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(Other biographies to be listed when appropriate staff members arehired)

If you are interested in becoming a faculty member of the AMAC,please contact us via e-mail. Provide your educational background,martial arts experience, courses you would desire to teach (online or inresidence), and why you feel you are qualified to teach them. Pleasenote that all faculty members must have, as a minimum, a reg ionally ornationally accredited Bachelor's Degree (Master's Degree or PhD

preferred) and extensive verifiable martial arts experience.

Who is Jason McLendon and what makes him qualified to run thisprogram? First, there really are no particular qualifications to run thisprogram. There are no other programs in existence (known by us) thathave attempted to provide the curriculum and authentic accreditation thisinstitution is seeking. In addition, there are probably many other peoplewho are much more qualified than Jason McLendon to do this, but theyaren't doing it! However, here is some background information:

Academically, he holds a Masters Degree and served as a facultymember for Webster University, teaching at the graduate level in the

Business and Organizational Security Management Program. From amartial arts perspective, he has practiced for over twenty-sevenyears. As a military dependent and member, he lived in many locationsaround the world and had the opportunity to study and receive rankingin several martial arts. He currently holds a Yondan (4th Degree BlackBelt) in Karate as well as Dan ranking in several other arts.

Prior to the establishment of the American Martial Arts College, he ranthree other successful businesses, including two Karate dojo (both ofwhich are still in operation)and a private securityagency. Inaddition,he co-founded the nationally acclaimed Community Anti-TerrorismTraining Institute, a non-profit corporation.

Mr. McLendon spent ten years in the US Air Force as an Anti-Terrorism Officer and Police Officer, including serving as thecommander of a military SWAT Team. His last military assignmentwas as the Deputy Director of Training for the Air Force SecurityForces, which included managing training and educational programs forall aspects of law enforcement and security training for the entire AirForce. He also served as an instructor for several Department ofDefense-level anti-terrorism training programs, including teaching lawenforcement and military hand-to-hand defensive tactics, non-lethalweapons employment, and program development.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: Thisis a start-up program and isNOT currently accredited. Aninstitution must be in operationfor a minimum of two yearsbefore beginning the process toinitially apply for accreditation.The American Martial Arts

College (AMAC) plans to applyfor accreditation once therequirements have been met.For further information aboutaccreditation, please visit: TheCouncil for Higher EducationAccreditation (CHEA) athttp://www.chea.org, TheAccrediting Council forIndependent Colleges andSchools (ACICS) athttp://www.acics,org, The

Distance Education TrainingCouncil (DETC) athttp://www.detc.org , TheSouthern Association ofColleges and Schools (SACS)at http://www.sacs.org, TheTexas Higher EducationCoordinating Board (THECB)at http://www.thecb.state.tx.us,and The US Department ofEducation (USDE) at

http://www.ed.gov. Theseresources are legitimateaccrediting agencies recognizedby the US Department ofEducation, as opposed toAccrediting Mills which willissue accreditation to anyschool willing to pay a certainamount of money (the CHEAwebsite has more informationabout accrediting mills). TheAMAC plans to pursue

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His civilian experience includes serving as a Police Officer, PrivateInvestigator, and Executive Protection Specialist (Bodyguard). In addition,he is a Hostage/Crisis Negotiator, an Emergency Medical Technician andholds the coveted designation as a Certified Protection Professional fromASIS, International. He received his BS in Justice and Public Safety fromAuburn University at Montgomery and his MA in Business andOrganizational Security Management from Webster University.

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