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Our Team

Our elite network of consultants and training specialists are a blend of highly-qualified and experienced subject matter experts, law enforcement leaders, and criminal justice academics from throughout the United States, each having deep knowledge and expertise in their respective areas.

Jeffrey Fritz, founder and owner, has an extensive law enforcement background spanning more than four decades with over 30 years in leadership roles, includ-ing Chief of Police, for municipal and state agencies/organizations. Jeff serves on the Illinois Law Enforcement Accredi-tation Council and the Mesquite (NV) Community Education Advisory Board.

 

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Jeffrey A. Fritz
Principal & CEO
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Eric C. Arnold
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Eric Arnold has more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement, criminal justice system program development and training, and project leadership. He is currently the Director of School Safety for the Peoria (IL) County Regional Office of Education (ROE 48).

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Timothy Goergen

Tim Goergen has extensive leadership experience in both law enforcement and security operations. He served 30 years with the Bloomingdale, IL Police Depart-ment retiring as Chief of Police, and then transitioned to Corporate Security Direc-tor for General Growth Properties over-seeing security for 60 regional malls.   

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Jack Harris

Jack Harris, a retired Captain from the Tucson, Arizona Police Department, is a trained mediator, licensed counselor, and certified expert in traumatic stress. He has assisted individuals and organi-zations following such tragedies as the World Trade Center attack, Yarnell Hill Fire, and the Oklahoma City bombing. 

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Olivia Johnson

Dr. Johnson is a veteran of the United States Air Force, a former police officer, and published author. Her perseverance is raising awareness of the issues facing our first responders. She is considered a subject expert (SE) in police officer health & wellness, police officer suicide, and suicide prevention and awareness in first responders. 

Richard Reimer, public sector labor and employment law attorney, focuses in the area of police and fire pension matters. Prior to starting his law firm, Rick was a police officer for ten years, holding ranks of Sergeant and Assistant to the Chief of Police. He also served terms as a Police/ Fire Commissioner and Village Trustee.  

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Richard J. Reimer
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Dr. Aaron Thompson, President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (the state's head of higher education), is a nationally recognized leader, highly sought-after speaker and presenter in corporate, law enforce-ment, and non-profit arenas. In 2019, he was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame.

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Executive Advisor
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Derek Carle

Derek Carle is the Program Director for the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board Executive Institute's Center for Homeland Security Leader-ship. He is a retired Lieutenant from the Macomb, IL Police Department and an Incident Commander and Co-Chair of the Illinois Incident Management Team.

  

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John L. Gray
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John Gray had a 32-year career in law enforcement, including 12 years as a Police Chief for two cities in Western Washington. He then worked for 8 years as a consultant creating and administer-ing promotional assessments for police agencies, conducting approximately 200 processes involving 900 candidates. 

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Jada Hudson
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Jada Hudson is a clinically trained thera-pist, with over 20 years of experience, and a nationally recognized first respon-der expert. Coming from a family of first responders, she has devoted her career to become uniquely qualified to counsel first responders who have experienced occupational stress and trauma.

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Nancy L. Rabel

Nancy Rabel is a local government and public body attorney. She has practiced law since 1997, concentrating in munici-pal, labor, and employment law. She is currently a Deputy City Manager at the City of Champaign, IL. Nancy also served as an administrative law judge for the Illinois Labor Relations Board.
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Brian N. Williams
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Dr. Brian N. Williams is a professor of public policy at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. His research centers on issues related to demographic diversity, local law enforcement, and public gover-nance, with special attention devoted to the co-production of public safety and public order.

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