MADFI: Minnesota Association of Defensive Firearm Instructors

Instructors No Longer Certified by MADFI

Last updated August 15, 2020

The following instructors are NOT certified by MADFI. You should make sure your instructor is certified by a state-approved training organization.


Abel, Jon
Ackerman, Nathan
Barber, Erik
Belisle, Mark
Bernhardt, Steven
Berris, Marc
Bestland, Greg
Billings, Thomas
Billings, Tom
Blincow, Paul
Blyly-Strauss, Shmuel
Boucher-Zamzo, Jeff
Brown, Douglas
Bruels, Richard
Brunscheon, Tony
Buck, Ben
Buck, Waneta
Burzlaff, Bill
Campbell, Terry
Canon, Scott
Cekalla, Keith
Cooper, Brian
Danielson, Mark
Easton, Evan
Edwards, Dan
Elias, Michael
Fazio, Tony
Gende, John
Gilbertson, Jayson
Gustafson, Dan
Horner, Alan
Iverson, Randy
Jahn, Robert
Jahnke, Lance
Kern, Joshua
Magnusson, Denny
Martin, Michael
Meyer, Kim
Michel, George
Nelson, Jim
Novack, Sean
Okern, Mark
Penaz, Joseph
Peterson, Gary
Pierce II, Harmon
Pierce, John
Reis, Gregory
Rosenberg, Joel
Rudd, Rick
Shapero, Andrew
Starkey, Dave
Steele, Tom
Storhaug, Brent
Strand, Ronald
Strawser, Bryan
Thinnes, Brian
Thole, Mark
Thompson, Mark
Tobin, Michael
Tousignant, Thomas
Trandem, LeRoy
Walberg, Jason
Westphal, Eugene
Williams, Mary
Witte, Kurt
Yates, Kenneth
Young, Ron
Zahner, Lisa

Note: MADFI has been certifying instructors since 2005. There are many reasons why an instructor may not be certified by MADFI at this time: some have retired, some are deceased, and some have obtained alternate certification. No negative conclusions should be drawn from the appearance of an instructor's name on this list.