First Impact Facilitators and Law Enforcement Speakers

816-387-2345
Jacob.Angle@mshp.dps.mo.gov

Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop H
Public Information Officer
3525 N. Belt Hwy.
St. Joseph, MO 64506-1370

Career: Sergeant Angle is a 24 year veteran with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He is currently assigned as the Public Information and Education Officer for Troop H. Sergeant Angle worked the highways of Northwest Missouri for 20 years before taking on his current assignment. Sergeant Angle brings his past experiences and first-hand knowledge in dealing with new drivers.

First Impact LEO Speaker

573-568-4654 Ext: 888
888@stoddardcosd.com

Detective/Sergeant, Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office: May 2015 – Present

Career: Chief of Police, Essex Police Department 2013 – 2015
Corporal, Bernie Police Department 2006 – 2010

Education: Associates in Criminal Justice, University of Phoenix, 2010
Graduate of the Missouri Sheriff’s Training Academy, 2005

Community: Member of Liberty Hill Church, Aid Missouri
Former Chairman, Stoddard County Shop with a Hero, 2015 – 2019
Missouri Special Olympics Volunteer/Polar Plunge Captain of The Belly Whoppers, 2007 – Present

Personal: Married; 3 children

First Impact LEO Speaker

314-363-2174
jabakerboy@gmail.com

Wright City High School
Special Education Teacher

Education: BS Middle School Education, Southeast Missouri State University @ Cape Girardeau

First Impact Facilitator, March 2017

816-622-0800

MSHP Troop A Headquarters

504 SE Blue Parkway, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063

Employer: Missouri State Highway Patrol - Public Information Officer, Troop A Headquarters, 2019 to present; Sergeant Bell began his career with the Missouri State Highway Patrol on October 20, 2002. He has served Troop A as a trooper in Cass and Jackson counties, an assistant zone commander in Lafayette County, and a zone commander in Jackson and Cass Counties. Sergeant Bell is also a leadership instructor. He teaches Patrol employees Police Leadership: The West Point Model, in Jefferson City at the Patrol’s General Headquarters.

Career: SGT Bell served as a patrol officer with the Missouri State Water Patrol for two years.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Communications, Missouri State University, 1999.

Personal: Sergeant Bell is married and has one daughter.

First Impact LEO Speaker, December 2019

Office: 636-300-2800 ext. 3324

Cell: 314-348-4428

Corporal L. M. Bolton #260
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Troop C / Public Information and Education

Employment: Missouri State Highway Patrol, Public Information and Education Officer, Weldon Spring, Troop C

Corporal Bolton began his career with the Missouri State Highway Patrol on January 2, 2014.  After graduation, he was assigned to Troop C Zone 13, Jefferson County. 

Education: Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, 2013; Mineral Area College in its partnership with the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy, Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice, 2014 Salem Community High School, Graduated 2009

First Impact, 2022

573-751-7692
trent.brooks@modot.mo.gov

Missouri Department of Transportation
Central District Traffic Engineer since May 2012, 24 years with Traffic Engineering and Highway Safety

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Missouri @ Columbia, 1993
Registered Professional Engineer since 2002

Directs the traffic engineering highway safety and access permitting functions for the Central District’s 18 counties
Transportation Project Manager, Sept 2008 to May 2012

Projects include US 54 Expressway through Lake of the Ozarks, Safety improvements on US 54 in Cole County, improvements to the interchange of US 50 and MO 179 in Jefferson City

Coordinator for the Central Region Coalition for Roadway Safety

Meet Trent Brooks

First Impact Facilitator, May 2016

660-385-2132
Eric.Brown@mshp.dps.mo.gov
http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/PIED/

Missouri State Highway Patrol
Assistant Division Director, Public Information and Education Division
1510 E. Elm Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101

First Impact LEO Speaker, May 2016

LT Brown speaks about the program, “First Impact is a great program aimed at educating new drivers and their parents about Missouri’s Graduated Driver License regulations. Unfortunately, traffic crashes are the leading cause of accidental death among teenagers. This program helps to educate and help properly prepare caregivers and teens before they begin driving alone. The First Impact Program saves lives by working with caregivers, teens, and civic organizations to help make our roadways safer.”

