GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Law Enforcement Training Academy

The Glendale Community College is proud to present the following list of individuals who serve as instructors at the Law Enforcement Training Academy . This is a partial list and one that will change over time due to instructor availability. The Academy strives to maintain a high level of expertise in the instructional staff.

NAME	PRESENT POSITION
Eric Anspach	Az. Department of Public Safety - Officer
Michael Blaire	Glendale Fire Dept. – Dep. Fire Marshal
Carrie Castrovinci	Glendale P.D. - Detective
Dan Golden	Az. Department of Public Safety – Lieutenant
Peter Gutierrez	Goodyear P.D. - Officer
Jeffrey Hall	M.C.S.O. - Deputy
Tom Hammer	Glendale Police Department - Detective
Rob Hawkins	Glendale P.D. - Detective (Retired)
Lori Hauserman	Glendale P.D. - Detective
Jesus Jerez	Maricopa County Sheriff's Office - Deputy
Zolton "Rob" Kardos	Maricopa County Sheriff's Office - Detective
Steve Kinkade	Luke AFB - Asst. Fire Chief
Geoff Leggett	Surprise Police Departmrent - Commander
Jerry McCown	Glendale Community College
Ralph McLaughlin	Goodyear Police Department - Commander
Kevin Riddle	M.C.S.O. – Lieutenant
Jeff Rogers	Goodyear Police Department - Officer
Bill Will	Goodyear P.D. - Officer

RESUMES

Eric Anspach

Officer Anspach graduated the Academy in May of 2000 where he was a reserve deputy and then a full-time deputy sheriff.  He then lateralled over to the DPS in May of 2001 where he is currently assigned to the Highway Patrol Bureau. Eric is currently a Sergeant in the Sworn Selection and Recruiting Unit after having served as a patrol officer.  He is a General Instructor and a PT instructor and has an Associates Degree from Phoenix College in Sociology. He was also in the Army from 1995 to 1998.

Michael Blaire

Deputy Fire Marshal Blaire has been with the Glendale Fire Dept. since 1985 and has been an investigator since 1987. He has investigated over 1000 fires and is a certified peace officer. He also has extensive experience as a pathologist assistant with the U.S. Army and the Maricopa County Medical Examiners Office.

Carrie Castrovinci

Sgt. Castrovinci has been with the Glendale Police Department since 1997 and is presently assigned to the Canine Division. Sgt. Castrovinci graduated from GCC Academy as a Reserve Officer for the City of Goodyear. While with the Glendale Police Department she has served as a patrol officer, Child Crimes Detective, Patrol Supervisor and Canine Supervisor. Besides teaching at GCC, she teaches for the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy and Police Corps.

Dan Golden
Lieutenant Golden is presently with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and extremely well versed in the Arizona Traffic Code (Title 28). Lt. Golden's has served as the Basic Training Lieutenant at ALEA and in various patrol and investigative functions with DPS.

Peter Gutierrez

Officer Gutierrez has been with the Goodyear Police Department since 1997. He was previously a Firefighter/Medic in the Chicago area for 11 years. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from DePaul University and recently completed his Doctorate Degree in Public Administration. He has been a member of the Academy staff since 1999. Officer Gutierrez is a Certified Crisis Negotiator and Criminal Investigator. He has served as a Recruit Training Officer, Class Advisor, and is currently the Assistant to the Director of the Glendale Law Enforcement Training Academy.

Jeffrey Hall

Deputy Hall has been with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office since 1994. He is an AzPOST certified Firearm, Defensive Tactics, Physical Fitness and High Risk Stop Instructor. He has served in Patrol functions as well as a Recruit Training Deputy for the Sheriff's Office Academy.

Rob Hawkins
Det. Rob Hawkins has been in law enforcement for over 33 years. He spent 10 years as a law enforcement specialist with the Air Force, 5 years of that working narcotics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has been with Glendale PD now for 23 years working as a detective in Auto Theft, Property Crimes, a member of the Bank Fraud Task Force, Undercover Narcotics, the State Gang Enforcement Unit (GITEM) and for the past 15 years, a detective with the persons unit (now violent crimes/homicide unit).

