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	Paul Bowdre Assistant Professor Curriculum Coordinator, Homeland Security B.S. in sociology from Western Carolina University M.S. in criminal justice administration from Mountain State University and M.P.S. in health and human services from Lynn University Ed.S. in computer education from Nova Southeastern University Graduate certificates completed in aging studies (Lynn University), community college teaching (California State University, Dominguez Hills), educational technology (Chadron State College), and higher education assessment (James Madison University) Presently completing a Ph.D. at Northcentral University 13 years of law enforcement experience with assignments in patrol, organized crime, narcotics, criminal intelligence, white collar crime, and professional standards – attained the rank of captain with the Palm Beach, FL Police Department 10 years of state-level correctional investigative experience as a senior inspector with the Office of Inspector General - Florida Department of Corrections and as an investigative lieutenant with the Investigations Unit - Wyoming Department of Corrections
	Susan E. Buckley Visiting Associate Professor Criminal Justice Department Chair M.S. Ed. from SUNY Potsdam B.S. Ed. from SUNY Plattsburgh Five years of experience as a math teacher 21 years of law enforcement experience with the New York State Police 5 years as a state trooper Instructor at the New York State Police Academy 8 years as a BCI investigator Narcotics investigator Criminal unit investigator Acting unit supervisor Held permanent rank of sergeant 8 years as a senior investigator Supervisor of BCI field unit which encompassed four SP stations
	Lisa Colbert Associate Professor Ph.D. - Higher Education Administration, anticipated graduation date 2013 M.A. - SUNY Empire: Social Policy - 2003 B.A. - SUNY Potsdam: Sociology - 1990 A.A.S. - SUNY Canton: Criminal Justice - 1997 Alpha Phi Sigma - National Criminal Justice Association ACJA - American Criminal Justice Association Kappa Delta Pi - International Honor Society in Education
	Shani Curry Assistant Professor J.D. Florida State University College of Law M.C.J, Boston University B.S. Mathematics, Spellman College Paralegal Instructor - Atlanta Technical College Adjunct Instructor, ITT Technical Institute Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Clayton County Solicitor General, Jonesboro, GA Adjunct Instructor - Southern Polytechnic State University Senior District Attorney, Fulton County, Atlanta, GA Sole Practitioner, Law Office of Shani Y. Curry, LLC Member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
	Tom Dempsey Adjunct Instructor Masters’ degrees in Public Administration and Criminal Justice Administration Prior to joining the faculty he was the Director of the Police Training Institute (PTI) at the University of Illinois. PTI is one of the largest police academies in the United States Mr. Dempsey was also a faculty member and program director at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia Retired police officer from southern California. Mr. Dempsey has extensive experience internationally both in training police and presenting at conferences Worked in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Russia, India and Israel Published two books and a chapter in another. He also has published numerous articles nationally and internationally
	Robert Edwards Professor Retired Detective Sergeant Oakland California Police Department Chief of Regional Investigations International Police Task Force Mostar, Bosnia Head of Office Independent Judicial Commission Tuzla Bosnia Former Bureau of Administration Commander New Milford Connecticut Police Department
	Liz Erickson Assistant Professor Curriculum Coordinator, Criminal Investigations BS in Criminal Justice and Political Science from SUNY Brockport Masters of Forensic Sciences from George Washington University Presently a doctoral student in business administration at North Central University Prior to this position, Liz was a Latent Print Examiner with the Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences and before that a Forensic Scientist with the Indiana State Police Forensics Laboratory Member of the International Association for Identification (IAI) and a certified latent print examiner with New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
	William J. Fassinger Associate Professor Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Walden University Masters of Science and Certificate of Advanced Studies in School Administration from St. Lawrence University Masters of Science from SUNY Oswego in Vocational Education Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice Recently completed tenth year of teaching in New York State William has 20 years of law enforcement experience with the United States Army Military Police Corps and has performed law enforcement duties in the United States, Europe, Hawaii, Panama, Somalia, and Haiti During his career he has performed duties including Physical Security, Patrol, Liaison, Military Police Investigations, Internal Affairs Investigations, Patrol Supervisor, Desk Sergeant, Duty Officer, Military Police Training Supervisor and culminated his career as a First Sergeant of a 150 member Military Police Company. Additionally, he has published internationally through the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
	Kyle Fink Adjunct Instructor BT in Criminal Investigation, SUNY Canton Patrol Officer with Potsdam Police Department Attended the C. David Sullivan Police Academy and earned the Award for Outstanding Overall Cadet. Holds the police academy record for the 1.5 mile run with 8.41 minutes
	Dr. Brian K. Harte Associate Professor Curriculum Coordinator, B. Tech in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Leadership & A.A.S. in Criminal Justice Ph.D. in Business Administration (Concentration: Organizations/management) Former Probation Administrator in the state of Texas Former Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) administrator Seven year's recent professional experience as a Juvenile Probation Officer Six year's experience as a juvenile justice trainer Over eight years experience teaching criminal justice students at both the college and university level Deeply committed to facilitating a strong cooperative working relationship among both practitioners and academics. To this end, Brian has published articles in several professional journals including: Texas Probation, Executive Exchange, Journal of Corrections, and Project Spotlight News in Brief – Sam Houston State University.
	Bill Jones Assistant Professor J.D., Syracuse University College of Law Masters in Criminal Justice, Boston University B.A., SUNY Oswego Currently teaches at SUNY Canton in both the Legal Studies and Criminal Justice Department
	Lindsay Lamont Adjunct Instructor Forensic Anthropologist/Forensic Archeologist Bachelor of Science from SUNY Geneseo Masters from Bournemouth in London, England
	Tony Losada Adjunct Instructor B.S. Excelsior College - Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice Certified Master Instructor with New York State Office of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice Services Over ten years teaching criminal justice face-to-face and online for Empire State College at the Fort Drum campus Employed by TW & Company as the Northeast Regional Manager responsible for overseeing the contract armed and unarmed security guard operations Retired after 27 years from the U.S. Army as a CSM
	Ina Sanderson Adjunct Instructor B. Tech, SUNY Canton - Criminal Investigations M. Ed., St. Lawrence University - Education & Counseling Born in Lithuania Fluent in both Lithuanian and Russian languages Moved to the United States in 1996 and attended SUNY Canton
	Bill Slater Adjunct Instructor B.A. from Ithaca College School of Communications Currently a student at American Public University in the Masters of the Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management program Retired Sergeant with the New York State Police as a Communications Supervisor
	Michael Smythe Adjunct Instructor M.A., Liberty University Retired from NY States Department of Corrections Retired from U.S. Air Force Reserves as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Current Contract Special Investigator for the Department of Homeland Security
	Andrea Stagnari Adjunct Instructor M.S., John Jay College of Criminal Justice B.T., Criminal Investigation, SUNY Canton Manager of Accreditation, Compliance, and Grants at Syracuse University, Department of Public Safety
	Dwayne Wisbey Adjunct Instructor M.B.A., Long Island University B.S., SUNY Geneseo Deputy, Onondaga County Sheriff's Department Forensic Document Examiner