Chandler's Gun Shop and Shooting Ranges: About Us
About Us
About Alice
Alice was born and raised in Abilene, Texas. She lived in both Oklahoma and Texas while working for AMR, spending 20 years working for both American Airlines and SABRE. During this time, her excellent customer service and management skills led her to a senior position with SABRE's International Help Desk. After 20 years of service, she retired to open a small business in the Houston area.
Alice's association with Law Enforcement Educators began in 2000, when she married Carl in Houston and moved to Valley Mills. Alice spent a substantial amount of time with Carl expanding and managing the training and education programs. She has also attended all classes taught at Law Enforcement Educators. This helped her improve the courses and allows her to better serve students through her first hand experience as a student herself.
As the business grew, Alice assumed responsibility for managing the gun shop, club and ranges. The skills she honed at AMR proved very useful, with all operations growing rapidly under her management. As Carl was now free to focus his time on training and education, additional courses and instructors were added.
Due to Carl's untimely passing at an early age in 2007, Alice assumed the additional responsibility of managing the training and education programs. She works closely with the instructors to assure that all students continue to receive top quality training programs. Alice is certified by the State of Texas as a CHL Instructor. She is also an NRA certified firearms instructor in 5 different disiplines. Due to popular demand from her female customers, Alice is developing a series of 'ladies only' training classes.
Alice is the proud mother of 3 children, and became a grandmother in 2007. She is also very active in the community and at church. Her interest in working with children led her to leadership roles in both her church youth organization and the Girl Scouts. She has held several church officer positions, including Treasurer and President. Of course, Alice is also active in the shooting sports industry, through her membership in TSRA and NRA.
About Scott
Scott was born and raised in Texas City, Texas. He grew up fishing the upper Texas coast and quail hunting in South Texas. He moved to Waco in 1980 to obtain his degree from Baylor University. After graduation, Scott worked in radio and television in the Central Texas area before turning his attention to sales and marketing.
Scott worked as a Sales Representative for Fleetwood Homes and was soon promoted to Sales Manager of Fleetwood's Belton, Texas manufacturing facility. While there, he helped design an innovative new product line of manufactured homes that became the number one selling line in the country.
Scott returned to Waco to become the Director of Marketing, Licensing and Development for the historical Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum. While there, Scott designed a line of clothing with Wrangler called "Texas Ranger Wear" which is still sold today and helps to support the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum. Scott was also instrumental in raising millions of dollars to build a new Headquarters for the Ranger's Company "F" as well as a new Educational Facility for the museum.
Scott then went to work in sales for ESPN Radio in Waco where he inherited an existing account Chandler's Gun Shop and Shooting Ranges and Alice Chandler. A year later Alice and Scott started dating and eventually married.
Scott has the unofficial title of "Director of Marketing and Mowing." In addition to marketing, Scott works with the very talented trainers that teach the various courses offered at Chandler's.
Scott is the proud father of a wonderful daughter and through his marriage to Alice has inherited a wonderful new family he enjoys immensely. Scott attends church in Valley Mills and is a member of Legacy Outfitters (www.legacyoutfitters.org).