The Owners and Instructors of Begin With Basics Driving Academy are:

Steve Jensen

• Retired Sergeant, Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP), serving from 1974-2003
• Served as Public Information Officer for the Metro Kansas City Area.
• Driving Instructor KHP Academy for 20 years
• Instructor/Trainer for the National Safety Council’s Defensive Driving Course
• Instructor for AAA Driver Improvement Course
• Instructor for Operation Lifesaver
• Instructor/Technician for NHTSA on Child Passenger Safety
• President of the Kansas Safe Driver Instructor Association
• Traffic Occupant Protection Systems Instructor for NHTSA
• Degree from Kansas State University in Criminal Administration
• Married 35 years, three children, one grandson
• Driver’s Education Instructor for 12 years

Brad Yantis

• Degree from Mid-American Nazarene University in Physical Education and Health
• Masters Degree from Mid-American Nazarene University in Education 24 years as a schoolteacher in Colorado and Kansas, presently teaching in Olathe school system
• Married 26 years, two children
• Coached girls and boys sports from Kindergarten through College level for 27 years
• Received history emphasis Metro State in Denver Colorado in 1985
• Drivers Education instructor for 14 years 
• Mentor for Youth Group at College Church of The Nazarene in Olathe

 The four other instructors that work for us are licensed by the State of Kansas and are school teachers in Olathe and Ottawa areas.