Strategos International

Strategos International—operating as Peacekeepers Training—has trained more than 600,000 professionals since 2002. They work with schools, churches, corporate offices, healthcare facilities, law enforcement, and military organizations to build response capabilities around active threats, workplace violence, and crisis management.

Strategos handles three distinct phases for every client: prevention (stopping threats before they happen), response (what to do when a crisis is occurring), and post-incident (recovery and lessons learned).

Their service model is straightforward: identify your organization's core mission and culture, then recommend training and protection solutions that strengthen—not compromise—how you operate.

They bring instructors to your location. Courses include:

• •1-hour Workplace Violence Active Shooter Response for general employees
• •2-hour Active Shooter Prevention & Response for managers and supervisors
• •Conflict Management & De-Escalation (ranging from 2 to 8 hours depending on role)
• •High-Risk Terminations (leading practices)
• •Behavior Risk Assessments (introduction level)
• •Suicide Awareness & Violence Behavioral Pre-cursors
• •S.A.F.E. Approach Program

Studies show in-person training works best for information retention, demonstrations, and Q&A. Strategos can scale to train hundreds of participants daily across multiple facilities simultaneously.

Their PREVAIL!™ platform offers self-paced virtual training:

• •2-hour PREVAIL!™ Active Shooter Preparedness for employees
• •3-hour PREVAIL!™ Active Shooter Preparedness for managers and supervisors
• •2.5-hour Core Value Index (CVI) leadership culture development course

Online learning offers schedule flexibility and works for distributed teams. Multiple studies confirm e-learning is as effective as in-person training when properly designed.

For litigation support, Strategos provides:

• •Insurance and attorney case reviews (criminal and civil)
• •Depositions and trial testimony on security and workplace violence matters
• •Leading practices guidance for security and workplace violence prevention
• •Security and law enforcement use of force litigation analysis
• •Preparedness standards of care documentation
• •Due diligence preparedness assessments
• •Behavior risk assessments (pre and post-event)

With 500+ professional contractors in the U.S. and globally, they provide:

• •Executive and VIP protection
• •Facility security and protection
• •Disaster response services
• •High-risk terminations (security)
• •High-value asset transport and protection
• •Surveillance and investigative services (workers comp, fraud, theft, asset protection)

Vaughn Baker (Co-Founder/President) brings 25+ years of law enforcement experience—patrol, investigation, SWAT, and special operations. He's trained tens of thousands and authored The Church Security Handbook and co-authored Active Threat-Workplace 911.

Mark Warren (Co-Founder/Executive VP) is a former law enforcement sergeant with the Blue Springs Police Department and prior U.S. Army military police experience.

Nick Spencer (Chief Operations Officer) served as a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant in Bosnia and Iraq, then worked as a patrol officer and tactical team leader in Missouri before joining Strategos.

Todd Burke manages their firearms training division with 35 years as a police officer, firefighter, and paramedic.

Steve Anderson (Director of School Safety & Security) spent 38 years in education—13 as superintendent of Arkansas's 20th largest school district. His school's safety program was visited by the President's Commission on School Safety.

They won't compromise on: Excellence, Integrity, Synergy, and Humility. Most of their growth since 2002 comes from repeat clients and referrals—not advertising.

"Fear on any crisis related topic comes from having a problem without a solution. We reduce fear by providing solutions to these potential problems."

• •"This was a great presentation with the perfect emphasis on key points and addressing fear in a real perspective. All employees should take this course."

• •"This training was so impactful. I could not believe the effectiveness of listening for shots and doing the stopwatch activity."

• •"This was one of the best training courses I have attended. Useful information for both at home and work. The method of delivery kept you interested."

• •"This training should be required for ALL employees. The psychological information and mental state of violent offenders were the most surprising portion."