3 Cops Talk - Rebuilding Community Trust

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On this week’s episode we talk with CEO, Kassy Alia Ray and Community Outreach Coordinator, Jenny Wooten McGill of Serve and Connect. We learn how Kassy turned an immense personal loss into a mission to combat divisiveness through compassion and community partnerships.  

Resources/Links/Websites:

https://serveandconnect.net/

Guest Bio: 

Kassy Alia Ray is the founder and CEO of Serve & Connect. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from a simple hashtag campaign to a valiant movement dedicated to creating positive change.

A clinical-community psychologist by training and graduate of the University of South Carolina, Kassy has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including the Midlands Fatherhood Coalition’s Hero of the Year; Columbia Business Monthly’s Top 35 under 35; The State Newspaper’s Top 20 Under 40; the Post and Courier’s Golden Pen Award; the Central Carolina Community Foundation’s Individual Philanthropist of the Year; Columbia’s Best Local Hero Award; and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Citizen of the Year.

 She speaks regularly to service providers, law enforcement agencies, organizations, and corporations across the U.S. on topics related to collaboration, grief, empathy, and reimagining police and community relationships.

Kassy married Mitch Ray in 2018. They welcomed a son, and Sal welcomed a little brother, Silas in Dec. 2020.

Jenny Wooten McGill has more than 15 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations, public agencies and private companies. She is thrilled to work with Serve & Connect to manage community outreach opportunities and excited to be a part of an organization that does so much good work in the community. Jenny has a great love for all people and a passion for helping and connecting with others.

Jenny has extensive experience in program development, project management, leadership, grant writing, governance and communications. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

In her career, Jenny has worked directly with several state and federal agencies including the State Treasurer’s Office, the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the South Carolina Lieutenant Governor’s Office and USDA Rural Development.

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On this week’s episode we speak with Sarah Shendy, the Director of the Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. We discuss how her unique perspective as a Muslim American, community service-oriented police officer and trainer helped her to obtain one of the most important positions in modern policing. She also explains how the State of Ohio is taking a proactive approach to recruiting and retaining quality police officers.  

Resources/Links/Websites:

LER::Office (ohio.gov)

https://youtu.be/pnBG7LMtnOM

https://www.news5cleveland.com/local-news/help-wanted-ohio/meet-the-northeast-ohio-police-officer-in-charge-of-improving-police-hiring-statewide

https://www.theiacp.org/40-under-40/sarah-shendy-40-under-40

About Sarah:

For over 11 years, Sarah has served as an officer with the Copley, Ohio Police Department. With this agency, she facilitated the D.A.R.E. program for grades 6th through high school. She has earned both a bachelors and master's degree in criminal justice focused on global issues and juvenile justice. Due to her cultural and religious knowledge and background in Muslim and Middle Eastern populations, she also served as a Terrorism Liaison Officer.

In 2012, Sarah designed and facilitated a training for law enforcement officers and other public service employees on more effective ways to interact with Middle Eastern populations. This course includes a large segment on the Muslim religion, and continues to be utilized as a training resource here in Ohio, and replicated in other states.

In 2014, she was one of sixteen members elected by former Attorney General Mike DeWine to serve as a panelist evaluating the training, certification, and advancement of law enforcement officers in the State of Ohio. She served as a Mental Health First Aid instructor and co-chair the Attorney General's Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Health. 

Currently, Sarah serves as the Director of the Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. 

https://www.police1.com/police-jobs-and-careers/articles/policing-in-the-21st-century-and-our-search-for-meaning-iMGXSnvs3snh7Unw/

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On this week’s episode we speak with a mainstay of the police tactical world, Trainer Matthew Little. His vast experience in both the US Army Special Forces and SWAT operations provides us with a unique perspective regarding police training. We discuss how through a commitment to improved police training methods, we can enhance officer’s abilities and strengthen our ties to the communities we serve.  

Matthew Little, is a US Army Special Forces combat veteran who has extensive law enforcement experience, including serving as training coordinator and an operational supervisor on a major metropolitan SWAT team, and has worked as a government contractor in non-permissive environments. Additionally, Matt is a lifelong martial artist and former national level competitor. He is also ranked as a master class shooter with pistol and carbine by both the US Practical Shooting Association and the International Defensive Pistol Association. He has instructed foreign and US military personnel and police officers, martial artists, and civilians. This instructional experience was not solely academic, as he was usually then leading his students operationally either in combat or in arguably the most violent major city in North America. Along with his operational, competitive, and instructional experience, Matt is passionate about his own training. He has completed numerous military and law enforcement training courses and continues to train with many of the industry’s top instructors as often as possible.

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Greybeard_Actual (greybeardactual.com)

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https://m.facebook.com/greybeardactualtraining/

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On this week’s episode we talk with a man that truly performs “God’s work,” Reverend Sandy Key. As a retired Police Officer, he provides us with a unifying message that helps us to make sense of the many tragedies that we all face.

Through his faith and the support of his friends, family and his department, Sandy mastered a truly positive response to one of the most difficult things a police officer can experience, which should serve as an inspiration to all.

Sanford Key – St. John's Episcopal Church - Stamford CT (stjohns-stamford.org)

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We also dedicate this episode to  Chicago Police Officer Ella French, who was killed in the line of duty, EOW 8/7/21.

