Associate Professor and the Department Chair at La Roche University’s Department of Justice, Law and Security
Subject matter expert and consultant to the media in the fields of national security, white collar crime, confidential human sources and police tactics
Attorney-at-law with a specialized interest in the areas of national security and constitutional law
Retired special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:
J.D., New England School of Law, 1989
B.S., University of Connecticut, 1984
Division 1 Scholarship Athlete
Attorney-at-Law, Member of the Pennsylvania Bar, 1991 – Present
Graduate, FBI Academy, New Agent Training, Quantico, Virginia, 1990
Tactical Emergency Vehicle Operations
FBI Certified Counterintelligence Investigator
Human Source Development Coordinator/Instructor
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS:
Awarded University of Connecticut Athletic Medallion for Athletic and Academic Achievement, 1984
COURSES TAUGHT:
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Intelligence Analysis & Presentation Techniques
Police & Society
Criminal Investigations
Constitutional Law
International Justice Systems
Criminal Justice Capstone
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND NATIONAL SECURITY FIELDS:
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1990-2017
Investigation of Violent Crime/Major Offenders
Coordinated Pittsburgh FBI’s Media Program
Coordinated Pittsburgh FBI’s Confidential Human Source Program
Supervised Western Pennsylvania’s Crimes Against Children Task Force
Investigation of Terrorism
Team leader of a seven-year international counterintelligence investigation. Techniques utilized included Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), undercover operations and covert searches.
Teaching Law Enforcement Personnel
Certified as a police instructor by the FBI for approximately 15 years and instructed hundreds of police officers in subjects ranging from Constitutional Law to media relations.
Student-taught high school students. Qualified for teaching certification for high school for the state of Connecticut, Spring 1984.
Adjunct Professor, La Roche University 2005-2012, taught Constitutional Law
