Instructors at the Summit 2023
Eric Daigle
Principal Attorney, Daigle Law Group
Attorney Daigle specializes in Civil Rights litigation and Law Enforcement Operations Consulting. Attorney Daigle also conducts training on use of force standards, including electronic control weapons and responses to force/deadly force incidents. Attorney Daigle acts in his capacity as a Law Enforcement Consultant providing guidance and oversight to department command staff on operations, force response, and risk management. He has served as an expert witness in use of force cases and has reviewed use of force incidents around the country. Attorney Daigle serves as a member of independent monitoring teams and acts as an auditor in reviewing police department organizational compliance with procedural revisions directed or overseen by the Federal court system.
Kevin Dillon
L.O.C.K.U.P.
Lt. Kevin F. Dillon (ret) is a twenty-five-year veteran law enforcement officer. As an instructor of use of force, communications and defensive tactics since 1988, Lieutenant Dillon has developed the internationally recognized L.O.C.K.U.P. ® Arrest and Control System. L.O.C.K.U.P. ® is a comprehensive approach, based on gross motor skill concepts, that actually reduces injuries to citizens and police officers. Lieutenant Dillon also developed the L.E.A.D.S.-Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies curriculum course in 2007 which is also a nationally recognized communications program. It has been presented to officers in the states of FL, CT, RI, MA, ND, MN, MO, MI, SD, CO, AK, CA, AZ, WY TX and NM. Lieutenant Dillon, a highly sought-after speaker and trainer, has trained and consulted civilian and law enforcement use of force issues and programs throughout North America and Europe.
William Lewinski, PH.D.
Force Science Institute
Dr. Lewinski is the co-founder and executive director of Force Science and a leading behavioral scientist whose work has focused on the study of human dynamics involved in life threatening encounters. He has presented at international, peer-reviewed conferences in psychology, criminal justice, and engineering. He has published 30 research articles in a dozen peer-reviewed, scientific journals – including the highest rated journals in ergonomics and psychology. He is a reviewer for eight journals, including Applied Ergonomics and an APA Journal. Dr. Lewinski has presented to diverse groups, ranging internationally from, New Scotland Yard, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, IACP, select task forces of the British House of Commons and House of Lords, Obama’s President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, General Council with Homeland Security, local, state, and national departments throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Twice he was invited as keynote speaker for international medical conferences in the UK on crisis decision making. He has testified in grand juries, coroner’s inquests, arbitration hearings, criminal and civil cases in North America, the UK and Australia.
Paul Taylor, PH.D.
University of Colorado Denver
Paul Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver where he studies decision-making, human factors, and system safety in the context of police interactions with the public. He is also the founder and lead instructor for the Association of Force Investigators (AFI). Dr. Taylor has over ten years of practical law enforcement experience including time as a department training manager, patrol sergeant, and use-of-force instructor. He has delivered law enforcement related instruction for academy, field training, and advanced in-service audiences as well as graduate and undergraduate level courses. Dr. Taylor is actively engaged in law enforcement research and training across the United States and internationally.
Geoffrey Desmoulin Ph.D., R.Kin., P.L.Eng.
Principal, GTD Scientific Inc.
Dr. Desmoulin is the Principal of GTD Scientific Inc. GTD offers Biomechanical Consulting Services on behalf of clients throughout North America, as well as abroad. Focused practice areas include Injury Biomechanics, Incident Reconstruction and Physical Testing with a sub-specialty in the Science of Violence®. GTD has been retained in significant complex injury litigation cases involving municipal police department use of force, violent encounters and TASER International to name just a few examples. Furthermore, landmark testing and shooting reconstruction methodology developed by Dr. Desmoulin was recently upheld as reliable and admissible by the U.S. Federal District Court for the 9th District of California. This methodology has now been published in the International Journal of Forensic Engineering entitled “Application of biomechanical modeling to police shooting reconstruction”.
