Founder and CEO of Compass Training Center. Chief Operations Officer, Owner and Master Instructor for Fabled Horse Solutions. Mr. Stankewicz lives in Chino Valley, Arizona. John is the primary manager of the Compass Training Center AZ facility to include the current public shooting ranges, as well, as future shooting matches and training classes conducted Fabled Horse Solutions and other trainers throughout the country. John is an NRA Certified Chief Range Safety Officer and holds USCCA Instructor certification for Pistol and AR Fundamentals.
John served as a police officer for 14 years in two northern California police agencies. During his tenure John’s duties included many diverse positions such as a Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Chief Firearms Instructor, Police Corporal and Police Association President. John is a POST certified as a Range Master, Patrol Rifle Instructor/armorer, Glock Armorer, Active Shooter Instructor, Simunitions Instructor, Patrol Bicycle Instructor and International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors – Master Instructor Certified. While in Law Enforcement John also helped form and taught as an instructor with the “Peninsula Rangemasters Group” which was formed to bring consistent basic and advanced patrol rifle instruction to Law Enforcement Officers in northern California. PRG went on to train local, state and federal law enforcement officers. John served his country as a Gunners Mate in the United States Navy from 1986 to 1991. He is a Veteran of the first Gulf War – Desert Shield/Desert Storm with a total of three Middle East Deployments in his career. His service to veterans continues currently as a Past Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 541 in Prescott Arizona and Past Commander of Post 4103 in South San Francisco, California.