Our Team

  • Erica Gaines, CEO and Founder

    Erica is a certified yoga instructor with a passion for helping the LEO community with chronic pain and positive mental health. Erica is currently serving North American police agencies and leading the TacMobility team. She is also obsessed with self-improvement, her teen, her tween and husband who works as a K9 narcotics investigator.

  • Marisa Sandham, Training Coordinator

    Marissa has been a TX police officer for 7 years. Her passion lies in community policing, where she is able to build stronger relationships with the communities she serves. When not working, Marissa can be found spending time with my menagerie of animals and volunteering with my two organizations, BullLuvAble Paws and Chi Wawas Rescue and Peace Officer’s Angels Foundation.

    Marissa is privileged to serve TacMobility clients located in Central America.

  • Mel Koenen, Training Coordinator

    Mel is a licensed therapist that specializes in first responders and is the wife of a trooper. She is passionate about bringing good, practical wellness solutions to first responders. In her spare time, Mel volunteers with Backing the Blue Line as their Director of Wellness. She enjoys spending time with friends/family and her newest hobby is bird watching.

    Mel is privileged to serve TacMobility clients located in the Midwest.

  • Lauren Kearns, Training Coordinator

    Lauren has been serving The State of Rhode Island as a police officer for nine years and counting. Lauren is currently a patrol sergeant on the midnight shift. Lauren thrives on bad coffee and the hustle of the patrol lifestyle. When she’s not working, Lauren can usually be found in the gym, walking the beach with her dogs, or training for a half marathon.

    Lauren is privileged to serve clients located in the Northeast.

  • Gerrit Verhagan

    Gerrit has been a law enforcement officer since 2019 and a tactical team operator since 2022. When off duty Gerrit can be found at Neutral Ground Martial Arts, where he holds the rank of purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and green belt in Judo. Martial Arts training allows Gerrit to train The Mind and The Machine.

    Gerrit has always had a passion for mobility and believes “Movement is Medicine”.

    Gerrit is privileged to serve TacMobility clients located in the Midwest.

  • Jon Eshbach Training Coordinator

    Jon is a current LEO in North Carolina who previously worked other public safety roles including inner-city EMS and EMS Educator in the Greater New York area. Starting as a cadet at the young age of 13, Jon has been involved in Emergency Services for 15+ years. His niche on the street focuses on negotiating with mental health consumers/citizens in crisis, so naturally, his passion toward coworkers is to ensure they live the most healthy and sustainable lives both on duty and off. When not working, Jon can be found in the gym or on a hiking trail.

    Jon is privileged to serve clients in the East Coast.

  • MJ Oubre, Data Analyst

    MJ is a river ecologist who specializes in fisheries management and data analytics. They earned a Bachelor’s in Geography at Arizona State University and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences at Minnesota State University. While studying in Minnesota, MJ utilized public datasets to model the invasion risk of non-native fishes. Having completed many data-intensive research projects and an extensive background in statistics, they bring science and data to the forefront of first responder wellness. In their free time, MJ enjoys fossil hunting, hiking, and road trips with their wife.