Session Instructors
Eric Atstupenas
General Counsel, Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association
Eric is the author of several law enforcement training materials and has been published in the Police Chief magazine, a monthly publication by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He has also provided training to law enforcement executives on a variety of topics germane to the profession and has appeared as a speaker at conferences across the country. Eric has also worked extensively with Eric Daigle, Esq., the owner of Daigle Law Group, LLC, as a law enforcement consultant and trainer.
Matthew Botterbusch
Lieutenant, New Castle County Division
Lieutenant Matthew Botterbusch is a 26-year veteran with the New Castle County Division of Police in Delaware. He created and developed the first full-time dedicated Use of Force Review and Analysis Unit in the state of Delaware. Matthew has worked as a patrol officer, narcotics detective, SWAT team leader, Mobile Field Force, and drug recognition expert. With over 22 years of instructor experience, he has served as an instructor for use of force and control tactics, firearms, narcotics investigations, and tactical training for his agency. Matthew has served as a supervisor in patrol, narcotics, street crimes units, and as the Patrol Executive Officer. He has received certifications in force analysis through the Force Science Institute, Critical Incident Review, and Advanced Human Factors through the Association of Force Investigators. Matthew currently serves as the Use of Force Review Unit Commander and consults nationally regarding use of force review and analysis unit development.
Sean Case
Deputy Chief, Anchorage Police Department
Deputy Chief Case has been involved in law enforcement since 1998, beginning his career with the Los Angeles Police Department and currently working for the Anchorage Police Department in Alaska. In his more than twenty-year career with the Anchorage Police Department, Deputy Chief Case has served in various roles including as a SWAT Officer, K9 handler, School Resource Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Internal Affairs Investigator, Patrol Shift Commander, Patrol and Administration Division Captain, and is currently the Deputy Chief. D.C. Case is a use of force instructor specializing in developing, training, and implementing use of force standards, documentation, investigations, and department policies.
Joseph Celetti
Captain, Hampden County Sheriff’s Office
Captain Joseph Celetti is a sixteen-year veteran and Assistant Director of Training for the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office in Ludlow, Massachusetts. Capt. Celetti has served in various roles including but not limited to Correctional Officer, Academy Commandant/Drill Instructor and SRT Operator. Capt. Celetti’s responsibilities include the supervision of two full-time Supervisors and four full-time Training Officers who train over 1,500 employees annually across four different facilities. Some of the training programs include the Cadet Training Program, Seasonal Correctional Staff Program, Monthly New Staff Orientation Programs, Basic Training Academy and Annual In-Service Training. One of Capt. Celetti’s recent tasks was the rewrite and implementation of new Use of Force policies and training. Capt. Celetti holds an Associate of Arts and Bachelors of Science in Business from the University of Phoenix. He holds dual-Instructor certifications from the Massachusetts Sheriff’s Association (MSA) and Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) in Defensive Tactics, Firearms, CPR/AED, First Responder, and Taser. Capt. Celetti is a POST Certified Deputy Sheriff. Capt. Celetti has received numerous commendations, to include the AJA Correctional Training Officer of the Year Award, Employee of the Quarter award, two Distinguished Service awards, four Employee of the Month awards, and three Professional Excellence award recognitions. Capt. Celetti retired from the Army National Guard as the First Sergeant for the 972nd Military Police Company after 21 years of service. He has deployed to Afghanistan (2003), Iraq (2009-2010), and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (2014) and has responded to over 30 State of Emergency Activations to include the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings and the 2020 Boston Riots and Protests.
Michael Creter
Lieutenant, Hartford Police Department
Michael Creter is a Lieutenant with the Hartford Police Department, serving the city for more than eighteen years. He is the currently commander of the Southwest District and the Street Crimes Units. He has worked in the patrol division as an officer and supervisor, and was an operator and team leader of the Emergency Response Team. He has been a full-time academy instructor, supervisor, or adjunct instructor for over thirteen years. Michael is a Master Instructor in the L.O.C.K.U.P. Arrest & Control system, training new and current instructors in the system throughout the country. As an instructor, Michael specializes in teaching Use of Force, Defensive Tactics, and Less Lethal Force Options. He also provides training, analysis and review for other police agencies and organizations.
