Mike Van Meter / Navy Pilot / FBI Agent / NA Instructor / Recovery is Possible Network

I had the privilege of sitting down with Mike Van Meter to discuss the many issues that are plaguing our profession. Mike has done it all, Navy Pilot, FBI agent, NA Instructor, course developer and now spends his time continuing to bring education,  awareness, and support to those struggling with addiction.  We talked about the importance of owning it, and more importantly, the importance of leadership to create an environment  of support and understanding. Pretending problems don't exist has never been a winning philosophy. Enjoy the episode, God Bless, John                                                                  MICHAEL L. VAN METER                                                  FBI Supervisory Special Agent (Retired) Mike received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida in Political Science in 1988. At the time of graduation, he was also commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy, and served 8 years as a helicopter pilot. While in the Navy. Mike served as a Division Officer and Department Head of various units. While on active duty, he earned his Master of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in Human Relations in 1998. Mike also served as a Police Officer for the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington DC prior to entering duty with the FBI on January 3. 1999. He served in the Dallas Texas Division of the FBI where he investigated Health Care Fraud. Organized Crime, and Domestic Terrorism. Additionally. he served as a pilot flying surveillance missions in support of Dallas Division cases. While in the Dallas Division, Mike served as the case agent for several undercover operations.  In August of 2008. Mike transferred to FBI Headquarters where he served in the Domestic Terrorism Operations Unit as the Militia/Sovereign Citizens Program Manager. In June of 2010 he transferred to the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia where he taught new FBI Agents Interviewing and Interrogation techniques. Mike then became an instructor teaching Police Executives at the FBI National Academy beginning in 2011 where he taught Interviewing and Interrogation, Public Speaking. Officer Involved Shootings, and later created a course titled Leading At-Risk Employees. This course focuses on understanding alcoholism, prescription drug abuse, PTSD, suicide, and domestic violence as it relates to programs. policies, and procedures for law enforcement agencies. In order to teach these courses, Mike became an Adjunct Professor for the University of Virginia. He also served as the Employee Assistance Program Counselor and Coordinator for the FBI Academy Training Division.In January of 2017. Mike transferred to the National Joint Terrorism. Civil Aviation Security Program. In this capacity, he served as the Program Manager of over 450 Airport Liaison Agents located at federally controlled airports around the United States. Mike continued to serve as an EP Counselor and provided presentations regarding alcoholism and recovery nationwide. In July 2019. Mike retired from the FBI after 20 years of dedicated service. He recently started a new company called Van Meter Wellness Solutions LG to continue his passion for teaching on the subject of alcoholism and recovery, His vision is to educate the public on addiction, remove the stigma associated with addiction, and help those suffering from addiction achieve and maintain sobriety in order to live healthy and productive lives.http://www.vanmeterwellnesssolutions.com/Thank you for taking the time to give this podcast a listen. If you would like more information on other Law enforcement Life Coach initiatives, our "Sometimes Heroes Need Help" wellness seminar or our One-On-One life coaching please visit :www.lawenforcementlifecoach.comJohn@lawenforcementlifecoach.comAnd if you would like to watch the interview you can view it in it's entirety on the Law Enforcement Life Coach YouTube Channel :  https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCib6HRqAFO08gAkZQ-B9Ajw/videos/upload?filter=%5B%5D&sort=%7B%22columnType%22%3A%22date%22%2C%22sortOrder%22%3A%22DESCENDING%22%7D