Shield of Valor Executive Team

       Mr. Lisby has a Master in Forensic Psychology and a Bachelor in Criminal Justice and Psychology. He has worked as an Executive Protection Specialist and Protection Specialist for foreign governments, VIPs, HNWF and other international organizations. He has provided security for various dignitaries, foreign and domestic, along with CEOs, celebrities and their families within the western region across the United States and internationally. 

       Before serving his community, Mr. Lisby served his country by joining the Navy, Marine Corps and Army; he served as a Corpsman in Infantry units alongside the Marines and in the Marines as an Infantryman in the O3 series. He served in the Army in the Airborne and Aviation unit, earning his medals for Global War on Terrorism in the Iraq and Afghanistan Campaigns, along with the Parachutist Badge, Surface Warfare Badge and Fleet Marine Force Badge. 

     Mr. Lisby has also received training as a Counterintelligence Threat Analyst, Human Trafficking Investigator and Cybersecurity Information Technology Security Expert, while certified as a Counterintelligence Threat Analyst, Private Investigator and CPR/AED Instructor. He also serves as President of our nonprofit organization, Valor Elite Youth Enrichment Foundation. 

       Mr. Clemons has served in the United States Marine Corps as a 0311 Infantryman, receiving recognition for being safety-driven, well-discipline, hardworking and a well-qualified combat professional maintaining a sense of urgency to complete the mission. Mr. Clemons has the expertise for compiling strategic objectives when securing potential clients and briefing leadership on the complexities of the Information and Technology Sector of the Protection Industry, gleaned from his training in the infantry, with knowledge regarding risk management, threat analysis and logistical maintenance.

     Upon completion of his tour of duty, Lionel continuted to serve in the Marine Corp by providing presidential security for the President of Haiti. He also holds medals for Global War on Terrorism, Marine Corps Good Conduct, Combat Action Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Humanitarian Service, Korean Defense, and National Defense Service.

     He is currently receiving extensive training within Information Technology and Cybersecurity training hubs, having operated in various supervisory roles within security agencies and command posts, while also maintaining a Private Investigator license.

    Ms. Stephens joined the Air Force in 2000 under the AFSC, 6F0X1, Financial Management and Comptroller. Upon completion of MOS training, her first assignment was at DFAS-EU, Germany,  were she served in travel accounting, loading certified invoices into IAPS with over 99% accuracy.  She was pivotal to the first roll outs from Europe after 9/11, processing 18K airline, bus, and taxi tickets worth over $27M with 98% accuracy. 

   Ms. Stephens would continued to use her skills throughtout her military career in her tours to Germany, Los Angeles, Denver, South Korea, Afghanistan and Kuwait. She processed and validated a plethora of backlogged vouchers and applications at each tour base and facility, reorganizing systems that dropped consistent rejection rates, saving and streamlining the delivery of between millions to billions of dollars over her twenty year in the Air Force.

    Upon retiring in 2020, she became a Business Analyst for LA AFB, before becoming our most trusted Vice President of Fianance and illustrious treasurer for Valor Elite Youth Enrichment Foundation.

     Mr. Ishamael has served as Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve Equal Opportunity (EO) program for the U.S.Army Reserve Headquarters at Ft. Bragg, NC. He has supported and advised EO Directors and Army

Reserve leaders on EO policies, regulations and Department of Defense directives in support of 29 Direct Reporting Units (DRU) with 200,000 soldiers and civilians assigned. He is adept in conducting EO focus groups, command climate surveys and complaint intakes. 

    Mr. Ishamael has assisted with planning and directing the conduct Defense Equal Opportunity Command Climate Survey (DEOCS) for the Army Reserve headquarters that comprised of over 2,000 personnel. He has also led 10 EO Focus Groups and compiled data for Army Reserve Commanding General’s pronouncements, conducting oversight of 29 major subordinate EO commands personnel structure, and performed audits on EO command vacancies; in addition, he decreased EO Advisor vacancy fills by 20% and thoroughly reviewed and inspected hundreds of Equal Opportunity applicant packets,  and has graduated 80 applicants as EOAs. 

    Mr. Ishmael has supervised and/or monitored required equal opportunity training throughout the Army Reserve, including senior level executive training in accordance with regulations and training guides, implementing directives and coordinated 55 Equal Opportunity Leader Courses (EOLC) and graduated over 1,000 personnel.