Wayne DuBois
Undersheriff (Ret.), NTOA
A law enforcement administrator with more than 27 years of law enforcement experience and active SWAT team member for 25 years. During his career, Wayne has responded to, supervised, or been in command of hundreds of SWAT operations, including high risk warrant service, barricaded suspects, armed suicidal subjects, and hostage situations. Prior to law enforcement, Wayne served 4 years on active duty as a ground surveillance systems operator in the U.S. Army, including deployment to Southwest Asia for 6 months during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Currently he runs a training and consulting company, Trinity Training & Consulting. Wayne retired as the Undersheriff at the Flathead County (MT) Sheriff’s Office (2019 to 2023) and SWAT Incident Commander for the Northwest Montana Regional SWAT Team (2019 to 2023). Wayne received the Medal of Valor for actions taken during a SWAT Operation and was named SWAT Officer of the Year and Police Officer of the Year by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Wayne serves as a Western Region Director for the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) and instructs in the NTOA’s Command Cadre. He is a certified force science analyst, realistic de-escalation instructor, emotional intelligence coach, and instructor in multiple disciplines related to tactics and SWAT. Wayne has also had two published articles on SWAT procedures and operations in a national publication, “The Tactical Edge.” Wayne holds an M.A. in Executive Leadership from Liberty University.
Liam Duggan
Chief, Calibre Press
His career began in 1997 with the Burnsville (MN) Police Department before being hired by the St. Paul Police Department 2011 and now the metro area suburb of Prior Lake. Liam has served in leadership roles for investigations, patrol, vice/narcotics, SWAT, undercover operations, and training. Cmdr. Duggan has a BS in Law Enforcement and is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Staff and Command. He is one of only two police officers in the world accepted to graduate studies in Human Factors and Safety Systems study through Lund University in Sweden. He serves on the board of Advisors for the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association and as the Director of Training and Development for the Special Operations Training Association. Cmdr. Duggan is a Sr. National instructor for Calibre Press, LouKa Tactical and KFD Consulting and specializes in human performance factors analysis, training force options, firearms, arrest and control, and leadership development. Additionally, he is a certified Advanced Specialist in the Behavioral Analysis of Force Encounters through the Force Science Institute and consults as an expert witness in use of force incidents and policing best practices at the Federal and State levels.
Spencer Fomby
Captain (Ret.), National Tactical Officers Association
Retired Captain Spencer Fomby is the section chair for the National Tactical Officers Association Public Order Section and coordinated the creation of the NTOA Public Order Response and Operation Standards and the NTOA Public Order Basic Command Certification Course.
He is the former director of the Boise Idaho Police Department Training, Education, and Development Division. He was previously employed by the Berkeley Police Department in California for 20 years. He has held primary assignments in patrol, narcotics, and crime prevention. He was assigned to SWAT for 18 years as an entry team member, team leader, and tactical commander.
Spencer was the 2011 Berkeley Police Department Officer of the Year. He was the team leader of the 2013 Urban Shield SWAT Competition first place team. He was also a Visiting Fellow in Police Science at the University of Derby. Spencer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Howard University. Spencer is a full-time consultant and use of force expert witness.
Nicole Florisi
Force Science
Nicole Florisi is currently a course instructor for Force Science. Previously, she worked as a Law Enforcement Subject Matter Expert for VirTra with a focus on communication, mental health, and resilience. She has worn many hats in her 20+ year career, from officer and sergeant to acting chief. She has worked patrol, investigations, and internal affairs. Her passion for communication led her to work as one of the lead SWAT negotiators for 17 years. Before her roles with Force Science and VirTra, Nicole was the executive director for a non-profit that provides services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. She previously worked as a therapist for an integrated community healthcare agency focusing on crisis and trauma. She is still a sworn officer in AZ. Nicole has two post-master’s degrees, one in human factors psychology and one in trauma counseling, an M.S. in Professional Counseling, and a B.S. in Public Safety Administration and Emergency Management. She is currently working on her doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Carrie Hill
Chief Jail Advisor, National Sheriffs’ Association
Carrie Hill is an attorney and national criminal justice consultant. She has dedicated her thirty-year career in providing criminal justice consulting and professional development seminars in correctional law to educate and empower those working in the correctional industry. She is the Chief Jail Advisor for the National Sheriffs’ Association and the Executive Director for the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association.
