We gladly accept:
Have a question?
e-mail us here
____________________________________________________________
410 Chestnut Street | Lodi, WI 53555
(608) 592-2182
Instructors
Kyle Kearney
Classroom & Behind-the-Wheel Instructor
Kyle Kearney is employed as a Police Officer for the City of Columbus. He has more than 21 years of law enforcement experience, including 10 years as a Deputy Sheriff and Patrol Sergeant in Sheboygan County and 8 years as a Deputy Sheriff in Columbia County.
Kyle's work experience includes assignments as a patrol officer, field training officer, patrol sergeant, SWAT team member and training instructor. He has worked with elementary age students while teaching drug and alcohol prevention classes and with adults while teaching law enforcement training courses.
Kyle has received specialized training in Traffic Law Enforcement, Traffic Crash Investigation, OWI Enforcement, Drug Interdiction, Basic & Advanced SWAT, Pursuit Intervention Technique, Effective Verbal Communications, Employee Performance Evaluation, and the Trauma of Law Enforcemet Death. He was Certified as an Instructor in Occupant Protection - Usage and Enforcement, a course designed to educate Police Officers about vehicle crash dynamics and how seat belts, child restraints and air bags work to reduce the likelihood of injuries and deaths car crashes. He has received advanced, high-speed driver training at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Kyle has worked as a Call-Staff Instructor in the Wisconsin Technical College System and began working as a Licensed Driving Instructor in 1996 at Lakeshore Driving School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He opened Scenic Valley Driving School in 1999.
In his free time, Kyle enjoys reading, landscaping and sports of all types. He has been a volunteer coach for youth basketball and baseball and has officiated basketball and baseball games from the youth level to high school. He resides in Lodi with his wife and four children.
Brian DeGroff
Behind-the-Wheel Instructor
Brian DeGroff joined our staff as a Licensed Driving Instructor in 2002, after completion of Scenic Valley Driving School's Instructor Training Course. Brian works with students during the Behind-the-Wheel portion of the course, assisting them in learning the proper physical driving skills they need to pass the skills test and the defensive attitude necessary to become a safe driver.
Brian and his wife reside in Lodi and have two children.
Terry Loos
Classroom and Behind-the-Wheel Instructor
Terry Loos joined our staff as a Licensed Driving Instructor in 2005, after completion of Scenic Valley Driving School's Instructor Training Course. He is employed as a Police Officer for the City of Madison and has more than 18 years of Law Enforcement experience.
During his Law Enforcement Career Terry has served as a County Deputy Sheriff, Patrol Sergeant, K-9 Handler and member of the SWAT Team. He has attended numerous specialized training courses, including the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command. Despite his advanced training, Terry has spent the majority of his career on midnight shift, where a large share of his time has been spent responding to traffic crashes and trying to keep our roads safer by enforcing traffic laws and taking impaired drivers off the road.
Terry and his wife reside in Sun Prairie and have two children.
Terry Seely
Classroom and Behind-the-Wheel Instructor
Terry Seely joined our staff as a Licensed Driving Instructor in 2005, after completion of Scenic Valley Driving School's Instructor Training Course. He is employed as a Police Lieutenant & K9 Handler with the Columbus Police Department. He previously worked as a Deputy Sheriff, Sergeant and Lieutenant with the Columbia County Sheriff's Department and has more than 21 years of Law Enforcement experience.
Terry's work experience includes assignments as a patrol officer, field training officer, K9 Handler, patrol sergeant, and patrol lieutenant. While with the Columbia County Sheriff's Department he served as a member of both the Drug Enforcement Unit and Emergency Response Team.
Terry has received specialized training Drug Interdiction, OWI Enforcement, Traffic Crash Investigation, Emergency Vehicle Operation, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Pursuit Intervention Technique, Field Training Officer Certification, Basic and Advanced SWAT, and Vehicle Contacts. He has attended numerous Police Supervisory Courses, including the Penn State Police Executive School.
Terry was certified as a Laser Radar Instructor, and previously worked as a Licensed Driving Instructor at 4 Lakes Driving School in Madison, Wisconsin.
In his spare time, Terry enjoys reading, hiking, spending time with his son and umpiring baseball games. He is a W.I.A.A. Certified Umpire and will be traveling to Florida in January, 2011 to attend the 5 week long Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring. Terry resides in Madison with his fiance and his son Austin.
(608)592-2182