SGT. DOUG SCHOLZ

Sgt. Doug Scholz was one of the founding ATOA board members and has been the serving as the President for the last 8 years. He is a Sergeant with the Chandler Police Department and has been with the Department since 1996. He is currently assigned to the Special Operations Support Bureau as the full time SWAT Coordinator and Training Supervisor. He has been a member of this team for over 20 years and a team leader for the past 15 years. Doug is also an adjunct instructor for the National Tactical Officers Association and teaches the Less-Lethal and Chemical Munitions courses, as well as, the SWAT Team Leader course. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Justice Studies and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership.

LT. JON BRAMBILA

Lt. Jon Brambila is Vice President of ATOA. Currently, he works for the Prescott Police Department, where he has dedicated 20-years of service. Of those 20-year, 15 have been dedicated to tactical operations as a team member, assistant team leader, team leader, and team commander. He has served as an ATOA board member since 2010. In addition to his role as Vice President, he has also served as the North Region Representative and Secretary.

SGT. NICK ALAMSHAW

Sgt. Nick Alamshaw is the current Treasurer of ATOA, serving since 2018. Sgt. Alamshaw started with the Scottsdale Police Department in 2007. Three years later, he joined the department's SWAT team and is now a Team Leader. Sgt. Alamshaw also spends the majority of the time as an entry operator and is also a Precision Rifle Observer.

SGT. ANTHONY CARDINALE

Sgt. Cardinale serves on the board as Secretary of ATOA. He has served with the Gila River Police Department since 2008 in Patrol, Rangers, Criminal Apprehension and SWAT. He currently supervises the Criminal Investigations Bureau, SWAT and the K-9 unit. In his off time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and family.

REGIONS

NORTHERN ARIZONA NORTHERNREP@AZTAC.ORG

Coconino County
Navajo County
Apache County
Yavapai County

SOUTHERN ARIZONA SOUTHERNREP@AZTAC.ORG

Pima County
Cochise County
Santa Cruz County

WESTERN ARIZONA WESTERNREP@AZTAC.ORG

Gila County
Pinal County
Graham County
Greenlee County

EASTERN ARIZONA EASTERNREP@AZTAC.ORG

Mohave County
La Paz County
Yuma County

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS

BREACHER

Kyle Thomas- Mesa PD
Mike McCartney- Chandler PD

BREACHER@AZTAC.ORG

SNIPER

Tyler Ellsworth- Prescott PD
Jeff Chang- Phoenix PD

SNIPER@AZTAC.ORG

EOD

Chuck Corning- Tempe PD
Ron Swanson- Glendale PD

EOD@AZTAC.ORG

GRENADIER

Mike Collins- Chandler PD

GRENADIER@AZTAC.ORG

TEMS

Casey Lopez – Chandler FD
Scott Garzuizi – Honor Health

TEMS@AZTAC.ORG

CNT

Ben Wetzel- Phoenix PD
Jeff Carrion- Peoria PD

CNT@AZTAC.ORG

K9 SWAT

Michael Griffith- Glendale PD
Steve Gilbert- Gilbert PD

K9SWAT@AZTAC.ORG

COMBATIVES

Jason King- Mesa PD
Ken Lee – Pinal County SO

COMBATIVES@AZTAC.ORG