Ronald J. Pugliese
Attorney
Ronald “Jay” Pugliese Jr. is an attorney and twenty year veteran police officer. Jay retired in 2020 at the rank of Sergeant but spent most of his career handling criminal investigations. During his tenure as a police officer, Jay worked major crimes, a cold case homicide, financial crimes, and arson cases. He was also the department’s computer forensics examiner, cell phone forensics examiner, and video forensics examiner. Jay now works as an attorney specializing in labor and employment law with much of his practice dedicated to representing police officers and police unions. Additionally, Jay is a certified Force Science Analyst making him well suited to assist law enforcement officers who have been involved in a shooting or serious use of force incident.
Joseph Race
Associate Attorney, Daigle Law Group
Joseph Race is an Associate Attorney with the Daigle Law Group and specializes in policy and accreditation issues. Mr. Race recently retired as a Captain of the Madison (CT) Police Department where he commanded the Administrative Division. During his time in Madison, Mr. Race successfully led the Madison Police Department to dual CALEA Accreditation for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Communication as well as State of Connecticut Tier III Accreditation. Mr. Race is actively involved in accreditation and currently serves as a CALEA Assessment Team Leader. Mr. Race is a graduate of the Quinnipiac University School Law and is a practicing member of the Connecticut state bar as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Mr. Race is a graduate of the Southern Police Institutes 76th Command Officers Development Course and the 270th Session of the FBI National Academy. Mr. Race is also proud United States Marine Corps veteran.
Chief Ken Wallentine
Chief, West Jordan Police Department
Chief Ken Wallentine is the Chief of Police for the City of West Jordan. He is the President of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association. He has served as a Special Master in both state and federal civil rights consent decrees related to police operations. Chief Wallentine consults on use of force issues nationally and is in frequent demand as an expert witness in state and federal courts. A law enforcement officer since 1982, he has also been a practicing public attorney. As Senior Legal Advisor for Lexipol, he helped craft police operational policies for thousands of agencies in the United States.
Lewis 'Von' Kliem, Esq.
Force Science Institute
With over 30 years in the criminal justice profession, Von worked as a civilian police officer, attorney, educator, and author. He was a senior policy attorney for Lexipol and is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Consulting at Force Science.
Donald L. Leach, II, Ph.D.
Donald L. Leach II, Ph.D. Former Administrative Officer, Senior (Deputy Director) for Division of Community Corrections, Lexington, Kentucky. Served in the Marine Corps. Graduated University of Kentucky (Social and Political Theory), graduate work (Theory of Geography), doctorate (Public Administration.) Began corrections work as a Deputy Jailer in 1984. Designed, developed, and supervised the pre-service and in-service training programs, management information systems, and offender classification systems. Developed contracts for a variety of privatized jail services. Served as a jail management consultant for various agencies such as the National Institute of Corrections (NIC); American Jail Association (AJA): Voorhis-Robertson Justice Services; U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); and the Netherlands Ministry of Justice. Provides consulting and expert services to jurisdictions across the United States in jail and prison management and operations. Active in implementing statewide jail risk management initiatives in South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Served on the Board of Directors of AJA; the Institute for the Prevention of In-custody Death (IPICD) and currently on the Board of Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE).
Vernon Riddick
Chief of Police, West Hartford Police Department
West Hartford, CT Police Chief Vernon L. Riddick Jr. has been in public safety for 29 years, serving as the Chief of West Hartford since 2018. Prior to joining the West Hartford Police Department he served 24 years in the City of Waterbury, CT Police Department where he spent his last five years there as Chief. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Tufts University and his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Post University. Chief Riddick is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute of Police and the 79th Session of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDS).
