OUR CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS

TEAH ANDERS | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | DOG SPORTS

Teah is a Certified Mental Management Instructor (Level III) through Mental Management Systems.  She has presented more than 25 Mental Management Seminars around the country since 2013, focusing on Mental Management for dog sport handlers.  Many of Teah’s clients have been involved in Nose Work, Scent Work, Obedience, Rally, Agility, Musical Canine Freestyle, Conformation, and more.  Teah holds certifications through NACSW as a Certified NW Instructor and through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, CPDT-KA.

For more information about Teah's coaching services, visit her website at: 

www.noseworkmind.com

CHUCK ANDERS | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | BUSINESS

Chuck Anders, founder, and president of Strategic Initiatives, has over twenty-five years of experience helping individuals and organizations achieve their dreams. He is a Certified Mental Management Instructor and works with both athletes and business organizations. “I am so excited to bring proven Mental Management techniques to businesses and organizations. These tools are as powerful in the Board Room as they are on the playing field.”

In 1996, Chuck founded Strategic Initiatives, where he has worked extensively with public and private organizations, project teams, citizen advisory groups, and the general public to understand and resolve a wide range of contentious issues. He specializes in using interactive technology and other web-based tools to establish clear goals and enhance communication and understanding among groups and participants.

Chuck is a licensed professional engineer and lives on the Central Coast of California. Prior to founding Strategic Initiatives, he worked as a principal consultant with an international consulting firm. He served as Assistant Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation and Director of the Arizona Division of Environmental Health Services (State EPA), among other positions.

ALLEN CHUBB | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | OLYMPIC SHOTGUN

Allen Chubb is a nationally ranked Olympic shotgun sports competitor with over 35 years of experience as a competitions organizer and nationally accredited coach. He is the founder and President/Treasurer of Chubb International Shooting Sports & Keystone Shooting Park in Dalmatia, Pennsylvania. Allen designed and built Keystone Shooting Park as the World’s first fully automated Olympic shotgun sports range and enjoys training and coaching dedicated athletes that have dreams of World and Olympic titles. Allen is a former United States Army Marksmanship Unit member and has won many national and international titles throughout his career. Allen also designed and built the Olympic Trap range at the Ontelaunee Rod & Gun Club near Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1989.

Upon achieving his certified instructor credentials with Mental Management Systems, Allen stated, "I am tremendously honored to be a “Charter Member” of Lanny’s certified instructor program and given my wide range of experience in the Olympic shotgun sports….I feel that coupled with Lanny’s proven Mental Management techniques; I will have a unique opportunity to make a real and positive difference in athletes' lives”. Keystone Shooting Park. 

DIMAS NUNEZ | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | BUSINESS

 Dimas Nunez is an attorney, a certified sporting clays instructor (NSCA and Paragon), and a business consultant with one of the largest Life Insurance Companies in the United States.  Dimas works closely with his company’s Elite Producers and those who wish to achieve the coveted Elite position. 

Dimas utilizes the techniques he has learned through the Mental Management Program to assist all levels of producers in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. When Dimas is not working with his business clients, you will find him either on the Sporting Clays course working with shooters of all levels, on a tennis court instructing and/or coaching tennis players with their A games, or perhaps leading a cadre of hunters to the African bush in search of dangerous game. Dimas utilizes Mental Management techniques to assist all of his students in learning the proper development and balance of the three mental components that are so critical in building a fierce competitor.

Given Dimas’ many performance-enhancing opportunities, we asked him where he sees the greatest need for the principles of Mental Management. “Without a doubt, in my opinion, the greatest use of these very powerful techniques and principles is with those that affect the athlete on a daily basis. I can hardly wait to present these ideas and techniques to the parents of the athletes in order to facilitate an environment that nurtures and protects the self-image of the young athlete.” Indeed. When the athlete believes he can do it, he certainly improves his/her probability of success.  Check out his website at osksportingclays.com

JUDE HOOEY | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | ARCHERY

Jude Hooey is a retired teacher from Lethbridge, AB, Canada, and is a certified NCCP Level III coach with Archery Canada.  Jude has coached archers from beginner to International levels for over 20 years.  She coaches archers in the disciplines of target, field, and 3D.  In 2007, she and her late husband, Dennis, were inducted into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame athlete category.  In 2015, Jude was awarded the honor of Archery Alberta Coach of the Year.

She has been utilizing the Mental Management System in her own shooting career since she first purchased the program.  A lifelong dream was to take a course with Mr. Bassham.  In May 2015, this became a reality when she took the Mental Management Course for Coaches.  This course only strengthened her desire to become a Mental Management System certified instructor.  Encouraging her athletes to utilize this very effective system is a priority.  She believes that, with dedication, every athlete will benefit from its use.

