Upon his discharge from the United States Army, I obtained his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Moorhead State University. After a 25-year career in community corrections, having served as a probation/parole officer, a project manager, probation department director and trainer of several topics, I transitioned into a full-time role as a consultant and trainer in early 2023. Within my community corrections career, I served as a Regional Training Coordinator for the National Institute of Corrections for 5 years. I also spent a number of years as an active member of 2 school-based substance abuse coalitions and am a current member of the Itasca County Veteran’s Crisis Response Team which supports veterans experiencing mental health crisis.
I've been blessed with opportunities to train thousands of line-staff in disciplines including corrections, public health, social work, education, mental health, prevention and law enforcement. I'm not terribly interested in providing JUST surface-level/overview training programs that only allow an agency to "check the box". I enjoy challenging participants to transfer the deceptively-simple concepts and skills into practical application. Additionally, I strongly advocate that agencies establish the internal capacity for coaching and ongoing skill development by helping them develop coaches/trainers.