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Today we talk with Retired Lieutenant Robert Stasch of the Chicago Police Department. He discusses the evolution of policing and crime in the Windy City from the 1960’s to the present.  It’s a truly honest conversation about what works and what doesn’t for both the police and the communities that we serve.  The Lieutenant has seen it all- and talks about how some of the past can help us better understand our future. 

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During this episode, we further explore the mental health issues experienced by many first responders. As a profession, we  witness some of the most horrific things imaginable, yet historically have had few appropriate resources available to deal with these things.  The stigma of mental health within our profession has long needed to change to better serve ourselves and our communities. Our guests, Carlos Farina and  Rich Wistock of the Transformations Treatment Center, provide us with some details on effective forms of mental health treatment that are making a positive difference in the lives of many public safety professionals. 

About the guests:

Carlos Farina
VA First Responder Program Director

During his time with the Broward Sheriff’s Department, Carlos was a member of the Critical Incident Response Team, staff clinician for the Psychological Services Division, hostage negotiator serving with the Strategic Response Team (S.W.A.T.), psychological profiler, and provided in-service training and consultation to the department’s training division. Carlos is a state certified addiction and mental health professional as well as a board-certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. Before joining Transformations, Carlos founded a unique substance recovery, wellness, and intervention program for first responders. His dedication to helping these men and women stems from decades of providing recovery and mental health services in private practice as well as community mental health and recovery centers.

Clinical Team | Transformations Treatment Center

Child crime expert Detective Richard Wistocki has dedicated his career to helping children by tirelessly pursuing, apprehending and prosecuting child predators.  As an active Cyber Crimes Detective he educates Law Enforcement using cutting edge investigative techniques and Parents and Students on responsible digital activity.

·30 year, decorated member of Law Enforcement

​·23 year SWAT team member

 ·Authored the State of Illinois Sexting Law

 ·Authored the State of Illinois Sexual Exploitation of a Child Law

 ·Member of The United States Secret Service Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force (CECTF)

 ·Member of The Illinois Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC)

 ·High Technology Crimes Detective, Naperville Ill.   

 ·Formed the Will County Illinois States Attorney’s High Technology Crimes Unit that made over 90 sexual predator arrests in its first 3 ½ years. 

​·Created Juvenile Justice Online, a first of its kind diversion program redefining the future of positive juvenile reform. 

www.juvenilejusticeonline.org

 https://www.besureconsulting.com/

 Clinical Team | Transformations Treatment Center 

 https://www.besureconsulting.com/ 

www.juvenilejusticeonline.org

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org

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You'll truly enjoy the first episode in a series that discusses your financial well-being!

Today we cover the necessity of legally protecting your estate with former police officer and current attorney, Jeff Theriault.  Jeff humorously discusses trusts, law suits, wills, probate and more.  He's a great guest and an even better legal advisor that reminds us that the proper legal financial documents are a must!

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In this episode we talk with Chief James Schrimpsher and Detective Marco Monteblanco of the Washington State Fraternal Order of Police. We discuss how they helped to form coalitions with police reform advocates such as Andre Taylor (Episode #30) to make positive legislative changes. As the leaders of the largest police union in the State of Washington they took the unprecedented steps of working with members of the communities that we need to better unite with the police and obtain realistic and inclusive solutions within the realm of police reform.  

Marco Monteblanco started his law enforcement career in 2003 and is an active law enforcement Detective with the Kennewick Police Department in Washington State.  He's been involved with the Fraternal Order of Police his entire career and is the current State President for the Washington State Lodge.  He is active in his community and Advocates for the law enforcement profession on the state and national level.

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Today we discuss with Chief Mike Turner the uniqueness of policing in the “South.” The Right to Work vs Unions, good will, community policing, work-life balance, faith, personal  accountability and much more. 

In 1990 Mike spent six months studying at the Dallas Police Academy in Texas, then returned home and joined the Summerville (SC) Police Department. Mike started as a patrolman and eventually rose to assistant chief.

In 1998, he joined the Dorchester County (SC) Sheriff’s Office as operations major. Mike oversaw all aspects of the Office’s law enforcement duties: patrol, investigations, and the emergency response team. He graduated from the prestigious FBI National Academy in 2000. He also won several awards for his work, including Officer of the Year.  

Mike went to work for Dorchester 2 School District in 2008 as director of safety, security, and emergency management, handling such responsibilities as liaising with local law enforcement agencies, supervising emergency school evacuations, and much more.

In 2018, Mike returned to his alma mater, this time to work rather than study. He currently is Chief of Public Safety at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. 

Mike is a member of FBI National Academy Associates, the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association, and other law enforcement groups. 

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This week's guest is Danny Stone, also known as "Coach Stone", a Life and Business Coach, Transformational Speaker, Author of 2 best-selling books, and Host of The Grind and Gratitude Show podcast. 

Coach Stone talks with us about the challenges he faced growing up in Toronto, Canada. He resided in low-income housing, surrounded by drugs and crime but thanks the positive influences in his life, he chose to take a more difficult path to a better life. He used those experiences to become a successful entrepreneur and life coach, helping many others to achieve their fullest potential. Coach Stone has been inspiring audiences for more than 10 years and coached HUNDREDS of people to level up their lives and businesses. 

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