Kedrick Wills has served in law enforcement for nearly 25 years having served with two city police departments as well as over 22 years with the Idaho State Police. He has served in many different ranks and assignments throughout his career and in 2017, Idaho’s Governor, Butch Otter appointed him to serve as the director of the department. During the Idaho Legislative session of 2018, this appointment was unanimously confirmed by the Idaho Senate. Colonel Wills holds a bachelor degree in Human Resource Development and a Master Degree in Training and Development, both from Idaho State University. In addition to this education, he is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session #232, and completed the Naval Post Graduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security Executive Leaders Program. Colonel Wills has taught leadership skills throughout the United States and at the university level for over 10 years. He enjoys spending time with his family and taking advantage of all the Idaho outdoor lifestyle offers. When he is not working you will probably find him on a ski slope, a mountain bike or hiking trail.

Dan joined the Connecticut State Police in 1998, where as a Trooper he worked the road for four years in the northwest corner of CT. He then spent 12 years as a Detective in the elite Western District Major Crime Squad, where he investigated numerous felony cases such as homicides, bank robberies, sexual assaults, financial crimes and most notably the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting.

Dan has more than 33 years of law enforcement experience and retired after 30 years with the Grand Rapids Police Department. He served as the Training Bureau Commander for 20 years, and previously held Sergeant (Team Leader) on the Department’s full-time SWAT and Street Crimes Unit. Additional assignments included Detective Unit Fugitive Apprehension Team, Patrol, Background Investigator, Recruiter, FTO, and Instructor. The vast majority of his career has been dedicated to Tactical Operations, Training, Personnel Development and most notably the development and implementation of dynamic scenario-based training.

Dan has managed: Department Training Functions, Integrated Critical Skills Training, Use of Force Training, Background Investigations, Hiring/Recruiting, Firearms, Subject Control, EVO, Field Training, Intern Program, Supervisory and Command Training. He coordinated forty recruit classes at GRPD. Dan has instructed and is a certified Instructor in numerous topics including Critical Incident Response, Firearms, Taser, MFF Field Force, Chemical Munitions, Less-Lethal, Use of Force, Integrated Tactical Response, Officer Involved Shooting Protocols, Field Interrogations, Field Training Officer, Active Shooter, Traffic Stops, SWAT Leadership, Hostage Rescue, Policy and Procedure, and Professional Conduct.

Dan has also worked as a Police Officer with the City of Cedar Springs, Village of Lakeview, and Grand Valley State University. He has served on numerous committees and forums with MCOLES, City of Grand Rapids, and Kent County Metro Area. He was very active in the Risk Management, Civil Litigation and Human Resource functions while serving.

David W. Linthicum is a 26-year police veteran who retired from the Raleigh Police Department at the rank of captain. During his career he served in patrol, investigations, administration, and in the bomb squad. As a leader, he served as a patrol sergeant, detective sergeant, watch commander, district commander, and commander of special operations division. As a critical incident specialist, he has extensive training and experience with special events management, dignitary protection, crowd control, bomb detection, bomb disposal, counter-terrorism, and hazardous materials incident control.

Captain Linthicum has served numerous times as the command officer directing law enforcement operations for large events, such as dignitary visits (including those involving the U.S. President), political rallies, sporting events (such as the NHL Stanley Cup Finals), conferences, and awards ceremonies. Captain Linthicum has taught numerous courses dealing with the response to critical incidents. These courses include Initial Response to Suicide Bombers, Bomb Making Material Awareness, Bomb Threat Management, and Field Force Operations for Large Events.

Captain Linthicum holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Appalachian State University, an M.B.A. from Pfeiffer University, and a second master’s degree in homeland security studies U.S. Navy Postgraduate School’s Center Homeland Defense and Security.

William S. Westfall is currently President of the Gallagher - Westfall Group of Indiana where he manages, develops and provides a wide range of leadership, supervision and management services to the public sector. He has provided, liability, leadership and supervisory training to thousands of police officers and public sector personnel in nearly every state in the United States as well as having been featured as a guest speaker on the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN), the Fire Emergency Television Network (FETN), The University of Portsmouth, England and General Session Speaker for the 1997 ASLET Conference. He is well known for practical but powerful motivational and inspirational learning experiences.

Previously Mr. Westfall was the Assistant Director of the Institute for Liability Management, an organization devoted to law enforcement liability reduction.

Prior to his appointment with the Institute, Mr. Westfall was Director of the Montana Law Enforcement Academy where he oversaw the upgrading of the entry-level basic law enforcement curriculum to a ten-week 500+ hour program, directed the establishment of the MLEA Executive Institute for chiefs and sheriffs and assisted with the restructuring of courses for supervisors and for in-service training.

