INSTRUCTORS

Instructors

Lee Struble is the President of WSM Trainers and Consultants, which he founded in 1996. He retired from a 30-year career in higher education public safety (Nazareth College, Monroe Community College, Rochester Institute of Technology, and St. John Fisher College). He also works as a senior trainer for the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and provides security assessment and consulting services to colleges and universities throughout the United States. Lee resides in Spencerport, New York. Read More


 

Charles E. Sczuroski, Jr.

 

Before joining WSM, Charles (Chuck) Sczuroski served as the Vice President of Training Services for Facility Management International US LLC (FMIS); a global risk assessment and management company. Chuck previously served as a master trainer for the National Crime Prevention Council for nearly a decade. Chuck has extensive experience in developing curricula, facilitating, and conducting various types of crime prevention training all over the country for diverse audiences. He has provided technical assistance to states wanting to become strong, viable, and self-sustaining crime prevention associations. Chuck also has years of experience in helping communities create crime prevention action plans and then following up with those communities to provide technical assistance on implementing the plans. Prior to joining NCPC, Mr. Sczuroski served as the director of training and client services for NESCTC, an international security company that provides services throughout North America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Chuck served as president of the Rhode Island Crime Prevention Association and was a member of the Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Network. He is a retired Rhode Island Police Sergeant.


 

Gerard Kendle is a retired Hagerstown MD Police Officer and retired United States Air Force. During his 25 years at the Hagerstown Police Department, he worked many different duties from Patrol, DARE Officer, Community Police Officer, International Crime Free programs manager, community liaison, Citizens on Patrol liaison, Citizens Police Academy coordinator and Excessive Use of City Services program manager. Gerard is an experienced Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) practitioner who has taught and assisted on projects throughput the mid-Atlantic region to include Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. He has courtroom experience in testifying in CPTED related issues and is a court recognized expert in CPTED in the State of Maryland. One of the projects Gerard accomplished before his retirement was to conduct detailed risk assessment surveys in all Elementary, Middle and High schools, public and private, and for numerous Houses of Worship.



Lt. James Perez has worked for the City of Fairfield, CT Police Department for over 28 years. He attended the University of New Haven (CT) and Central Christian College (KS) where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration. He also successfully completed the Connecticut Police Academy and the F.B.I. Law Enforcement Executive Development program. He has held many positions within the agency including a special task force member with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration. He has taught the D.A.R.E. program in elementary school and was a member of the S.W.A.T. team for 14 years. Jim has trained law enforcement officers from Canada, Northern Ireland, Australia, Nicaragua, and throughout the United States. His clients include K-12/colleges/universities, municipal, houses of worship, state and federal employees, as well as private industries. Jim as a passion for training and energetic style of teaching make him a well sought-after instructor. His topics of expertise include; active-shooter training, crime prevention and CPTED, racial diversity, de-escalation and compliance communications. He also has a weekly “Crime on the Mind” radio show that is broadcast on WICC am. Jim resides in Fairfield, CT.



Captain Scott G. VanScoy is currently the Professional Services Division Commander at the California State University, Northridge Department of Police Services, providing public safety services to a community of 40,000 students, 4,500 faculty/staff, and an estimated 1,500 visitors daily. With 28 years of combined university and municipal public safety/policing experience, Scott has managed most programs within the law enforcement field, specializing primarily in law enforcement/public safety accreditation, policies and procedure development, and organizational change management. He has managerial experience in police/emergency operations facility design and construction to include, but not limited to; communication centers, property management facilities, and areas designed for the efficient operation of records, public information, investigations, patrol operations, parking/transportation, and technology functions. During his career, Scott has earned two Chief’s awards, a Sustained Superiority Award for outstanding police work, and an Extraordinary Service Award for saving a child’s life. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology/Criminal Justice from Iowa State University, a master’s degree in Management from the University of Redlands, and has accumulated over 2,000 hours of specialized law enforcement, public safety, and security training. Scott is a proponent of President Obama’s 21st Century policing pillars focusing on engagement, embracing of change, transparency, and futureproofing collaborative efforts in re-imagining community-involved policing initiatives. He resides in Simi Valley, CA and remains active in the community through participation in coaching rec sports, scouting, and mentoring high school and collegiate students preparing to enter college or the workforce.

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