Check out Jude’s website at:   archeryexcellence.ca

NANCY REYES | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | DOG SPORTS

Nancy Reyes has been a professional dog trainer and behavior counselor for the past 25 years.  She began her training career showing her Chow Chows in conformation.  Over the years, she found that she enjoyed training and competing in agility and rally. She discovered another passion, working with shelter and rescue dogs during this time.  For the past 20 years, Nancy has donated much of her time to working with various rescues in the Midwest.  This experience has honed her behavior training skills.  She has even rescued a dog or two or six.

In 2004 Nancy decided it was time to venture out on her own and opened For Your K9 Inc., Melrose Park, IL.  For Your K9 offers a wide variety of classes, including Obedience, Agility, Rally-Obedience, Conformation, and K9 Nose Work.  Nancy has trained many of her students to the Elite level and beyond. For Your K9 is committed to education at every level. Nancy’s training philosophy is focused on developing and strengthening the bond between people and their dogs.  She believes that good communication and mutual respect are key to the success of any relationship.  Her approach is based on her mentor and teacher, Suzanne Clothier’s Relationship Centered Training.  Nancy is a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). She is a Certified Nose Work Instructor through the National Association of K9 Scent Work™

She is excited to bring Mental Management Systems to the dog sports world and help dog enthusiast achieve their goals with their dogs. Nancy lives in Chicago with her husband, Gonzalo, and their six dogs which range from Miniature Pinschers to a German Shepherd, and two cats.  She trains and competes with her dogs in agility, rally, and K9 nose work.  www.foryourk9.com

KEVIN JOHNSON | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | GOLF 

Kevin Johnson is currently a Senior Instructor for Hank Haney Golf and teaches at the Hank Haney Golf Academy at WestRidge in McKinney, Texas.  Kevin is in his second stint working for Hank Haney Golf, having started his career there from 2003-2006 when he served as Director of Junior Golf.   After spending four years in the same position for the D.A. Weibring Spring Creek Learning Center, he returned to Hank Haney Golf as Director of Junior Golf for two more years.  As Senior Instructor, he now focuses more on his individual lessons and also serves as site manager for the WestRidge Academy.

Since 2008, Kevin has served as the Dallas Local Tour Director for U.S. Kids Golf, running up to 25 tournaments a year for junior golfers in North Texas.  The USKG Dallas Tour consists of 3 different seasonal tours: Spring, Summer, and Fall.  Kevin also hosted the 2013 USKG Texas State Championship and helped run the USKG World Championship at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina, in 2010.  Kevin was named the 2013 West Region Tour Director of the Year for his hard work.

You can reach Kevin at: [email protected]

CRAIG FORNEY | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | GOLF

Craig Forney has been a member of the PGA of America since 1992. In his over 20 years as a PGA member, he has owned and operated several golf facilities in the Southeast United States.  Currently, Craig is based in Suwanee, Georgia, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta.  He is the golf instructor at The River Club, a private facility in Suwanee, as well as the Director of Instruction for Square One for Children and The Square One Performance Center, also in Suwanee.

Square One For Children is a 501c3 Non-Profit Corporation.  The program teaches life skills learned through golf to introduce young people to the game and the opportunities it offers.  In the Spring of 2016, the Square One Performance Center will open with a 4400-square-foot indoor facility that will offer area golfers the opportunity to work on all aspects of the game of golf.  Physical, Technical, and Mental training will bring the North Atlanta area its first full-performance facility.  Although the facility will be open to the public, it will also offer the Square One For Children Program a home where participants can grow their golf skills no matter the weather conditions.

In 2008, Craig and his business partner, Bill Evans, created and completed The 50 in 50.  The 50 in 50 was a cancer awareness and fundraiser for breast, prostate, and melanoma cancers.  Craig and Bill played 50 golf courses in 50 states in 50 days.  Along the way, they played with and met with cancer survivors, families of individuals lost to cancer, and researchers looking for cures to these devastating diseases.

DR. PENNY VEIT-HETLETVED | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | BUSINESS, REHABILITATION, EDUCATION, ARCHERY

Penny has her doctorate in Education Administration from the University of South Dakota.  She has spent close to three decades in the field of education, where she often finds herself mentoring others and pushing a growth mindset culture. 

Dr. Penny presently supervises three departments (Education, Staff Development and Training, and Core Correctional Practices) for the ND Department of Corrections.  She is presently using the Mental Management System to improve the ND DOCR employee’s ability to increase rehabilitative practices of at-risk learners along with leadership within the agency to build the ND DOCR bench. Today’s challenges require that leaders have higher levels of attention, process, and self-image available only through the Mental Management System. 

