The Executive Team
Alyssa Krug
Alyssa is the Founder, President, and Executive Director of The Foundation for the Prevention of Violence (FPV). She’s been in the security industry for more than ten years—during which she developed the White Wolf Self-Defense program which she taught to individuals and groups. As co-creator of the Cooper-Krug Risk Assessment, she worked with renowned F.B.I. profiler Greg Cooper to develop solutions to combat the rising gun violence in our schools. Among her many credentials, Alyssa has received the F.B.I. Citizens Academy Certification and three black belt certifications.
STEPHANIE BARNES
Stephanie is the Vice President, Creative Director, and Director of Programming of FPV. As our jack of all trades, she uses her years of experience in myriad fields to teach self-defense, write copy, and design art for our charity auction and FanX Gaming Floor.
Jared andersen
With a bachelor's in Digital Audio and certifications from the Digital Marketing Institute and the American Marketing Association, Jared has spent the past few years creating marketing content in a variety of formats, including film, animation, podcasts, and everything in between. As FPV's Marketing Director, Jared oversees our promotion and advertising efforts to raise money and build awareness for our programs.
Our Board
Dr. Dan Waddington
Dr. Dan Waddington has nearly 40 years of comprehensive criminal justice experience. He is a recognized expert in the fields of countering violent extremism, criminal justice reform, community policing, crime analysis, and organization development. He served as an advisor and guest lecturer for the United States Institute of Peace, the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum, and the Hedayah International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism and regional coordinator for the USA Department of Homeland Security. He developed the Kombat with Kindness Program.
Andrew Bates
Andrew is an attorney licensed to practice in California. He is also a Police Lieutenant with 20 years of law enforcement experience, including threat assessment. He teaches how to deal with and prevent workplace harassment/intimidation and has personally investigated those types of claims. Andrew is passionate about protecting the rights of victims and achieving a just result. Andrew has formed and served as both an advisor and board member for several non-profit organizations in the past. He is also a licensed pilot.
Charles King
Charles began his career in counseling on track to become a Chaplain for the US Military and, ten years later, he is now a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. As FPV’s lead therapist, Charles has been instrumental in creating the gaming therapy modules for Mage Fire Gaming and helping as a volunteer manager at FanX.
Our board is currently being updated and added to.