Chief Dugger’s background includes over 35 years of law enforcement experience, 26 years as a supervisor or manager, retiring as a Chief from both the Broward County, and Monroe County, Florida Sheriff’s Offices. Mr. Dugger has been a member of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Field Force since 1992 and was the Training and Logistics Commander for the Broward Sheriff Office Field Force, a position he held for 11 years until his retirement.

Dawn Parsons brings 23 years of criminal prosecutorial experience to her training. During her time with the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office in Kansas City, Missouri, she served as the first chair in over 90 felony jury trials, lead the Drug Unit/Street Crimes Division for 9 years, and served as the Chief Litigation Specialist for the office prior to beginning work in private practice in 2015. During her tenure as a prosecutor, she trained hundreds of Kansas City police officers in the areas of personal and professional liability related to their work as police officers. Dawn earned her J.D. from the University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Michael Burton is the Training Coordinator for the New Braunfels (TX) Police Department. He leads and coordinates all hiring, processing, and training for department personnel to include officers, dispatchers, records clerks, and other civilian personnel. He also serves as the Agency’s representative to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement as a contractual training provider, and coordinates quality training and education opportunities for Central and South Texas law enforcement agencies. He has served in numerous capacities over the last 17 years to include: Corrections, Patrol, High-Risk (SWAT) Operations, and Police Administration. Michael has been field training Texas Peace Officers since 2006. He is a certified Instructor and has a Master Peace Officer Proficiency License. Michael brings valuable experience and knowledge into the classroom that combines field officer personality and administrative perspective that is unique and creates a great learning experience.

Lt. James Bell is a 21 year police veteran, who has served as a patrol and CID supervisor. During his career he had been an FTO and a Detective. He’s been on SWAT and a Crisis Negotiator. He is currently over the Training and Professional Standards Division.

Sergeant Sean Carroll is a decorated veteran of the Providence (RI) Police Department who currently serves as a Patrol Bureau Supervisor. He has accumulated a unique wealth of real world experiences in various positions over the last 20 years in a capital city department that has over 440 members. His rare combination of street & investigative experience, combined with an extensive educational and training background, provide the foundation for his expertise and give his presentations an exceptional level of credibility. Sergeant Carroll enjoys sharing a quick wit and laid back sense of humor with his audiences which makes his classes both memorable and entertaining. He is passionate about helping to develop the next generation of legendary leaders and it shows in his energetic teaching style.

In addition to earning numerous advanced level certifications in a wide range of public safety and emergency management topics, Sergeant Carroll received his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University and his Master’s degree in Criminal Justice Studies from Boston University. He is also a veteran (Sergeant) of the United States Marine Corps.

Sergeant Carroll has successfully trained hundreds of students over many years as he continues to pursue what he loves most: mentoring and teaching. He can be reached via email at smcppd@gmail.com.

Rob Tufano is the founder of the Tufano Media and works with public safety organizations on crisis management and communication.

Rob is also the Communications Director with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department where he has managed crisis communication concerning dozens of officer involved shooting incidents in addition to a multitude of significant events for nearly a decade.