Mr. Westfall also served as Director of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Academy responsible for training programs delivered across the state for all law enforcement agencies. His duties also included the administration of the Organized Crime Institute, the Executive Institute and the development of the Center for Advanced Law Enforcement Studies.

In prior positions, Mr. Westfall has served as Executive Assistant to the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Bureau Chief for the Division of Police Standards and Training for the state of Florida charged with the enforcement of all pre-employment standards for police and corrections officers, their certification, and then decertification if they failed to maintain those norms.

Mr. Westfall began his career in law enforcement with the Alaska State Troopers where he served in a variety of functions during a four year tenure. In 1969 he was selected as "Trooper of the Year" for the South-central Region and was recognized by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce as "Lawman of the Year" for services provided to the Anchorage area. Prior to his entry into law enforcement, Mr. Westfall served a four-year term in the United States Marine Corps to include Vietnam.

Mr. Westfall received his BA in Criminology cum laude from Florida State University and has completed course work toward a graduate degree in Public Administration. He is also a graduate of the respected FBI National Academy where he was selected as class spokesman for the 141st Session.

Dennis Parker brings a unique perspective to the understanding of investigative interviewing because of his diverse experience in law enforcement and insurance fraud investigation. Dennis has more than 18 years of law enforcement experience from the municipal to the federal level. He also graduated from several law enforcement training academies and other training courses designed specifically for police or investigative interviewing. Dennis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville Texas in 1985.

Dennis’ work experience includes 5 years as a police officer in and around Houston Texas and 13 years in the United States Air Force as an NCO and Commissioned Officer. As an Air Force OSI Special Agent, Dennis led a group of federal investigators tasked with investigating felony criminal, major fraud and counter-intelligence cases. His investigations included fraud, child abuse and child homicide investigations, one of which is highlighted in his 8-hour course.

Dennis also has more than 10 years’ experience investigating and managing insurance fraud programs. During that period of time Dennis conducted more than 1400 “examinations under oath” or sworn statements usually in the presence of the interviewee’s attorney while investigating insurance fraud. Dennis invented tactics specifically designed to deal with the differences and disadvantages between “police” interviews and interviews conducted in the opposing attorney’s office and control.

Dennis has provided classes to law enforcement, Children’s and Adult’s Protective Services, Probation departments and insurance investigators since 2003. He is also a regular speaker at ACFE events in Texas and a conference speaker at the annual Texas Adult Protective Services conference in San Antonio and South Padre Island Texas since 2009.

Robert Fields received a B.S degree in Biology from the University of Central Missouri and a M.S. degree in Forensic Science from National University.  Rob has eleven years of crime scene experience and is currently a Crime Scene Supervisor with the Kansas City Police Crime Laboratory.  He is a member of the American Association of Forensic Science, the International Association of Identification, and the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction. 

Robert has also been an adjunct professor for the Metropolitan Community Colleges and Rockhurst University, teaching a variety of subjects including Crime Scene Investigation (Basic and Advanced), Forensic Photography, Death Investigation, and Criminal Investigation.

Gregory G. Mullen was appointed Chief of Police of the Charleston Police Department on October 2, 2006 and retired on August 1, 2017. Chief Mullen, a retired Air Force veteran with 22 years of combined active and reserve service, began his law enforcement career in 1982 as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. In 1985, he joined the Virginia Beach Police Department, rising through the ranks to Deputy Chief of Police. His previous assignments included patrol, narcotics, criminal intelligence and resort operations.
 
During his tenure, Chief Mullen led the City through a number of critical incidents including the simultaneous trials of Dylan Roof and Michael Slager (2016), Hurricane Matthew response (2016), Emanuel AME Church shooting that generated international media coverage (2015), South Carolina’s historic flood event that impacted Charleston (2015), and the Sofa Super Store Fire where 9 firefighters died (2007). In each of these incidents, he demonstrated his ability to effectively develop and implement incident action plans, execute crisis communication principles, and successfully manage local and national media requirements.
He was instrumental in implementing a number of strategic changes throughout the organization that have led to enhancements in the areas of crime reduction, excellence in policing, community support and outreach, and technology advancements. The organizational enhancements have allowed the Department to be adaptive and flexible to changes involving laws, policies, citizen feedback, and technology innovations. This led the Department to a focused policing strategy, which embraces the values of crime prevention and relationship building as key elements in creating a vibrant, safe, and quality community.
Chief Mullen received a Bachelor Degree in Criminology with Honors from Saint Leo College and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Old Dominion University. He is a graduate of the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at Harvard’s Kennedy School, FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, Senior Executive Institute at the University of Virginia, the Professional Executive Leadership School at the University of Richmond, and the Senior Management Institute in Police from Boston University. In 1998 and 2008, he was selected to participate in law enforcement exchange programs involving the Israeli National Police and Victoria Police Service, in Victoria, Australia.