About Quiet Defender

Serious training, no ego

We are instructors who believe readiness is a responsibility. Our job is to make you safer, sharper, and more confident — not to sell you gear or hype.

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Quiet Defender Was Founded By Instructors With Diverse Backgrounds and Strengths Who Believed Training Should Be Serious, Patient, And Free Of Ego For Everyone. 

Today We Train Defenders At Every Level, But The Standard Has Never Changed. We Measure Success By The Judgment And Confidence Our Students Carry Home.

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The Instructors

Trainers Who Love to Teach

Every instructor at Quiet Defender holds current NRA certifications among others and has years of hands-on range time. They invest in continuous training for themselves throughout the year to keep up with current trends in the industry. Here's who you'll be learning from in addition to guest instructors from many disciplines.

Portrait of veteran firearms instructor James Calloway

Director of training, Founder

Lorenzo Williams

  • NRA Certified Instructor
  • 20-year military trainer, tactical and security specialist
  • Father, husband and man of God. The ultimate defender.
Portrait of confident female firearms instructor Renee Ortiz

Instructor, coach, founder

Suzanne Perry

  • NRA Certified Instructor, Chief Range Safety Officer and Pistol Coach
  • Specialist in Personal Protection Outside the Home
  • Loves introducing women to shooting sports for fun or for defense
Portrait of range safety officer instructor Daniel Wexler

instructor, founder

Roger Perry

  • NRA Certified Instructor
  • Grew up on the family farm plinking. Since then has trained nationally and instructs several disciplines.
  • Zero-incident safety record

Trusted by defenders who take it seriously

AVerified Graduate
“Although I served in the army many years ago and enjoy owning a collection of firearms, it had been decades since I worked with an actual coach on my shooting. A few tweaks on my grip, a slight change in stance and a few hundred rounds later? My shot group is back to my old army days and I'm having fun at the range again.”

Andrew Kaylor

Private Coaching

Portrait of a satisfied firearms training graduate