Office 816-889-2967
Cell 816-914-2679
ray.brown@mshp.dps.mo.gov

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Bio: Driver Examiner Supervisor, Troop A, Supervisor Brown began his career with the MSHP on February 1, 1999. He has been assigned as a Driver Examiner in Gladstone and the Liberty Travel Crew. He has been a Supervisor in Gladstone and Kansas City since 2010. He has over twenty years' experience in written and skills testing.

Career: Supervisor Brown retired from the United States Air Force as a Munitions Specialist after twenty years.

Personal: Supervisor Brown is married with two grown sons.

First Impact Facilitator, 2019

Employer: Perryville Police Department, 23 years

Bio: Cain has served the Perryville Police Department in many roles throughout her career which include the Public Information Officer, Public Education Officer, Community Resource Officer, School Resource Officer and D.A.R.E. Instructor.

Completed the Emergency Management Institute’s Advanced Public Information Officer’s training in Emmitsburg, MD, August 2019; Missouri D.A.R.E. Officer’s Association President for 2018-2019

Cain has a passion for educating the public in safety issues and working with community organization to find innovative ways to combat issues that affect the entire community.

First Impact LEO Speaker

Career: Bowling Green Police Department, Police Chief (Nov 2021 – Present) Ash Grove Police Department, Police Chief (2018-2021) Grain Valley Police Department (2006-2018) University of Missouri-Columbia Police Department (2001-2006)

Education: M.A. in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Lincoln University (2014) Missouri Police Chiefs Command College, Class 3 (2013)

Military: Served for seven years with the US Air Force and Army as a Security Forces and Military Police Non-Commissioned Officer. Deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, and Germany. Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran

Professional Experience and Training: Secretary and Treasurer of the Southwest Missouri Police Chiefs Association; School Resource Officer; Secretary, Vice President, and President of the Missouri School Resource Officers Association; D.A.R.E Officer; Law Enforcement Trainer; Field Training Officer; Crime Prevention Officer; National Institute of Crime Prevention Basic and Advanced Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Designation; Post Advisor, Police Exploring; RADAR, Oleoresin Capsicum, Narcan, Child Safety, and Active Shooter/Intruder Instructor; Crisis Intervention or C.I.T. and Youth Crisis Intervention, Basic Narcotics Investigator Certification, Certified Human Trafficking Investigator; National Association of School Resource Officers or N.A.S.R.O. Basic, Advanced, and C.P.T.E.D. courses; University of Missouri, Missouri Police Chiefs, Missouri Southern State University, Northwestern University (Class 231) and the I.A.C.P. or International Association of Chiefs of Police Supervision Courses.

Interests: Police Exploring, American Legion, Shriners International, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.

First Impact LEO Speaker, July 2019

573-629-0413
jchapman@marioncounty-mo.gov

Employer: Marion County Sheriff’s Office for 17 years
1703 Marion Road, Palmyra, MO  63461

Education: B.S. in Criminal Justice from Hannibal LaGrange University (2001)

First Impact LEO Speaker

816-702-4226
david.church@wsp.com

David Church, PE, PTOE

Employer: WSP, Senior Supervising Traffic Engineer, Lenexa, KS office, 10 years

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, 1991

Career: Caltrans, Northern California, Road Design Engineer; David spent 13.5 years working for the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Bureau of Traffic Engineering in a variety of different roles.

David is a licensed Civil Engineer in the State of Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and California. David specializes in the traffic safety aspects of transportation and is a 15-year member of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD).

