Advisory Board

The Advisory Board will meet in regular sessions once a semester and will serve as a steering group for the School, provide council, training, and connectivity to the law enforcement and criminal justice community. The co-chairs of the Board are Mr. Robert Champion, Special Agent in Charge, Dallas Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Mr. Brett McGuire, City Manager, City of Lake Worth. The director of the Advisory Board is Dr. Randy Butler.

NameTitle
del Carmen, Dr. AlexAssociate Dean and Professor, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Public Administration, Tarleton State University; [email protected]
Dobbs, Dr. RhondaChair, Department of Criminal Justice, Tarleton State University; [email protected]
Petrowski, TomDirector, Advisory Board, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Public Administration; petrowski@tarleton@edu
*Aaron, TracyChief of Police, Mansfield Police Department
Bond, Calvin C.Commander, Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET)
Bishop, Mike Chief of Police, Longview Police Department
Brown, SonyaDivisional Dean, Public Services-Social & Behavioral Sciences, TCCD
Carr, BrentJudge, Tarrant County Criminal Court Nine
Castillo, NiloExecutive Vice President, CyberSecurity Information Group
Champion, RobertSpecial Agent in Charge, Dallas Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Cinquemani, CharlesChief of Police, DFW Department of Public Safety
Constanzi, MichaelAssistant Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dallas Division
*Cordell, BillyChief of Police, Burleson Police Department
Cowan, TomChief of Police (ret.), Chairman, Professional Image and Ethics Committee, Texas Police Chiefs Association
Denney, KevinRed Oak, ISD
Fitzgerald, Joel F.Chief of Police, Fort Worth Police Department(Ph.D.)
Frieda, BrianCheif of Police, Sweetwater Police Department
Guss, BrittonSA, Union Pacific Railroad Police Department
Hafner, MarkCity Manager, Director of Public Safety, City of Keller
Holder, MichaelChief of Police, Colleyville Police Department
Iles, LeightonDirector, Judicial District of Tarrant County, Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department
Joyce, JohnOne Safe Place/Bass Security
Kessler, RichDirector, Police Training, Resource Protecton, BNSF Railway Company
Kolbye, KevinAssistant Chief, Arlington Police Department
Lane, KeithCity Manager, Haltom City
Lawrence, RicardoTeam Leader – Facilities Field Operations, Federal Protective Service, National Protection Program Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
McGregor, ChrisAssistant Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office – Criminal District Court No. 2
Brett McGuireSheriff, Palo Pinto County Sheriff’s Office
Morgan, MichelleDirector, One Safe Place
Pyle, RickDirector of Public Safety, Highland Park DPS
Ramirez, Charles E.Assistant Chief, Fort Worth Police Department
Sanderson, MarkAssistant Deputy Chief, Collin County Sherriff’s Office/Collin County Fusion Center
Severance, RobertChief of Police, City of Cleburne
Smith, GregoryDirector, Institute for Law Enforcement Administration, The Center for American and International Law
Temple, William A.Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Waybourn, Bill E. Sheriff, Tarrant County
Welch, R. MattChief of Police, Tarleton State University
Weldon, KennyColonel, USAF (Ret.), Commandant, Tarleton’s Texan Corps of Cadets
Williams, JamesMajor General, USMC (Ret.), Lotus Tiger International, LLC
Womack, JimmyChief of Police, Mansfield ISD

*Designates the Co-Chairs of the Advisory Board