Chief Riddick is a former SWAT team commander and union e-board member. Currently, he is Vice-President of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) and is a member of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POSTC) that oversees training and certification for police officers in the State of Connecticut. Lastly, Chief Riddick is the President of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and he is an adjunct instructor at the University of New Haven.
Kevin Selverian
Corporal, Pennsylvania State Police
Kevin Selverian is a 28-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police. Kevin co-founded the department Use of Force Section and currently serves as a Use of Force Specialist. He has trained thousands of officers, civilians, and legal professionals regarding arrest and control techniques, the lawful application of force, and recognized use of force investigative strategies. He has conducted numerous comprehensive analyses related to a variety of application of force cases and provided expert testimony pertinent to use of force concerns in criminal, civil, and administrative venues. Kevin is certified as an Advanced Specialist in the Behavioral Analysis of Force Encounters by the Force Science Institute. He has also received certification in Advanced Human Factors for Force Investigations and Analysis from the Association of Force Investigators. Additionally, Kevin holds the positions of partner and analyst at Force Analysis and Multimedia Review, LLC., and serves as an advisory board member for the Association of Force Investigators.
Lawrence Terra
Assistant Chief, West Hartford Police Department
Assistant Chief Lawrence A. Terra, Esq. is a highly trained and professionally diverse law enforcement officer, admitted to legal practice in the State of Connecticut. Chief Terra is currently an administrator at a medium sized Connecticut police department where he is responsible for the Administrative Services Division. With over thirty-six (36) years of experience comprised of sixteen (16) years as a municipal police officer and twenty (20) years as a Connecticut state trooper, in combination with his academia experience as a college educator and coupled with his Connecticut certification as a law enforcement trainer, he offers a unique wealth of knowledge and expertise as a member of the legal team and cadre of DLG subcontractors.
Terri Wilfong
Consultant, Daigle Law Group
Terri Wilfong served as the Chief of Police in the City of Greenville, South Carolina after a seven-year tenure. As the Chief of Police, the agency was the first in the state of South Carolina to implement a Crisis Intervention Team. The agency of 250 persons is recognized as one of the top ten cities to live in the United States.
During 30 + year in law enforcement, she has previously served in the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Kentucky State Police, and the Jefferson County Police Department. Terri was assigned to multiple units including Criminal Investigation, Internal Affairs, Accreditations Manager, and the Hostage Negotiations Team. In 2003, the Jefferson County Police Department and the Louisville Division of Police were merged into the new Louisville Metro Police Department. Terri was selected to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the first command staff of the Louisville Metro Police Department. She was assigned to the operations division including the Patrol Division, Specialty Divisions, and the Kentucky Derby.
She currently is a Master Instructor with the FBI-LEEDA teaching the Trilogy, Internal Affairs, and the Reflective Leadership. Terri is a Law Enforcment Consultant for Daigle Law Group with the responsibility of reviewing and revising law enforcement policies and procedures to maintain and reflect constitutional police practices regarding the use of force legal standards, training and investigations involving the use of force. She is a Law Enforcement Consultant for Lockup Police Training Systems and provides training in communication skills, evidence based active de-escalation strategies and Fair and impartial policing. Terri is a certified law enforcement trainer for the Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Brian Zawilinski
Captain (Ret.), Connecticut Department of Correction
Mr. Zawilinski is a retired Investigator from the CT Department of Correction. He retired at the rank of Captain and served as the agency’s subject matter expert on use of force for over a decade – often being called upon to review and determine if such incidents required additional investigation. For over twenty-five years, he served as an Instructor or Instructor-Trainer in various topics to include Administrative Investigations, Firearms, Tactical Operations, Leadership, Defensive Tactics, Use of Force/Legal Aspects, Chemical Weapons, Baton and as an adjunct instructor for the agency’s Fugitive Recovery Team (FRT). He is a certified Force Science analyst and has received certifications from several organizations that specialize in interview and interrogation techniques, de-escalation tactics, psychology of conflict, use of force and legal aspects. He is currently the owner/principal consultant of Custody Consulting LLC which offers expert witness, policy/curriculum review and training in correctional based applications.
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