First Impact Facilitator, August 2018

417-745-6415
hcsrojcihy@gmail.com
https://hickorycomo.com/?q=node/83

Hickory County Sheriff’s Office, Hickory County, MO
School Resource Officer Owner/Instructor at Central Missouri Personal Defense

Personal: "As a First Impact speaker and public servant, I find it to be personally rewarding to provide up to date information to the public with the goal of reducing traffic crashes and potentially saving lives. As a law enforcement officer, First Impact is an excellent platform to relay vital information to young drivers and their families. I believe that the First Impact program and the information that is presented will increase awareness of the dangers faced by young drivers, and lead to a reduction in traffic crashes and related fatalities."

First Impact LEO Speaker, August 2018

660-646-0515
mclaypole@livcoso.org

Chief Deputy Michael Claypole
Livingston County Sheriff's Office
901 Webster St.
Chillicothe, MO 64601

First Impact LEO Speaker

636-578-1123
dothaged@missouri.edu

MU Extension Center - St. Charles County

First Impact Facilitator since July 2016

Education: Deana has a BS in Administration of Justice - Policing Option from the University of Missouri - St. Louis (1989), and a Master’s of Public Affairs with a focus on Nonprofit Management from the University of Missouri – Columbia (2021).

Career history:

• University of Missouri Department of PM&R; Health Educator for First Impact, under the direction of ThinkFirst MO, Jan 2017 - June 2022
• Boonslick Regional Planning Commission, Mobility Manager, 2014 – 2017
• Friedens United Church of Christ, Office Manager 2012 – 2014
• American Family Insurance, Agent 1995 – 2013
• American Family Insurance, Claims Adjuster/Specialist 1983 – 1995
• St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, LEO, 1981 – 1983

JDotson@boonecountymo.org

573-875-1111

Employment: Boone County Sheriff’s Office, 2012 to present; Traffic Enforcement Division

Career: Moberly Police Department

Former Reserve Officer: Randolph County Sheriff’s Office

Education: Southeast Missouri State University, Moberly Area Community College, Associates of Applied Science in Criminal Justice

First Impact LEO Speaker, 2016

justin.dunn@mshp.dps.mo.gov

660-385-2132

Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B
Public Information Officer
308 Pine Crest Drive
Macon, MO 63552-1030

Career: Corporal Dunn is an 18-year veteran of Law Enforcement with 13 of those years being with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He is currently assigned as the Public Information and Education Officer for Troop B. Corporal Dunn worked the highways of Northeast and North Central Missouri for 18 years before taking on his current assignment. Corporal Dunn brings his past experiences and first-hand knowledge in dealing with new drivers.

First Impact LEO Speaker: February 2021

417-725-2510
bforgey@nixa.com

Nixa Police Department
715 West Center Circle
Nixa, MO 65714

First Impact LEO Speaker, November 2020

Office phone# 417-742-2588 Ext. 2601
cynthiagarton@willardschools.net

Willard School Police Department
Willard School District
205 Miller Road. Willard, Mo. 65781

Prior experience:

• City of Springfield — 911 Communications Department
• Christian County Sheriff’s Department/Corrections — Transportation of Inmates 
• City of Battlefield — Patrol Officer
• Willard Public Schools — SRO

10 years CPR Instructor for Drury University Police Academy

Major Crimes Investigator

P.O.S.T. Instructor

I have been with the school district going on 4 years after retiring from the City of Battlefield. I am always seeking ways to help our community and students. This program is yet another way of impacting our school district as well as our Missouri citizens. With few driver’s education classes offered in schools, this program is one way of being proactive in helping teach our parents and young drivers.

tgillihan@indepmo.org

Independence Police Department
School Resource Officer Travis Gillihan
Nowlin Middle School
Independence, MO

First Impact LEO Speaker, 2022

417-269-3002
Michael.Gooch@coxhealth.com
www.coxhealth.com

CoxHealth
Advance Practice Paramedic (Community Paramedic)
Springfield, MO, 2002

Gooch also serves as a Missouri Fire and EMS Instructor / Evaluator assisting with various training offerings and State Practical’s in Southwest MO.  Presently serving with Clever Fire Protection District as Training officer.

