MOULTRIE – Heidi Browning believes that it’s important for every woman to be prepared to defend herself.

“You never know what situation you may find yourself in,” she said. “That’s why you need to know how to take control of the situation and defend yourself in the best way possible. That’s what this seminar is all about.”

A women’s self-defense seminar will be held at PCOM South Georgia, 2025 Tallokas Road, from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 18.

Since stepping into the role of assistant director in the Department of Public Safety at PCOM South Georgia in February 2022, Browning brought with her 14 years of experience in law enforcement. She has taught the women’s self-defense seminar on both the Moultrie campus and the PCOM Georgia campus in Suwanee.

Browning is certified as a SAFE (Self-defense Awareness and Familiarity Exchange) program trainer by the National Self-Defense Institute. This program, created by the National Self-Defense Institute and sponsored by the Department of Public Safety, is recognized as a crime prevention program that will reduce the risk of violence by introducing women to physical self-defense.

Assisting Browning in the seminar will be her husband, Michael Browning, Special Agent in Charge for the Criminal Investigations Division for the Office of Commissioner Insurance and Safety Fire. He is also a certified SAFE trainer.

“This seminar gives women empowerment, which is the whole point,” Browning said.

The March 18 seminar is open to the community. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required by emailing heidibr@pcom.edu. The seminar is open to only women. Teenage girls ages 13 and older are welcome but must be accompanied by a guardian.