Dr. Penny has always gravitated toward at-risk youth and is presently approved to offer the Mental Management System within the ND Education system for graduation credit at the ND Youth Correctional Center.

She coaches for North Central Elite Archers and Form First Archery to develop elite youth archers along with private training upon request. www.formfirstarchery.com  Penny has also recently begun to coordinate efforts to train the Mental Management System for high school shooting sports.

Dr. Penny is excited to bring the concepts of the Mental Management System to her professional and sports world.

STEVE ANDERSON | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | PRACTICAL PISTOL 

Steve Anderson is a USPSA Grand Master and teaches competition pistol shooting full-time. He is the author of three books about competition pistol shooting and does a podcast, “That Shooting Show,” which is heard daily all around the world. Steve got an appreciation for the Mental Game early in his competitive career and now devotes himself to helping others avoid years of struggle as they learn to shoot and compete. As a Mental Management certified instructor, Steve can directly connect Mental Management and all forms of handgun competition, particularly USPSA, IPSC, IDPA, and Steel Challenge.

He can be reached via his website, AndersonShooting.com, or by email at [email protected]

RACHEL PITTS | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | FITNESS

Rachel Pitts started in dance at age 5. After attending the Virginia School of the Arts with a focus on ballet, she began her professional dance career that spanned stage, television, and film.

Parallel to her dance career, Rachel pursued fitness as a group instructor and personal trainer, racking up 20+ years of experience in how the human body moves and functions. Most recently, Rachel also entered the bodybuilding industry, where she earned her IFBB Pro Card in the fitness division. She found that the Mental Management System is perfect for handling the pressure that athletes and dancers face when they step on stage for a show. 

Rachel has also spent 10+ years in the real estate and mortgage industry and feels confident about how Mental Management can help salespeople optimize their performance. 

If you want to level up your mental game in competitive dance, bodybuilding, or sales, reach Rachel at [email protected] or 843-424-0995.

STEVE CAMPANA | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | GOLF, ATHLETICS, PARENTING 

Steve Campana is a Certified Public Accountant, a recognized Professional Billiards Instructors Association (PBIA) instructor, and the author of the original pocket billiards drill book Black Belt Billiards released in 2002. 

While Steve has been a life-long student of personal improvement and the positive impact a strong mental game and attitude can have on sporting endeavors, business, and life, it was a serendipitous encounter in the winter of 2021 that led Steve to discover Lanny Bassham and the Mental Management System while watching an interview featuring professional pool player Tony Robles who gave a shout out to the book With Winning In Mind. 

After devouring the book and introducing himself to Lanny Bassham to learn firsthand about the Mental Management System, his passion for lifelong learning and helping others made it crystal clear that becoming a certified Mental Management Coach would allow him to positively impact the lives of others by sharing this passion and the Mental Management System long after his upcoming retirement from the practice of public accounting. 

Steve's aim is to coach mental management skills to athletic participants, students, and parents in a fun, challenging, rewarding environment that enriches all participants' lives.  

Steven provides both virtual and in-person instruction in the Mental Management System, putting and the art of deliberate training and can be reached at campanaperformancecoaching.com or by email at [email protected] 

BARBARA CURRIER | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | DOG AGILITY

Barbara Currier has been competing in Dog Agility and training dogs for over 25 years.  She owns her own agility school, Party of 2 Agility, in Cumming, GA. She was introduced to Mental Management 8 years ago when she started working with Heather Sumlin to enhance her own mental game.  

She got her competitive start in equestrian sports starting around age 4.  She competed in Grand Prix show jumping into her early 20s before becoming heavily involved in dog agility. Barbara was one of the head dog trainers for the F.I.D.O. Program run at Georgia Tech, which creates wearable computing for military, SAR, and service dogs. Barbara has also worked as an animal wrangler for Marvel’s Ant-Man, 90 Minutes in Heaven, the TV series Satisfaction, and various commercials and print ads.  She has successfully competed in over 20 different breeds of dogs since she started competing in agility. 

She is a multiple National finalist and former world team member.  Barbara continues to teach all over the country. Barbara resides in GA and shares her home with her very supportive husband, Mike, Piper (Parson Russell Terrier), Miso (Miniature Poodle), Eggo (Wocker), Fish (French Spaniel), and bearded dragon Saphira. You can find out more info and get in touch with Barbara at www.partyof2agility.com 

CHRIS BEAN | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | PISTOL 

Christopher Bean has been deeply involved in all aspects of the firearms industry for many years and his passion is to help others understand that their life is intrinsically valuable and worth defending. Additionally, he has an extensive background in human capital management and leadership development in a corporate environment.