Prior: 14 years as Paramedic working EMS on ambulance primarily  in Christian County

Military: Served for approximately 10 years combined in the US Army and Army Reserves as a medical specialist / “combat medic”, prior to taking Paramedic course in Joplin.
First Impact GDL Coach, July 2017

Education and Training: Obtained Paramedic certification in 1997 after completing Paramedic program at MSSC ,now MSSU in Joplin, MO,  In 2017 completed the Critical Care Paramedic program with Creighton University, Omaha Nebraska; Mobile Integrated Healthcare course in St Louis to add Community Paramedic to MO state Paramedic License.

Recognition: Gooch was selected in fall of 2017 as a Healthcare Champion by Springfield Business Journal.

First Impact Facilitator

314-432-8000 ext 3527
jgottschalk@crevecoeurmo.gov

Creve Coeur Police Department
Patrol Division

First Impact LEO Speaker, January 2017

573-751-1000, ext. 3619 (office)
kyle.green@mshp.dps.mo.gov

Missouri State Highway Patrol
Public Information & Education Officer for Troop F
2920 North Shamrock Road
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Employer: Missouri State Highway Patrol – as of  November 2020,  Public Information Officer for Troop F

Years of Service: 2001 to present - After completing the academy, Trooper Green was assigned Troop F – Zone 3, which covers Boone County. In October 2012, Green was promoted to Corporal in Troop F – Zone 1, which covers Cole County and southern Callaway County.

Education: Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri,  Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, 2001.

First Impact LEO Speaker, 2020

Personal: CPL Green was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He graduated from Green Valley High School in 1997.

816-359-5520 (Office)
blacklockh@parkhill.k12.mo.us

School Resource Officer
415 3rd St, Platte City, MO 64079

Career: Platte County Sheriff’s Department, 2018 to present
School Resource Officer at 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school

Education: University of Wisconsin – Platteville, 2017, Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and Minor in Psychology. 

Personal: A fun fact about me is I have been involved in dance since I was four-years old, performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the New Year’s Day Parade in London, England.  I have a true passion for helping others and I love my job!

Bellflower Police Department: Acting Chief, 5 years

Career: Wellsville Police Department, part time officer; Montgomery City Police Department, Chief, 5 years; Silex Police Department, Assistant Chief, 3 years; Active member of the Missouri Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Council from 1982 – 1993 as the traffic officer/traffic division commander of the Normandy and Moline Acres Police Departments and as the Chief of Montgomery City Police Department

Military: United States Air Force, Law Enforcement Specialist, Military Working Dog Handler, 1972-1976

Education: AA, Criminal Just Administration, Park College, December 1976

When Gary was asked why he became a First Impact speaker, he replied, "The hardest thing that I have had to do in my career is to tell a parent that their child has been killed in a motor vehicle crash. My purpose in presenting First Impact to the parents and young drivers is to try to avoid ever having to do that again."

First Impact Leo Speaker

636-486-6005
mark@visionleadership.org
www.visionleadership.org

Vision St. Charles County Leadership, Executive Director
PO Box 1104, Saint Peters, MO 63376

Career
November 2010-2017 UMB Banks, n.a. Vice President / Business Banking Relationship Officer.
March 2009-November 2010 The Sacks Group, Inc. Partner, Vice President of Communications (Self Employed).
March 2006-March 2009 Heartland Bank, Vice President – District Branch Sales Manager.
November 1991–March 2006 Farm & Home Savings, Roosevelt Bank, Mercantile Bank, Firstar Bank, and US Bank (Bank mergers and consolidations)
January 1991-November 1991 First State Bank of St. Charles
December 1981–December 1990 Community Federal Savings & Loan Association
Assistant Vice President – Branch Manager of Community Federal Center and Department Head of Business Development

