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Bruce Praet is the co-founder of Lexipol and a partner with Ferguson, Praet & Sherman, a law firm with over 30 years of specializing in defending police civil matters such as shootings, dog bites and pursuits while representing management in personnel matters. Bruce started his law enforcement career in 1973 as a police officer in Laguna Beach. In 1974, he moved to the Orange Police Department where he worked patrol, detectives, SWAT and K-9. After finishing law school, he went to work as an Assistant General Counsel to the Los Angeles Police Protective League and later served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Orange, exclusively handling police litigation. Bruce has been heavily involved with POST committees and curriculum and is a frequent presenter to federal, state and local law enforcement groups across the country.

Danny Hobbs is a content developer for Lexipol. He served 22 years with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Dayton, Ohio, holding the rank of captain. Danny is a retired chief of police for the Butler Township Police Department and the Kettering Health Network Police and Security Department, Dayton, Ohio. Danny has 40 years of law enforcement experience. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session #237.

Jennie Pierce is a Lexipol professional services representative. She served the New Mexico State Police for 21 years retiring at the rank of captain. In the last six years of her career, Pierce led the Standards Bureau for the Department of Public Safety, maintaining policy and procedures and internal affairs while obtaining three National Re-Accreditation awards for the State Police. Pierce also commanded the Search and Recovery Dive Team, becoming the first female in State Police history to achieve this rank within an agency specialty team.

Mike Ranalli, Esq., is a program manager II for Lexipol. He retired in 2016 after 10 years as chief of the Glenville (N.Y.) Police Department. He began his career in 1984 with the Colonie (N.Y.) Police Department and held the ranks of patrol officer, sergeant, detective sergeant and lieutenant. Mike is also an attorney and is a frequent presenter on various legal issues including search and seizure, use of force, legal aspects of interrogations and confessions, wrongful convictions, and civil liability. He is a consultant and instructor on police legal issues to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and has taught officers around New York State for the last 11 years in that capacity. Mike is also a past president of the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, a member of the IACP Professional Standards, Image & Ethics Committee, and the former Chairman of the New York State Police Law Enforcement Accreditation Council. He is a graduate of the 2009 F.B.I.-Mid-Atlantic Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar and is a Certified Force Science Analyst.

Sergeant (Ret.) Robert Bemis retired in 2017 as a supervisor in the Operational Training Division at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey. With over 30 years of law enforcement experience, Sgt. Bemis spent more than a decade as a trainer specializing in officer safety, self-defense and civil disorder tactics. He is the author of Forged in Scars & Stripes: A Trooper’s Victory Over Critical Injury. Sgt. Bemis is currently the Director of Training at Wrap Reality, a virtual reality training solution for law enforcement and corrections.

Dalton Webb is a retired Sergeant who spent 18 years with the Fort Worth Police Department in Fort Worth, TX. He spent his career in a variety of assignments and developed the FWPD Real-Time Crime Center as an officer in 2012. Dalton retired as the supervisor over the RTCC in addition to being a Deputy Director over the FWPD Fusion Center.

As a law enforcement instructor and speaker, Dalton has become one of the nation’s leaders on training and developing strategies on the concepts of integrating crime centers and technology into the daily mission of policing agencies. Under his leadership, the Fort Worth Real-Time Crime Center became a national model for technology-driven policing. Dalton helped found the National Real-Time Crime Center Association and was the first Vice President of Training and Development.

He is currently the Director of RTCC Strategy for Flock Safety and frequently assists agencies with RTCC development and training. Connect with and follow Dalton on LinkedIn.

Sergeant Stephen B. Yakots is a 15-year law enforcement professional with extensive experience in patrol, mental health, public order, research and development, strategic communications, use-of-force, incident management, training, and investigative roles and assignments. He currently works on special projects involving annual events, secondary employment contracts, noise and street closure permits, union relations, emergency management, modified duty supervision, as well as a Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program grant. He also recently served as a public information officer in the twenty-second largest media market. Outside of work, Sergeant Yakots trains in CrossFit and Taekwondo while pursuing his other interests in fitness, leadership, and law enforcement. His prior studies in government, sociology and music enabled him to travel and conduct research on four continents while providing the foundation for many of his current endeavors.

Lieutenant Jeff Keck is a 23-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department in Fort Worth, Texas. He has spent his career in a variety of assignments and developed the Fort Worth Intelligence Exchange (INTEX) Fusion Center from the ground up making it the eighth in the State of Texas and the 80th in the nation.

Kris Lynch is a writer and editor who previously worked for Lexipol’s Policy and Learning Content team. As a writer focused on the fire service vertical, Lynch authored Daily Training Bulletins (DTBs), Today’s Tip scripts, and articles for FireRescue1.com and Lexipol’s blog. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and more than 30 years of experience as a writer and editor.

Captain Rex M. Scism (Ret) is a 32-year law enforcement veteran and former director of research and development for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He also had a successful military career, retiring from the Missouri Army National Guard after 20 years of service. Mr. Scism served as a public safety and private sector consultant and instructor for over 20 years. He formerly served as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Criminal Justice for both Columbia College and the University of Central Missouri, and is a frequent contributor to multiple sources about various public safety topics. Mr. Scism is a graduate of the FBI National Academy’s 249th Session and currently serves as a content developer for Lexipol.