He uses his background in deep analysis and personal development to coach and empower others to understand their gifts, strengths, and skills to identify a better method to create goals and roadmaps to help his clients achieve more than they thought possible.

 Chris is a successful defensive space business owner affiliated with some of the best-known defensive companies in the United States. He is the owner of Tactical Advantage located in the Greater Atlanta, Georgia area where he specializes in teaching small groups, private lessons, and online coaching sessions focused on the many aspects of elite pistol craft, draw mechanics, and defense-related arts.

Chris is also a highly valued member of the Active Self-Protection Instructor Cadre and the co-director of the ASP Instructor Certification course where he invests in some of the best and brightest firearms and coaches in the country.

Chris is still actively involved in a long-standing career spanning over 25 years in the industrial business space as a leadership tier top performer for a Fortune 250 company. His unique background as a high-level business person coupled with his absolute love for coaching makes him an outstanding addition to the MMS-certified coaching team.

[email protected]

JUSTIN FITZGERALD | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | NINJA WARRIOR/FITNESS

Justin has always been interested in improving performance athletically and otherwise by looking outside the box. Having played multiple youth and high school sports, Justin found that there were many ways to be successful outside of physical superiority.

Since then, Justin has developed a career and knowledge base formed by various experiences spanning multiple disciplines. After completing 6 years as a US Army Ranger, he began a Personal Training career that has now spanned over 15 years. Along the way, Justin has coached in various sports including multiple years in Gymnastics, Obstacle Course Racing and now Ninja Warrior. In addition to coaching in various sports, he has also trained athletes competing in football, tennis, soccer, lacrosse, swimming, obstacle course racing and rock climbing. Always looking for the best ways to train his athletes, Justin found that the Mental Management System is a great tool to help unlock each athlete's potential in both their sports and their lives.

Justin currently works with mostly younger athletes, and is excited to bring the Mental Management System to athletes as early as possible to develop positive and successful habits that will serve them for the rest of their lives.

[email protected]

JEFFREY DITZELL | CERTIFIED LEVEL III | PERFORMANCE/MINDSET COACHING

Dr. Jeff Ditzell, D.O., is the Founder and Lead Psychiatrist at Dr. Jeffrey Ditzell Psychiatry in New York City. With a focus on compassionate care, he specializes in Treatment-Resistant Depression, Addiction and Substance Abuse, Ketamine Infusion Therapy, Adult ADHD, Anxiety, and Performance/Mindset Coaching.

Dr. Ditzell's extensive clinical expertise is underscored by his leadership roles. He has led an inpatient Dual Diagnosis Unit and served as the lead attending in two Psychiatric ERs. He also led an Assisted Community Treatment team before establishing his private practice.

Jeff's dedication to service is evident in his military career. He has served in the United States Army for over 20 years, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Notably, he served as Division Psychiatrist in Tikrit, Iraq, during deployment in 2005 and as Medical Officer at a Community-Based Warrior Transition Unit at Rock Island Arsenal.

https://jeffditzellpsychiatry.com

 TODD BENDER | CERTIFIED LEVEL II | SKEET 

Todd Bender was named the first Master Instructor for the National Skeet Shooting Association, has been trained by the UK’s Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (CPSA), and is an Honorary Fellow in England’s Institute of Clay Shooting Instructors. His teaching methods have taken him around the world and created a number of like world champions. Todd is recognized as the leading authority in shooting instruction. For 20 years, his series of best-selling DVDs have set the industry's standard for instructional shooting videos. 

In competition, Todd has maintained a position on top of the National Skeet Shooting Association for three decades. Over the years, he has compiled 26 NSSA World Championships and been named to a record 35 consecutive Men’s First All-American Teams. He was the first shooter to record three back-to-back 400x400s in 1987 and the only shooter to do it twice, 400×400, 400×400, and 550×550, in 1991. Todd is also the only shooter to record three consecutive back-to-back 550x550s at the World Championships in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In Overseas competition, Todd won the Over-All Championships at the Canadian Open (1998), the English Open (UK) (2003), the Australian Nationals (2008), and the New Zealand Nationals (2011). Todd was inducted into the National Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame (1999) and, in the same year, was inducted into the first class of Trinity University’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

“I am so proud to be a part of Mental Management Systems. Thank you for the opportunity, for your generosity, and always your friendship.”  –Todd Bender – http://toddbenderintl.com

MEL NICHOLS | CERTIFIED LEVEL II | ARCHERY

 Mel Nichols is from Glendale, AZ., and is a certified Level 5 w/NTS coach with USA Archery. Mel has been coaching all disciplines of archery for more than 16 years. Mel coaches beginning archers all the way to Olympic and Olympic hopeful archers. Mel received the United States Olympic Committee’s National Coach of the Year in Archery honors in both 2010 and 2012. Mel was a coaching staff member for Team USA Archery at the 2012 Olympics in London. As part of the coaching staff for USA Archery, Mel travels extensively to many International competitions, including World Cup events, World Championships, Pan Am Games, and Pan Am Championships.