Educational Experience
St. Charles High School, St. Charles, Missouri
National Honor Society Member, Art Club President, Varsity Baseball, Class Vice President
Greenville University, Greenville, IL / General Studies
The Institute of Financial Education – Banking Operations Specialist Certificate
The Institute of Financial Education – Banking Center Manager Certificate

Organizational Memberships
VISION St. Charles County Leadership – 2012 Class Participant / Class Representative
VISION St. Charles County Leadership / Board of Directors – 2013-Current (Past Chairman)

First Impact Facilitator, August 2017

Personal: Mark Hollander and his wife are the owners of La Belle Vie / The Cafe at Frenchtown in St. Charles, MO. 

816-847-5000 Ext. 1173

Grain Valley Police Department, 5 years 
School Resource/ D.A.R.E Officer, Crime Prevention, Truancy
Department Trainer

According to Officer Iiams, "Some of my duties are to make sure kids feel safe and secure in the buildings I am assigned to." Officer Iiams also says, "It is my main job to stop a young person from making a life-changing decision that will have a lifelong consequence."

#wecareaboutyourfamily!!!

Former LEO Experience:
Johnson County Sheriff's Department, 3 years
Henry County Sheriff's Department, 5 years

R.A.D Self Defense Instructor

Lt. Ed Moses Award, Missouri D.A.R.E. Association Officer of the Year, presented to Officer Daniel Iiams, Grain Valley Police Department on July 25, 2019 at the Annual D.A.R.E. conference.

First Impact LEO Speaker

n2nativeplants@gmail.com

Current employment: Kirksville Area Tech Center, Career Facilitator

Retired: Missouri Department of Conservation, Conservation Agent –  Clay County, Adair County 28 years; City of St. Charles, Park Ranger

Education: Southeast Missouri State University, B. S. Biology, 1988
Southeast Missouri Region Police Academy
Conservation Agent Training Academy Graduate-1990

Personal: Marsha is a lifelong resident of Missouri and grew up in St. Charles County.

First Impact LEO Speaker, 2017 to present

When asked why it was important to her to be a First Impact speaker, Marsha replied, "I think if we can help the parent and new driver open a dialogue about being responsible for the decisions we make while driving, then we can achieve the next step of assisting our kids to become safe drivers and parents to know they are not alone! "

Missouri State Highway Patrol
Public Information and Education Officer, Retired 2022

Employment: Deputy Sheriff in Texas County in 1991-1994
1994-2014 – Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kinder’s first assignment was Howell County. He worked a road assignment for twenty years, the last seven of which he served as a zone sergeant in Texas County.
2014 to present – MSHP Public Information and Education Division

Education: Basic police training, University of Missouri Law Enforcement Training Institute.
Graduated from Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy
Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, Columbia College.

First Impact LEO Speaker, 2017

Smithville Police Department

25+ Years Law Enforcement Experience
Patrol Sergeant
Spanish Language

First Impact LEO Speaker, 2018

Bill Lowe, Sergeant
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Troop A, Lee’s Summit

First Impact LEO Speaker

314-493-6133
314-427-8000
Wluu@stannmo.org

Officer Will Luu
St Ann Police Department
10405 St Charles Rock Road, St. Ann, MO 63074

9 yrs experience
4 E Instructor, Taser Instructor, D.A.R.E instructor

First Impact LEO Speaker, 2018

816-271-5327
smalita@stjoemo.org

St. Joseph Health Department
Administrative Specialist, Public Information Officer

First Impact Facilitator, May 2016

314-442-2075
crimeprevention@crevecoeurmo.gov

Creve Coeur Police Department
Detective Bureau
300 N. New Ballas Road
Creve Coeur, MO  63141

First Impact LEO Speaker

636-697-3935
almaue@gmail.com

Current employer: Compass Health Network, Marketing Associate

Previous employment: Tracker Designs
Lead Web/Graphic Designer

Education: BA in Education focusing on Theology, Youth Education and Art.
Maue is the founder of Luke's Legacy, Inc. - a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization started in 2011, in memory of her son, Luke Maue, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2001 at the age of 7. The mission of Luke's Legacy Inc. is to Eliminate Drunk Driving, Prevent Underage Drinking and Educate Our Communities.

