Practical Law Enforcement Fitness & Nutrition Solutions for Powerful Results

Joe Dulla, MA, TSAC-F*D has over 40 years of experience in first responder roles, including emergency medical technician, lifeguard, mountain rescue, & law enforcement. He served for 31 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in various sworn ranks & positions including academy director overseeing the training of over 5,550 recruits. His expertise includes physical fitness, wellness, and human performance optimization for public safety personnel across numerous domains. He managed the LASD's "Fast Track Injury Care" program that used cutting-edge sports medicine approaches to rapidly return injured personnel safely back to duty. Joe also served as Interim Associate Dean of Fire Technology & Wellness at Santa Ana College managing the wellness needs of over 30 member departments across five Southern California counties. He holds TSAC-F certification, has presented internationally, and authored or co-authored over 30 articles on law enforcement physical demands, wellness, injury, and human performance. Joe currently serves as a CRI-TAC SME for wellness efforts and is a PhD student at Bond University, researching recruit attrition, success factors, physical abilities, injuries, costs, and human performance optimization.

Mandy Nice has over 15 years of experience developing and implementing physical fitness and wellness programs that measurably improve the strength and resilience of tactical athletes and civilians. Her science-based, results-focused approach has consistently produced positive results that have earned national-level awards for measurably improving employee health, fitness, and quality of life. Mandy actively serves as a guest speaker at state, national and international law enforcement conferences to help share scalable best practices for sustainable success. To further support agencies, Mandy also serves as the Tactical Program Manager of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). She is responsible for fully equipping members of law enforcement and fire/rescue with the essential research, training, tools, and resources to establish safe tactical athletic programs that optimize job readiness while reducing injury risk. Mandy’s greatest motivator is helping members of law enforcement and fire/rescue optimize their fitness and health so that they can enjoy strong, rewarding careers and long, healthy retirements.