Mel is the head coach at Pineapple Archery Training Center, where he incorporates the Mental Management System into his coaching every day. 

You can reach Mel at PinappleArchery.com.

MARION HIEGEL | CERTIFIED LEVEL II I BUSINESS 

Marion Hiegel of St. Louis, MO, is a seven-year veteran of personally applying Olympic Champion Lanny Bassham’s Mental Management System to his sales career.  His clients today are athletes and business professionals. Marion’s company is Champions RAMP,  through which he imparts knowledge, wrangles zest, communicates processes, and shepherds clients based on 37 years of research, knowledge, and experience. Clients quickly learn a Process that can lead them to perform to the best of their ability when under pressure. His success was confirmed by the competitive youth trap team, of which he is a coach, as they recently won the National Championship in four events. Marion’s clients experience continued success in Local,  State, and National competitions, from Youth (AIM & SCTP) Trap Shooting to ATA Trap Shooting to Competitive Welding.

DAVID NEAL | CERTIFIED LEVEL II | RODEO | SOFTBALL

Dave Neal is a qualified mental management coach who is passionate about helping others improve their mental game. Others tell you what you should do, but Dave teaches you how to improve your skills, self-assurance, and strategies that work.  Do what others are not willing to do, start now, and develop the mental toughness for success; it really makes a difference.

Dave lives in Twin Falls, Idaho, and can be contacted at [email protected]

SHANNON PIGOTT | CERTIFIED LEVEL II | WESTERN HORSE SPORTS

Shannon Pigott, an Equine Professional based in Fredericksburg, Texas, excels in coaching non-pro riders for success in Western performance events. Known as "Coach," she mentors over 1,000 riders annually, drawing on her extensive horsemanship experience. Shannon holds a graduate certificate in executive coaching from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Her professional training and coaching skills help riders understand horses, enhance their talents, and advance their horsemanship skills. Shannon’s approach is positive and inquisitive, solely focused on helping riders reach their potential and achieve their aspirations while also having fun. She offers a digital platform, GoRideLife.app, for Western horse enthusiasts seeking performance coaching where riders can connect and learn through webinars, a digital library, and access to events, clinics, and shows. This comprehensive approach empowers riders to excel in Western performance events like National Reined Cow Horse, Stock Horse/Ranch Versatility, and National Cutting Horse Association competitions.

[email protected]

SILKE WITTIG | CERTIFIED LEVEL II | DOG SPORTS

Silke Wittig, Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI^SM), K9 Nose Work® Education Division Sr Faculty Member, NACSW^SM-sanctioned Supervising Certifying Official and Judge, CPDT-KSA, ACDBC

Silke was introduced to K9 Nose Work® in 2010 and became one of first two Certified Nose Work Instructors (CNWI™) in PA in 2011.  To stay current on her K9NW education, she revisits the CNWI training and attends workshops, webinars and coaching days on a regular basis.

Her K9 Nose Work® services currently include private and semi-private sessions, group classes, coaching clinics (single or multi-day), topic-specific seminars/webinars/workshops, trial/training video review via Zoom, and COing and Judging for NACSW-sanctioned trials.

Silke loves to work on all aspects of this great dog sport while making sure that both ends of the leash have fun in a safe environment!  She has a soft spot for shelter dogs and introduced K9NW to several local shelters, two of which included it in their regular canine enrichment program.

Silke is also a certified professional dog trainer and behavior consultant and has been running HeRo Canine Consulting LLC, a successful dog training and behavior consulting business since 2006.  Silke was a pet manners trainer and behavior consultant for over 15 years before she decided to focus solely on K9 Nose Work in 2019.  She is well versed in canine ethology and learning theory, having attended courses and workshops with renowned presenters like Erich Klinghammer (Wolf Park), Patricia McConnell, Bob Bailey, Sue Sternberg, Pat Miller, John Rogerson, Suzanne Clothier, Terry Ryan, Kathy Sdao, Brenda Aloff, Pia Silvani and many more. 

She currently competes with her 9-year-old Pit Bull Snap in NACSW™ nose work competitions and is an avid K9 Nose Work® lover.