First Impact Facilitator, June 2019

573-884-3463
cmcbane@stjoemo.org

St. Joseph Police Department: 15 years
In Charge of Traffic Unit and Crash Team; Duties also include: Crash Reconstructionist, Drug Recognition Expert, Field Sobriety Instructor

Past Employment: Deputy Sheriff, Putnam County Sheriff’s Dept.

First Impact LEO Speaker, June 2017

417-895-6868 ext. 3448
michael.mcclure@mshp.dps.mo.gov

Missouri State Highway Patrol
Troop D Public Information and Education Officer
3131 East Kearney St.
Springfield, Missouri 65803

First Impact LEO Speaker, June 2021

warden006@gmail.com

Missouri Department of Conservation: 31 years, 26 years serving as a Conservation Agent in Lincoln County.

He has been a driver’s training instructor for that department for the past 15 years. He also has 2 sons whom he helped through the graduated driver’s license system.

Education: B.S. degree in Wildlife Management and Conservation from Southeast Missouri State University

First Impact Facilitator, June 2017

573-884-3463
firstimpact@health.missouri.edu

St. Charles City Park Department, Park Ranger
Retired, St. Charles City Police Department, 40+ years of service
Specialized in accident investigation and reconstruction, Standardized Field Sobriety Test instructor, Breathalyzer maintenance specialist, Drug Recognition Expert, Crisis/Hostage Negotiator, Canine Handler
Recognized multiple times by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his work; Recognized as a top traffic specialist in the St. Louis Metropolitan area; Served as a volunteer firefighter for approximately 20 years; Served in the US Air Force for 4 years as an aircraft crash firefighter

First Impact LEO Speaker

660-646-3218
Tammy.Meneely@modot.mo.gov

Missouri Department of Transportation, 26 years
Sr. Construction Project Office Assistant MODOT
1303 Mitchell Ave
Chillicothe, MO 64601

Tammy participates in Arrive Alive, It Only Takes One, and other school programs geared towards safety on the roadway, 10 years.

First Impact Facilitator

573-884-3463
firstimpact@health.missouri.edu

St. Charles City Police Department, 25 years
9 years as a traffic officer, 8 years as a crash consultant

First Impact LEO Speaker, March 2017

314-493-6134
emiller@stannmo.org
http://www.stannmo.org/131/Police-Department

St. Ann Police Department, 17 years
School Resource Officer
4E Instructor, Drug Abuse Resistance Education Instructor

First Impact LEO Speaker, August 2017

• December 1992 graduated Southwest Missouri State University with BS in sociology and minor in criminal justice
• 1993 graduated Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy
• Assigned to troop I as a trooper in Dent County
• Promoted to the rank of corporal 1998 transferred to Crawford County
• Promoted to sergeant 2003 and served as zone commander zone 9 Crawford County to 2018
• July 2018 assigned troop I public information and education officer

First Impact LEO Speaker

636-278-2222
tmozelewski@stpetersmo.net
https://www.stpetersmo.net/police-department.aspx

St. Peters Police Department: 1997 to present
Bureau Field Operations, Patrol Division
1020 Grand Teton Drive
St. Peters, MO 63376

Education: B.S. Business Management, University of Missouri @ St. Louis, 1995
St. Charles County Police Academy 1996-1997
St. Peters Police Department assignments: Field Training Officer 1999; Detective Bureau 2005; Patrol Sergeant 2012; Traffic Sergeant 2013 to 2019; Detective Sergeant 2019 to present

Member of St. Louis Regional Coalition for Roadway Safety
Member of St. Louis Traffic Safety Council

First Impact LEO Speaker, January 2017

573-884-3463
firstimpact@health.missouri.edu

Career: 21 years as a member of the MO Air National Guard serving in several positions including Security Forces, Security Forces Trainer and retiring from Aircraft Maintenance as a Aircraft Munitions Specialist, deploying during Operation Northern Watch.

