 John is currently the Police Chief in Sahuarita, Arizona, holding that position for the past two year. He has been a Police Chief for fifteen years, serving two years in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, eight years in Springfield, Illinois, three years in Evanston, Wyoming and currently two years in Sahuarita, Arizona. John has been in law enforcement for thirty four years starting in Tucson, Arizona as a police officer and having the opportunity to hold almost every assignment, retiring in 1993 as Assistant Police Chief. John was able to retire again from Springfield Illinois in 2003 where he was serving as the police chief. During that time John was able to gain experience in all aspects of policing in small, medium and large organizations.
He holds a Master of Arts Degree from Western Illinois University in Criminal Justice, also holding a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Arizona in Public Administration with the major field of study being law enforcement. He attended the 151st session of the F.B.I. National Academy, the F.B.I. Executive Development Course, the F.B.I. MLEEDS Executive Development program, the Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Institute, and the F.B.I.’s Southwest Command College.
In addition, John has obtained experience in the field of law enforcement education. He has served as an adjunct instructor for Western Illinois University. He has been an Instructor for Arizona Post for thirty two years, teaching numerous courses in law enforcement topics and skills. John has been on the Illinois Governors Auto Theft Task Force, the Illinois Chief’s executive committee, the Illinois Chief’s Legislative Committee, Wyoming Chiefs and Sheriffs Legislative Committee and Wyoming’s representative to IACP’s SACOP committee, and Arizona Chief’s Associations legislative committee and currently serving as the fourth Vice President of that organization.
John currently instructs courses for BowMac in Critical Incident Response. He also teaches for Northwestern’s School of Staff and Command (SPSC).
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