Who We Are

David Leavitt joined Solaren Risk Management as Special Projects Manager in November 2021. David spent seven years at the Nashville Fire Department as a paramedic before joining the Metro Nashville Police Department in 2001. Over his twenty-year law enforcement career David rose to the rank of captain and headed the Special Events and Secondary Employment Units. David was responsible for coordinating department resources to provide traffic control and security for all large events in the city of Nashville. This included all sporting events and large city events such as CMA Fest, the Rock and Roll Marathon, and the 2019 NFL Draft. David also coordinated the department’s response to recent incidents to include: the 2020 Christmas Bombing, the 2020 Tornado, the 2020 Flood and the city-wide response to the Pandemic.

David holds an M.P.A. from Columbia Southern University and completed the prestigious Senior Management Institute for Police in 2017 hosted by the Police Executive Research Forum. David also received the Trilogy Award in 2019 after completing all three phases of the FBI LEEDA Police Management Training Series. Recently, David was promoted to Operations Manager at Solaren and now oversees unarmed security, armed security, off-duty law enforcement, traffic control and training.

Todd Edwards is an Account Manager at Solaren Risk Management and functions as the Director of Loss Prevention for the Grand Hyatt Nashville, working with clients and guards to meet the changing demands that are intrinsic to providing a safe working environment in middle Tennessee’s Hospitality industry.

Fynn Sternagel was born in Nashville, TN and is currently studying Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University. He started working with Solaren as an intern in May of 2022. He now acts as the Project Manager for the Byrd Farm and Payroll Coordinator for Solaren Risk Mangement.

Michelle Warren joined Solaren as a private contractor in December of 2017. Mrs. Warren was born in Germany to United States parents and soon moved back to the United States when she was 8 years old. Her father eventually got stationed at Fort Campbell, KY, which brought her to Middle Tennessee. In 2006, Mrs. Warren started her Law Enforcement career and continued to advance her career to the Federal level. She graduated Summa Cum Laude at Christian Brother University in Memphis, TN, with a Bachelors in Business Administration and Finance.

One of her greatest achievements was graduating from the Federal Law Enforcement training academy and receiving an award for being the highest rank in her class. During her free time, she loves being outdoors or simply being active. She has two fur babies, Atlas and Oskar. She is SSI certified in scuba diving and carries Level A-license in sky diving with 32 jumps. Michelle recently made the decision to further her career with Solaren and accepted a position as Field Operations Coordinator that focuses on the Grand Ole Opry, Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Good Neighboring festivals.

Nathan Morgan was born and raised in Middle Tennessee where he attended Warren County High School and graduated in 2012. Immediately after high school, Nathan joined the Military as an Army National Guard Infantryman. He served in the Army National Guard for six years and served one term in Poland for eleven months. While in Poland, he was crossed trained as a tanker and became a team leader. He ended his military career as a corporal with multiple awards including Army achievement medal and the Expert Infantry Badge. Before Solaren, Nathan served as a corrections officer at the Wilson County Sheriff’s Department.

Nathan joined Solaren in June of 2021 and currently serves as the Security Field Operations Coordinator and is over the Law Enforcement Division of Solaren. Since being in this position, Nathan believes his communication skills and leadership have become a great asset to the company, his clients, and security contractors. Not only is Nathan dedicated to his work and service, he is also a dedicated husband and father. Nathan and his wife have been together since 2017. They have three wonderful boys together named Carson, Bentley, and Hayden. Nathan also has two special siblings whom both have disabilities; he believes that growing up with his siblings, it has given him a passion for individuals with mental illnesses and he has instilled a great amount of compassion for patients and others.

Russell Reuther grew up in White House, Tennessee and graduated from White House High School in 2008. After graduating high school, he accepted a job as a bouncer at Jason Aldean’s Roof Top Bar4 in Nashville. Russell joined Solaren in 2018 and currently serves as a Field Operations Coordinator on our nighttime shift.

He recently graduated from GLOCK Armour School which he gained the opportunity in serving as Solaren’s Armory Officer in Nashville, Tennessee. Outside of Solaren, Russell enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also has the privilege in being one of Solaren’s Armed Security Guards.

McKayla has been in the security industry for six years for Allied, BEST and now Solaren as of September 2022. McKayla is the Account Manager for BEST events.

Ethan Wilkerson moved to Fort Campbell, KY in 2015. He was a member of the U.S. Army where he became a communication specialist. In 2018, Ethan was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army and eventually moved to Tennessee. Shortly after leaving the military, he worked for the Montgomery County sheriff’s office for approximately 2 years.

While serving in the military, Ethan gained a passion for security which led him to pursue a career here at Solaren where he successfully uses his knowledge and previous experience to appropriately train individuals to be effective armed/unarmed security officers. Ethan is currently the Training Coordinator as well as the Assistant Account Manager for the Icon Entertainment Group that is located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.