Instructor Bio
Rachel Vangsnes holds a B.S. in Special Education and a M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. She started her career as a teacher in 2008, first as an intermediate school special education teacher, then as a middle school general education teacher. Rachel passionately pursued excellence in the classroom through relationship building and tailoring instruction for her students. In June of 2013, Rachel left her job to raise her first child as a stay-at-home mom. Since then, the need for self-defense skills has increasingly become a priority for her family. She felt an overwhelming desire to teach others these potentially life saving skills because of the great impact they have had on her. Rachel received her Rangemaster Instructor and Advanced Instructor certificates in September of 2016 and is NRA Range Safety Officer certified.
training resume
Concealed Handgun Licensure, March 2008
Tac Pistol Operator Course, CSAT, February 2013
Defensive Pistol Skills Back Up Gun, KR Training, May 2016
Advanced Training 4 Pistol Skills Development, KR Training, August 2016
Advanced Training 6 Pistol Workout, KR Training, August 2016
Instructor Development Course, Rangemaster, September 2016
Advanced Firearms Instructor Development Course, Rangemaster, September 2016
The Armed Parent/Guardian, Citizens Defense Research, December 2016
Range Safety Officer, NRA, December 2016
Unthinkable, Lone Star Medics with William Aprill MDTS, January 2017
Managing Unknown Contacts, ShivWorks, March 2017
Basic Pistol, NRA, May 2017
Basic Pistol Instructor, NRA, May 2017
Tac Med EDC, Lone Star Medics, December 2017
Tac Pistol Operator Course, CSAT, February 2013
Defensive Pistol Skills Back Up Gun, KR Training, May 2016
Advanced Training 4 Pistol Skills Development, KR Training, August 2016
Advanced Training 6 Pistol Workout, KR Training, August 2016
Instructor Development Course, Rangemaster, September 2016
Advanced Firearms Instructor Development Course, Rangemaster, September 2016
The Armed Parent/Guardian, Citizens Defense Research, December 2016
Range Safety Officer, NRA, December 2016
Unthinkable, Lone Star Medics with William Aprill MDTS, January 2017
Managing Unknown Contacts, ShivWorks, March 2017
Basic Pistol, NRA, May 2017
Basic Pistol Instructor, NRA, May 2017
Tac Med EDC, Lone Star Medics, December 2017