Meet the Team
Edward S. Valdez - Chief Executive Officer
For the past fifteen years NPSC has provided training and consulting for public safety and private industries personnel throughout the country. The distribution and coordination of first responder equipment and training is offered through ACLS, BLS, PALS, AED, First Aid, CPR and other disaster related emergencies preparedness.
On a personal level, Edward has reached-out in numerous community services and as an ordained Senior Chaplin. With outreach programs throughout California, he has volunteered and coordinated many community projects as a Program Director. Edward has a proven track record when interfacing within all levels of diversity and cultures.
Kevin Torrence -VP of Operations
Kevin is responsible for all aspects of Operations at NPSC and has over 25 years of experience in operations and business administration. He is also well versed in sales, marketing and business development. Kevin has a proven track record of success working with many types of companies from a variety of industries. As an ordained Senior Chaplain Kevin serves as a first responder in Law Enforcement as well with disaster response teams and organizations. All of which gives him a unique perspective in every facet of safety training.
Lori Mayfield - VP of Training
Lori Mayfield oversees all aspects of training at NPSC. She is also the AHA Training Center Coordinator for NPSC and is a certified AHA Instructor in Heartsaver and BLS Disciplines. She has had over 30 years of corporate experience in managing, directing and training. As a volunteer with OCSD Search & Rescue, Lori increases NPSC’s program credibility with a real understanding for current training disciplines and curriculums. She is also an ordained Senior Chaplain, and participates in disaster response.
Tim Ballenger - VP of Business Development
Tim Ballenger is responsible for all aspects of Business Development including working closely with the VP of Sales and Marketing to ensure that all activities are properly synchronized with the other areas of the organization. Prior to joining NPSC, Tim has spent significant time in a variety of leadership roles with a number of different technology organizations, both large and small. These include: IBM, Electronics for Imaging, Calcomp/Lockheed, Expense Reduction Analysts and Let’s Go Learn. During that time, Tim has directed and developed many direct and channel sales organizations which have consistently over achieved expectations. Tim received his MS from Carnegie Mellon University and his BS from Cal State Univ. Chico.
Kim Ballenger - VP of Marketing and Sales
Kim Ballenger is responsible for all aspects of Sales and Marketing at NPSC. Kim has over 25 years of sales and marketing experience and has worked with a variety of companies including 15 years at Adobe Systems. She has worked with many start up organizations helping them develop their strategy for marketing and sales. Kim has a proven track record of success working with many types of companies large and small and from a variety of industries. Kim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Connecticut.
Joshua Nuzzi - Web Developer/ Marketing/ Designer
Josh Nuzzi is responsible for all aspects of Web Development for NPSC. Joshua has been working in IT (Information Technology) for over 7 years, exploring, learning, and producing projects in Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, and Joomla! Content Management System. He is currently training in Database Management, Apache Web Server Management and Security, Flash Catalyst, PHP, SQL, AJAX, XML, XHTML, HTML, HTML5 and other programming languages.
