Ancil B. (COACH) Sparks has provided media and communication training and instruction to individuals and groups in law enforcement, sports, academia, government and industry for over 25 years.
Coach Sparks is a retiree with 32 years of service as a Special Agent with the FBI. In addition to more than 25 years as a Supervisory Special Agent at the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA, Coach Sparks holds an undergraduate degree in Education from Concord College at Athens, West Virginia and a Masters degree in Education from George Washington University, Washington DC, with continued post graduate work in Communications from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses as an adjunct faculty member with the University of Virginia, Charlottesville for 25 years during his tenure at the FBI Academy.

His areas of expertise include worldwide law enforcement training, communications training for executives, managers and private sector personnel, interpersonal/non-verbal communication, train the trainer, and interview/interrogation training. Coach Sparks is highly sought out as a motivational speaker

In addition, Coach Sparks holds a membership with the following organizations: