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Brett Hershberger spent 27 years in law enforcement, retiring from the Clovis (California) Police Department in September 2022. He served as a lieutenant for the last 7 years and was in charge of his department’s Lexipol policy subscription for 10 years. Hershberger’s other duties included traffic unit lieutenant, SWAT commander, EOD commander, CNT commander, use of force review, jail (temporary holding facility) lieutenant, mutual aid, workers compensation and internal affairs. He currently serves as a Professional Services Specialist for Lexipol. He also taught professionalism, leadership, and ethics at the Tulare-Kings Police Academy in Hanford, California. Hershberger is an avid outdoorsman, and recently moved to Salmon, Idaho.

Jill Paccione-Frometa is a law enforcement professional, criminal justice researcher, doctoral student and lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She was previously employed as a research scientist at New York University and the New York City Police Department, among other roles in New York City’s criminal justice system, and is a New York State certified Crime Analyst. Recently, Jill founded The Police Pracademic, which aims to help smaller police departments create, implement, and evaluate evidence-based practice and research.

Koula Zambounis-Black is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She began her law enforcement career in 2007 with the Medway Drug Enforcement Agency in Ohio. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Regent University, and will begin her doctoral studies at Regent in January 2024. Zambounis-Black is a graduate of the Administrative Officers Management program through North Carolina State University and holds a certification in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging from the Academy to Innovate HR. She is a member of the IACP Community Policing Committee. She currently holds the position of organizational development lieutenant with the Salisbury Police Department in Salisbury, North Carolina. Zambounis-Black’s primary responsibilities include the oversight of community policing initiatives, community engagement, peer support and officer development, recruitment and retention, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the school resource officer program. She has been featured in IACP’s “Police Chief” Magazine for her development of the Lotus Project.

George Demeris Jr. is a sergeant with the Sharon (Massachusetts) Police Department. He has been a police officer for 8 years, and a patrol/explosive ordnance detection K9 handler for the last 4.5. A veteran of Operation: Enduring Freedom, George is also a sergeant in the Army National Guard, where he serves as an instructor. He is interested in leadership theory, anything K9 related, and the evolution of policing.

Paul Bailey is a deputy chief with the Middletown Twp. Police Department in Middletown, New Jersey, with over 28 years of service. He has a broad range of professional experience, having served as a patrolman, field training officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant and detective bureau commander. In his current assignment, Deputy Chief Bailey oversees the Office of Professional Standards and Training. Additionally, he has served as the public information officer for the Department for the past eight years.

Deputy Chief Bailey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session 281. He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) and a Graduate Certificate from the University of Virginia. He has served as an instructor with his agency, a regional Task Force, and the Monmouth County (New Jersey) Police Academy. Deputy Chief Bailey has also had the honor of presenting to the FBI National Academy, the United States Army, and other municipal police departments on the topics of leadership, resiliency and overcoming adversity. Additionally, he is the owner of Bailey Training & Consulting, specializing in training on the topics of supervision, crisis communications, leadership and resiliency.

Sergeant Joe Binns is 17-year veteran with the Garner (N.C.) Police Department, currently serving as a patrol supervisor. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from North Carolina State University and recently completed the requirements for his Master’s of Justice Administration from Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Joe has served in many positions within his department, including investigator, D.A.R.E. officer, public information officer, and training coordinator. He is currently a state certified law enforcement instructor/trainer with specialty certification in firearms and physical fitness. He teaches in-service and advanced training through his agency as well as the local community college system.

Despite The Monkey’s interest in all things tactical, his main skill set is art and design. After he graduated from college, he joined the Army Game Project team. Although his work starts in the public domain, it transitions to the full gov/training side, which he hopes will help save lives.

His status as a DOD Contractor for the US Army is not considered full military; however, the Project is a great way for him to serve with his unique skill set of videogame art and design. His morale patches are another example of using his art skills to add a little amusement in the MIL/LEO/GOV systems. He knows they won’t change the world, but he’s happy to see them put a smile on a service person’s face when times aren’t always so pleasant.

He does his best to gather tactical knowledge and participate in training, but you will never hear him claim to be some high-speed cool guy you need to listen to. He doesn’t mind looking a little goofy if it helps service people learn a little more about gear. He hopes this helps them get what is best for their needs, allowing them to focus on more important things. When he reviews items, he makes sure to use them the same way a serviceperson would in order to determine if the product does what it is designed to do while being strong enough to survive hard use.

Check out his stuff at MilSpecMonkey.com.

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Tim “Buchannan” is the artist behind 10-8 The Comic, a fictional comic strip detailing the daily encounters and experiences of Officer Sam Boyde of the “Freeway Patrol.” 10-8 The Comic focuses on the lighter side of police work and the often hilarious encounters that patrol officers encounter day in and day out on the beat. 10-8 The Comic began as a project to bring occupation-based humor to law enforcement officers after a difficult call or shift. While comic strips may be based upon extremely exaggerated true stories, 10-8 is entirely fictional. Any resemblances to actual events, individuals, or agencies are purely coincidental. Check out Tim’s archives of past comic strips here and “Like” 10-8 The Comic on Facebook.

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Tom Aveni has been a career law enforcement officer, having served on the local and state levels in three states (NJ, UT, NH). His police career began in 1978, and he has served as a police trainer since 1983. From 1990 to 2001 Tom served as a police “Training Coordinator” with the once prestigious Smith & Wesson Academy. There he was instrumental in training over 12,000 police and military personnel from across the United States and 23 other countries. Since 1995, Mr. Aveni’s police training focus became oriented toward researching so-called “questionable” police shootings, which routinely involve suspects who were unarmed and non-assaultive when shot by police. Tom’s research in this area contributed to the creation and advancement of the first (1995) and most comprehensive low light instructor training program. In 2001, Mr. Aveni co-founded the Police Policy Study Council, a multi-disciplinary organization that brings together the diverse talents of clinicians, physicians and police practitioners in an ongoing effort to elucidate complex criminal justice issues.