Vic served as a Police Officer, Detective and Crime Scene Investigator for St. Charles Police Department. Vic also worked as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer, specializing in Environmental Crime and served as member of the National Counter Terrorism Response Team. He responded to Washington DC during 9/11 and New Orleans during Katrina.

Additional experience includes a Team Leader with Federal Law Enforcement Accreditation and evaluating all Federal Law Enforcement for National Accreditation.

After retirement from his Federal Law Enforcement career, Vic worked as an Intelligence Analyst for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC).

Personal: Vic is a life long resident of Missouri. He has two adult children and 4 grandchildren.

First Impact LEO Speaker, March 2017

573-840-9500 ext. 3532
clark.parrott@mshp.dps.mo.gov
http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/PIED/
@MshpTrooperE

Missouri State Highway Patrol
Troop E Public Information and Education Officer
4947 Highway 67 North
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

First Impact LEO Speaker, May 2016

417-326-5298
crorie@bolivarpolice.org
http://bolivar.mo.us/police-department-2/

Bolivar Police Department
417-326-5298 (office)
417-328-5842 (direct)

8 years in Law Enforcement. Began career with Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department in 2010. Moved and continued my law enforcement career with the Bolivar Police Department 2015. Was promoted from Officer to Corporal with the Bolivar Police Department in May 2018.

First Impact LEO Speaker

417-742-5440
markriggin@willardschools.net

Willard School District Police Officer
Willard School District,  school resource officer.

Prior LEO experience:  Retired. Springfield Police Department, 25 years of service.
Assignments included patrol functions, DARE instructor, MSU campus officer. part time public information officer, and 15 years in the traffic section as a major crash investigator and crash reconstructionist.

Other LEO activities:  Taught a teen driving safety course. Alive at 25 and guest lectures at the high school level in the areas of forensic considerations in crash investigations.

Education:  BS in Psychology/Sociology. Evangel University
Completed several graduate study hours in Theology from the Assembly of God Theological Seminary.

First Impact LEO Speaker, February 2021

573-634-6397
DRuediger@jeffcitymo.org

Jefferson City Police Department, 1996 to Present
Traffic Unit Supervisor

Current Assignment: Traffic Unit Supervisor
Sergeant Ruediger began his career in law enforcement in Jefferson City, MO in 1996. He served as a patrol officer for two years and then moved into a role of crash investigator / reconstructionist within the patrol section. During this time, he was also a field training officer and a member of the Department’s SWAT team. In February 2003, a dedicated Traffic Unit was created and he was transferred to that unit where he remained until being promoted to the rank of sergeant in September 2007 and transferred back to Patrol. In June 2011, he was transferred from Patrol back to the Traffic Unit as its supervisor.

First Impact LEO Speaker, January 2017

Lincoln University
Assistant professor/Director of Bachelor of Liberal Studies

Education: University of Oklahoma, degree in journalism
Citadel, South Carolina, M.Ed in Counselor Education in 2001
University of Southern Mississippi.​​ Ph.D in Education 2008
Liberty University, Masters in Theology 2015

Career: Dr. Shivers worked 14 years in South Carolina where she was a middle school counselor. In 2008 she was the inaugural recipient of the HEART award, which was the highest recognition in the state for school counselors. She represented South Carolina on the SREB project to create the first on-line module to help counselors meet the needs of the diverse group of students they served. While in South Carolina, she also taught classes at South Carolina State University in its Counseling Education Department. In August 2014, Dr. Shivers returned to Missouri, where she served as the Director of College and Career Counseling at Missouri Military Academy. She also teaches for Lincoln University in its School of Education. Dr. Shivers holds her Global Career Development Facilitators Credential; and has her National Board Certified Teacher in Early Childhood/Young Adult School Counseling. In addition to her work as an educator she is the pastor of Harpers Chapel Everybody’s Church in Montgomery City, and she currently serves as the Mayor of Mexico, MO.

