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In 1989 Pierri was hired by the Town of New Windsor Police Department and spent 28 years there. During his tenure he was assigned to patrol as well as being promoted to Detective, Patrol Sergeant and First Sergeant.

In 2014 he was assigned as the Police Academy Director and Basic School Coordinator for the Police Chiefs Association of Orange County Police Academy an academy in Zone 4. In addition to the academy role he continued to hold various roles at the New Windsor Police such as the training, facility security, vehicle maintenance and was the Town Wide Safety Officer.

Pierri is a DCJS Master Instructor and can also teach other topics such as Domestic Violence, Mental Health and Physical Fitness.

Chief Francis M Pierri began his career in law enforcement in 1984 when he attended and graduated from the New York City Police Academy. Upon graduation he was assigned to Neighborhood Stabilization Unit #7 in the Bronx. After completing his time in NSU he was granted the precinct of his choice and was assigned to the 48th precinct in the Bronx.

Anthony J. Raganella is a retired 25-year decorated New York City Police Department Deputy Inspector and graduate of the 223rd Session of the FBI National Academy. Currently, he is the founder and president of NY Blue Line Consulting Group, which provides law enforcement training and consulting services nationwide.
While at the NYPD, Anthony spent 8 years as the Commanding Officer of the Disorder Control Unit, a citywide department unit responsible for planning, assessing and ensuring the Department’s training and readiness in crowd management and disorder control operations for civil unrest, as well as major events, emergencies, and protests. As Commander of that unit, Anthony regularly developed policy, as well as evaluated and implemented training, equipment and best practices related to crowd management & control. He is considered a subject matter expert on matters related to protests and civil unrest and regularly trains, consults and testifies on such matters.

Brian Gould is the Chief of the Cheektowaga Police Department, a first ring suburb of the City of Buffalo, NY. Chief Gould stated with the department as a Public Safety Dispatcher in 1997 and became a sworn police officer in 2000. While moving up through the ranks, Chief Gould became active in improving the department’s response to those in mental health crisis. In 2013, under Chief Gould’s leadership, the department developed Western NY’s first Crisis Intervention Team. Since then, over 600 officers from various departments have been trained in CIT. Chief Gould is also involved in instructing police officers from across New York in Crisis Intervention as part of the NYS Senate Initiative to expand CIT and has written opinions in cases as a police mental health expert witness. Chief Gould also developed a response after overdose program to link those with opiate addictions to treatment providers in the community. This program has been expanded across the region as well as other states. Chief Gould has a Master’s of Science Degree from Hilbert College and is a graduate of the 250th Session of the FBI National Academy.

John Rowan joined the Suffolk County Police Department in 1993 and is currently the Chief of Detectives. During his career, he has held various supervisory roles including Commanding Officer of the 3^rd Precinct from 2018-2022 and Commanding Officer Major Crimes Bureau, where he oversaw Homicide, Major Case, Special Victims and Hate Crimes from 2017-2018. He was also tasked during that time as the primary liaison with the Federal agencies assigned to work MS 13 murders. He travelled to El Salvador in January 2018 and was recognized by Homeland Security for his participation in Operation Matador, a joint task force investigating MS 13. He also served as a Captain in Internal Affairs and was the Commanding Officer of the First Squad Detectives where he held the rank of Detective Lieutenant.  

John holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Leadership from St. John’s University with the distinction of Certificate of Excellence. His Bachelor of Arts degree was earned in 1991 from the University of Delaware where he was a member of the NCAA lacrosse team.

Chief of Interagency Operations Theresa Tobin joined the NYPD in 1983 and began her career on patrol in South Jamaica, Queens.  She was promoted through the ranks to her current title of Chief of Interagency Operations.  Chief Tobin has served as the Commanding Officer of the Behavioral Health Division, the Office of Collaborative Policing and Personnel Bureau’s Staff Services Section.  She has served as the Executive Officer of the 1^st, 10^th and 13^th Precincts.

Chief Tobin earned a Ph.D. and Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice; a Master of Social Work; and a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology/Social Work. She has been a New York State Certified Social Worker since 1985. Chief Tobin is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Columbia University’s Police Management Institute; and, Harvard University’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program. 

During her career, Chief Tobin has received numerous honors and medals including and the NYPD’s Medal of Valor and a Special Congressional Recognition in honor of her heroism, bravery and sacrifice during the tumultuous events of September 11, 2001.

David retired after 31 years with Durham Regional Police as Superintendent of Serious & Organized Crime in 2020. David served in the Drug Enforcement Unit, Provincial Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Enforcement Team, Intelligence, the Duty Office and led the Public Order Unit.

He has been an active member of the NYS/EC Chapter since graduating with Session 255 in 2014. Prior to being elected to the Executive Board, David served on our Board of Governors. David looks after our Instagram and Twitter accounts so please forward anything you want posted to 493dbrown@gmail.com   

Currently, David is a Senior Investigator and Business Development consultant with Investigative Solutions Network in the GTA.

Deputy Chief Paul Sandy was appointed as a Patrolman for the City of Cortland Police Department on November 19, 1985, where he later became one of the founding members of the department’s Tactical Response Unit and later initiated the Bicycle Patrol. DC Sandy was promoted to the rank of Uniform Sergeant in 1993 and then reassigned to the Detective Bureau in 1995, as a member of the Cortland County Drug Task Force. He remained in the Detective Bureau until his promotion to Detective Lieutenant in 2003, where he became the agency’s Public Information Officer and Field Information Officer within Counter Terrorism Zone 6. On August 28, 2009, he was promoted to Deputy Chief. Throughout his law enforcement career DC Sandy has received a number of awards, letters, and commendations from local, state, and federal agencies., including 2001 Lawman of the Year award and BSA Citizen of the Year for 2019.

Paul has been a lifelong resident of Cortland County. He graduated in 1980 from McGraw Central School and attended Oswego State University, where he received his BA in Criminal Justice, with a Minor in Forensic Science, in 1984. Later, he received his Master Degree in Labor Policy Studies in 2002 from SUNY Empire State College. In 2005, Deputy Chief Sandy graduated the 220thSession of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Joseph J. Gannon was born and raised in the Bronx, New York;  received his B.A. from Fordham University in 1966. Within two weeks, he was appointed to the New York City Police Department being the third generation in his family to so serve. He was initially assigned to the Tactical Patrol Force later transferred to the Detective Division serving in multiple commands including the Narcotics Bureau, a general crimes investigator in the Detective Squad covering Times Square, the Theater and Hotel Districts; and 11 years in the Special Frauds Squad. This required investigating complex financial crimes and losses of negotiable securities from Wall Street on a citywide basis. It was during the course of that assignment that he was nominated to the National Academy and graduated from the 126th Session in the summer of 1981.

A number of events followed which resulted in his retirement to assume a position in the Global Security Department of American Express Comapny, eventually becoming Director-Investigations, North America. Invited back to the Academy in 1982, he served as an instructor at Quantico in White Collar Crimes in 1982 through 2002. That role expanded to teaching not only the National Academy, but various FBI Schools including New Agents’ Enrichment Sessions; In Services for White Collar Crime Supervisors both at Quantico and Xerox (Leesburg); the Southern Police Institute, the Criminal Investigations Course and Crime Prevention Schools as well as NYPD Homicide Investigations School.