete Performance Subcommittee Member
- Former USA Judo National Team Member/ Olympic Training Center Resident Athlete
- University of Miami – EMT – Defensive Tactics Instructor
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Justin Smith
- 18+ years LE experience
- Currently, Advanced Training Supervisor at the WT Law Enforcement Academy
- Adjunct faculty instructor for collegiate judo/self-defense program
- Veterans World Championship competitor and World Police & Fire Games medalist
- Founder/Head Instructor of Platte River Judo
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Mike Verdugo
- 40+ years of domestic & international judo & wrestling experience
- Combatives consultant for multiple law enforcement agencies
- Lead Instructor for LA Recreation & Parks Homegrown Program
- Owner of Pasadena Kodokan Judo Dojo
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Joe Yungwirth
- Ret. FBI Supervisory Special Agent w/complex counterterrorism career
- Former US Army Special Forces Soldier and police officer
- Experienced in whole-of-government complex problem solving
- Lifelong judoka & combatives instructor-owner of Yungwirth Judo Academy in NC
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