Born and raised in Florida, Charley is the resident Chief Instructor on emergency preparedness and disaster readiness for P.R.E.P.- Personal Readiness Education Programs (www.readygoprep.com). He is also the author of the leading resource on Leadership and Survival Groups titled “The Survival Group Handbook: How to Plan, Organize and Lead People for Short or Long Term Survival” (Formerly titled MAGS: The People Part of Prepping), available on Amazon here: www.bit.ly/SGhandbook. He is certified in Emergency Management and holds over 45 FEMA certifications with over 200 hours of training and instruction in disaster readiness, business contingency planning, and emergency operations policies and procedures. Charley also speaks at various preparedness events and provides private consultations to both individuals and mutual assistance groups. He lives near the Everglades Swamp in Southern Florida with the love of his life, his wonderful daughter, and his Brazilian Mastiff Rufus The Ready Dog, who chips away at his sanity daily.