Does anyone know a reputable person in town for guitar lessons?

I've been playing guitar for two years and am looking for a teacher to help me up my game. I know Spotlight in town has teachers, but for some reason I feel like an independent teacher might be better than a facility that hires people and then assigns learners to a teacher. I imagine directly setting up meeting times with the teacher and having no middle man would create a more personal teacher/student bond.

This might be silly of me to think, so please correct me if I'm wrong! If it matters, I am influenced by funk and blues. Not looking for a classical guitar teacher.