First Impact Facilitator

In the News: Ayanna Shivers makes history in Mexico, Mo.

816-236-1474
lastobbs@stjoemo.org

St. Joseph Police Department

Career: 29 year veteran of the  St. Joseph Police Department

Community: Member of the National Liquor Law Enforcement Association
Advisory Board Member Heartland Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Chairman of the Drug Free Community Coalition in Buchanan County

First Impact LEO Speaker

573-526-6355
Collin.Stosberg@mshp.dps.mo.gov

Missouri State Highway Patrol
Governmental Affairs Liaison

Career: Lieutenant, Public Information and Education Division

Education: Graduated from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy – June 1997
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri; Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with Emphasis in Law Enforcement, Minor in Psychology – May 1996

First Impact LEO Speaker

660-827-0052
southardd@pettiscomo.com

Sergeant Dustin R. Southard #623
Pettis County Sheriff's Office
319 S. Lamine Avenue, Sedalia, MO 65301

First Impact LEO Speaker

660-646-5506
mary.taylor@livcohealth.com

Livingston County Health Center
R.N., Maternal Child Health
800 Adam Drive
Chillicothe, MO 64601

First Impact Facilitator

636-300-2800
dallas.thompson@mshp.dps.mo.gov
http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/PIED/

Missouri State Highway Patrol
Public Information Officer, St. Louis, Troop C

Corporal Dallas R. Thompson, is a native of Potosi, Missouri, and graduated from Potosi High School in 1995. He attended Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri, and obtained his Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice in 1997.

Corporal Thompson began his career with the Missouri State Highway Patrol on October 20, 2002.  After graduation, he was assigned to Troop C Zone 14, Washington/St. Francois Counties.  Before his employment with the Highway Patrol, he also served as a deputy sheriff with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and as a police officer with the Sullivan Police Department.  

Corporal Thompson is currently assigned as a Public Information and Education Officer for the Highway Patrol at Troop C, Weldon Spring, MO.

First Impact LEO Speaker, August 2017

573-875-1111
SVerble@boonecountymo.or

Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Traffic Enforcement Unit, 2016 – present

Prior: University of Missouri Police Department, 2010 – 2016

Drug Recognition Expert, Traffic Crash Reconstructionist, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor, RADAR Instructor, Type II Breath Instrument Supervisor, Field Training Officer

Education: University of Central Missouri in 2009, B.S., Criminal Justice.

First Impact LEO Speaker, August 2018

314-302-4542
allynworkman@charter.net

Retired: Rockwood School District

Education: B. S. Moorhead (MN) State University
Majors: Physical Education and Health Education; Minor: Social Studies

Certifications: Driver Education and Coaching
M.S. Tri-College University at North Dakota State University: Secondary Administration
Ed.S. North Dakota State University: Education Administration Specialist

• Currently teaching driver education for the Parkway-Rockwood Community Education program
• Member of Missouri Driver Safety Education Association (MODSEA)
• MODSEA Executive Board member
• MODSEA Teacher of the Year 2009
• MODSEA President 2009 – 2011
• American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA) member
• ADTSEA Secondary Division Chairperson for national conference
• ADTSEA Board Member representing South Central Region
• Driver Ed Consultant

First Impact Facilitator, May 2016

573-882-7201
youngjames@missouri.edu
https://www.mupolice.missouri.edu

Employment: Police Officer at University Police Department (MUPD), January 2010; Current Assignment: Crime Prevention Officer at MUPD
Crash Reconstructionist since 2012
Crash Investigation Instructor at Law Enforcement Training Institute, 2015

Education: BS in Justice Systems, Truman State University, December 2008
Law Enforcement Training Institute (LETI) Police Academy, August 2009

First Impact LEO Speaker, December 2017