Lori Hauserman

Officer Hauserman has been in law enforcement since 1979 and is presently with the Glendale Police Department. She is currently assigned to the Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Unit. She has previously served in patrol and the firearms training section as the Department Rangemaster, and has assisted the firearms training at Phoenix Regional and ALETA academies as well as assisting with statewide APOST firearms courses.

Jesus Jerez
Deputy Jesus A. Jerez has been employed with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office since February 1997 where he began as a Detention Officer working at the Towers jail facility. In September 1998, Jesus became a Deputy Sheriff, since then he has worked in patrol and was assigned to the Investigation Bureau for four (4) years working in the fields of undercover, clandestine lab investigations, surveillance operations, counter terrorism, etc. Deputy Jerez has also been assigned to the Training and Development Division, Basic Deputy Academy, where he assisted with the day to day operations of the Deputy Academy.

Zolton Kardos
Deputy Z. Rob Kardos began his career at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office November 2nd, 1992 as a Detention Officer.  While serving as a Detention Officer, Deputy Kardos attended the Glendale Community College Law Enforcement Training Center  Class #33 and obtained his Peace Officer Certification in May 1995.  Deputy Kardos has additional specialized training in the following areas:   Child Crimes Investigation, Fraud and Fraudulent Schemes Investigation, Street Crimes and Surveillance/Investigation, Death Investigations, Commercial Vehicle Inspection, DRE and HGN, Basic Computer Crimes and Seizure, Adult and Elder Abuse/Investigation, Interview and Interrogation, Railway Accidents and HAZMAT Spills.

Steve Kinkade
Steve Kinkade has been with the fire service for 31 years. He is an Assistant Fire Chief for Operations at Luke AFB. He worked as the Hazardous Materials Assistant Chief for 8 years and is certified as Hazardous Materials Instructor to include incident command. Chief Kinkade has been teaching at the college level since 1998.

Geoff Leggett
Geoffrey Leggett has been instructing at GCC since 1994 and currently is a Commander with Surprise Police Department. He has taught courses such as Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, High Risk Vehicle Stops and Impact Weapons with the Law Enforcement Training Academy. Geoff was with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for twenty-five years; serving in positions including the Investigations Division, Tactical Unit, Training Division and Patrol. Geoff is a Arizona POST certified Instructor in High Risk Vehicle Stops, Defensive Tactics, and Firearms, along with serving as a Subject Matter Expert on High Risk Vehicle Stops and Officer Survival. Geoff is a graduate of the 219th Session of the FBI National Academy and holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree's from Northern Arizona University.

Jerry McCown
Jerry McCown spent 28 years with the Glendale Police Dept. where he worked in all areas of the department:  Patrol, Investigations, Special Operations, Administration, Rangemaster, Tactical Operations (AKA SWAT) and a total of a year as Acting Assistant Chief.  His specialty is in weapons training and is currently the co-chair of the Firearms Subject Matter Expert Committee for AzPOST.  He also is an adjunct instructor for the Gunsite Training Academy, having been appointed in 1984.  In conjunction with Gunsite, he has taught numerous military units including Navy SEALs and Marine Force Recon.  He has taught in numerous states including Alaska, three classes in London, England and at the Republic of Ireland Police Academy.  Graduate of the FBI National Academy and holds a BS in Human Resources.

Ralph McLaughlin

Commander McLaughlin has been with the Goodyear Police Department since 1992. He started as a Reserve Officer and was hired full time in 1993. Prior to that he was a Reserve Officer with the City of Avondale after he graduated the Glendale Community College Law Enforcement Academy in December 1990 with Class 22. Cmdr. McLaughlin spent five years as a Correctional Officer with the Arizona Department of Corrections. Cmdr. McLaughlin attended the 206th Session of the FBI National Academy graduating in September of 2001.

Kevin Riddle

Kevin Riddle currently serves as a Lieutenant with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office where he has been employed since 1977.  His previous assignments as a Deputy have included Patrol, Tactical Operations and Vehicular Crimes.  He has supervised and/or managed Aviation, Warrants, Training and Detectives.  Kevin has been an AzPOST General Instructor since 1985 and holds instructor certifications in Impact Weapons, Firearms, Physical Fitness and High Risk Stops, along with serving as a Subject Matter Expert on the General Instructor Program.  Kevin has a Bachelor’s Degree from Grand Canyon University in Applied Management. He graduated from GCC Class #1 and has taught at the Academy since 1990.