EXPERIENCE Chief of Police- Stamford Police Department, Stamford CT. January 10, 2005-present Responsible for management of police service delivery including Animal Control, School Crossing Guards and city wide communications in a diverse community of 120,000; chief executive of a policy agency with 500 employees-307 sworn, 110 crossing guards, 43 communications personnel and 40 civilian members. Manage a 42 million dollar budget. Chief of Police-Framingham Police Department 1987-June 30, 2001
Responsible for management of police service delivery in a diverse community of 71,000; chief executive of police agency with 200 employees 125 sworn, 46 civilian and 52 auxiliary members. Administer $8.7 million budget. Developed a community policing initiative, including emphases on youth, schools, domestic abuse, narcotics abuse and citizen participation in policing. Have greatly increased police respect among diverse groups of residents. Managed 6.8 million dollar renovation/reconstruction of police facility.
Lieutenant 1984-1987
Supervised Juvenile Bureau, Training Division, Community and Public Relations. Served as department's first Civil Rights Officer.
Sergeant 1978-1984
Detective 1976-1978
Patrol Officer 1972-1976
EDUCATION Master of Public Administration, Framingham State College, Framingham, MA, 1991.
Bachelor of Science (with Honors) Law Enforcement, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. 1978. SEMINARS Executive Session on Policing, Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1991
Law Enforcement Executive Development (LEED), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, VA. 1994.
Senior Management Institute for Police (S.M.I.P.), Police Executive Research Forum, Merrimack College, N. Andover, Ma. 1995
Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Community Policing Working Group, Washington, D.C. 1995
National Community Oriented Policing Resource Board, Office Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department Of Justice, Washington D.C. 1996; Chicago Ill. 1998
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Board of Trustees, Framingham State College, Framingham, MA 1996 - 2001 Framingham State College, Framingham, Ma.; Presidential Search Committee ,1995.
CONSULTANT ASSISTANCE For the Springfield Police Commission, Springfield, Massachusetts engaged in a review of all aspects of police operations through Wasserman Associates Inc. of Harvard, MA. 1993.
For the City of Chelsea Office of the Receiver/Administrator, assisted the Police Department in restructuring operations and adopting the community policing philosophy in this diverse urban community.
For the Board of Selectmen, Town of Tisbury, Massachusetts, served as the monitor of the Tisbury Police Department for the Board of Selectmen. May to September 2001
For the Board of Selectmen, Town of Westwood, Massachusetts, served as the interim Chief of Police of the Westwood Police Department. Responsible for the delivery of police services as well as coordinating the search for and selection of a new police chief. February 2003 to August 2003.
For the City of Providence Rhode Island Assisted with the development and implementation of a strategy and threat assessment for the Providence School Department and the City of Providence Police Department; working through contract with Crest Associates, Boston, Massachusetts. March 2003 to February 2004
For the United States Department of Justice, ICITAP program; Technical Assistant to the Nigerian Police Force, Kaduna, Nigeria; worked in the City of Kaduna, a city of 4 million people, to improve the relationship between the community and the Nigerian Police Force, April to June 2004 AFFILIATIONS Volunteer member of the North Naples Accountability Board, State of Florida Juvenile Justice program 2002 to present Framingham Police Athletic League(PAL); President Hollis Street Community Center Advisory OTHERS Served on Selection Committees for Chief of Police in a number of communities, including: - Town of Northboro, Ma; Executive Officer Selection Committee, 1989
- Town of Holliston, Ma; Police Chief Selection Committee, 1990
- Town of Wellesley, Ma; Police Chief Selection Committee, 1991
- Town of Southbridge, Ma; Police Chief Selection Committee, 1992
- Town of Brookline, Ma; Police Chief Selection Committee, 1995
- Town of Bolton, Ma; Police Chief Selection Committee, 1996
- City of Pittsfield, Ma; Police
- Wakefield, Ma Police Chief Assessment, 2003
Panelist and Presenter, Domestic Violence Conference, Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council and Middlesex County District Attorney's Office, 1988 - 1993. |