Staff Bio
Joanne Segovia - Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Joanne Segovia handles many of our day to day communications with clients, processing all registrations and payments. Joanne has been a manager in the accounting field for over 20 years and is also the Office Manager and Bookkeeper for the San Jose Police Officers' Association.
David Gullo - Communicating in Today's Business Environment
David Gullo has been Chief of Police in Campbell, California since 1996. He has over 27 years of law enforcement experience.
He has instructed in the United States and Canada on the subjects such as Sexual Harassment, Strategies for Responding to Hostile Encounters, Effective Leadership, Communication Skills for Supervisors and Managers, Discipline and Counseling, Creating effective Working Relationships, Employee Development and Coaching, Child Interviewing, and Investigating Crimes Against Women and Children.
David specializes in providing training for civilian employees in government and the private sector at all levels.
Judy Pal - Crisis Communication Instructor
Judy Pal has managed media, communications and public affairs for police in both Canada and in the United States. In addition, she has provided media training, crisis communications, internal communications and image development seminars to police, fire and other first-responders across North America.
With more than 24 years of experience in the field of communications and broadcast journalism, she is an adjunct professor at two universities; and was a reporter, producer and news anchor. Judy obtained her Certificate in Police Leadership from Dalhousie University. She has also worked in the sports and entertainment field, sporting a Stanley Cup ring from the 1988 Edmonton Oilers and working for Madison Square Garden.
Today, Judy serves as Public Information Manager with the Savannah, Georgia Police Department and is President of the National Information Officers Association.
Michael Brown - Death Investigation Instructor
Michael Brown is a Sergeant with the San Jose Police Department with 25 years of law enforcement experience. His past assignments included: Homicide, Night Detective General, and Sexual Assaults. He has teaching experience in: Death Investigation, Child Death Protocol, Major Crime Scene Management for Supervisors, Missing Persons Investigations for Supervisors, and Officer Involved Shooting Investigations.
Charles Gillingham - MDI/Child Exploitation Investigation Instructor
Charles Gillingham has been a Deputy District Attorney with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office since 1994. Chuck is presently the Supervising Deputy District Attorney of the Burglary, Assault, and Theft Unit. He was previously assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit for 5 years. Mr. Gillingham has handled the prosecution of three-strike, robberies, child molest, homicide and death penalty cases. He is a regular instructor for the California District Attorney's Association training prosecutors in evidence and trial advocacy. Mr. Gillingham was the California District Attorneys Association Instructor of the year for 2004 and a member of the Board of Directors for 2005/6. Mr. Gillingham teaches the legal aspects of Child Exploitation Investigation for the Department of Justice in the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. He has instructed at Santa Clara University School of Law in evidence as an Adjunct Professor of Law for 3 years.
Steve McEwan - Child Exploitation Investigation Instructor
Steve McEwan is a Sergeant with the San Jose Police Department. He has worked in law enforcement for over 20 years, including several years as a Police Officer in the United Kingdom. He has worked undercover assignments in the Child Exploitation Detail and also as a Criminal Intelligence Officer (Organized Crime). While assigned to the Child Exploitation Detail, his undercover cases involved investigating Child Pornography, Internet Predators and the International Trafficking of Children. He was also involved in a number of high profile reactive investigations of Child Predators. Sergeant McEwan has taught 'Child Sexual Exploitation' for California POST since 1999. In 2006 he received the 'Excellence in Instruction' Award, California POST, Robert Presley Institute for Criminal Investigations. He has been recognized as a 'Subject Matter Expert' in the State and Federal Courts. Sergeant McEwan also sits on an Advisory Committee of various California Mentoring Groups, assisting to develop standardized guidelines to prevent Child Molestation in Mentoring and Youth-Serving Organizations.
Nicholas Muyo - Sources of Information/Media Relations Instructor
Nicholas Muyo is a Criminal Investigator/Press Information-Media Relations Officer for the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office. Nick retired as a sergeant from the San Jose Police Department with 32 years of law enforcement experience. He has worked in Sexual Assaults, High Tech Task Force, Night Detective General, Internal Affairs, Field Training, and as the Press Information/Media Relations sergeant for San Jose Police Department. In addition to Sources of Information, Nick presents courses on Media/Press Relations, Internet Crimes Against Children, and Internet Safety.
Larry Day - Informant Development/Robbery Investigation Instructor
Larry Day is a sergeant for the San Jose Police Department with work experience and expertise in Street Gangs, Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, Narcotics, the DEA Task Force, Field Training, and Intelligence. Sgt. Day also has worked as a General Detective where he investigated Homicide, Robbery, and Sexual Assault cases. In addition to Informant Development, Sgt. Day teaches courses on Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, Surveillance, and Prison Gangs.
Scott Cornfield - Advanced Interview & Interrogation Instructor
Scott Cornfield is a retired lieutenant from the San Jose Police Department. He continues to stay abreast of current case law. He was hired in 1980 and has prior experience with U.S. Customs in investigations/inspection. He has served the department in the following positions: Sexual Assault Investigations Unit commander, Patrol watch commander, Homicide detective/sergeant, Assaults detective/sergeant, Street narcotics sergeant, Undercover narcotics/sting detective, MERGE/SWAT officer. In 2005 and 1998, Scott received the "Excellence in Instruction" award, California POST Robert Presley Institute for Criminal Investigations. He has been an Interview & Interrogation instructor since 1994 and is recognized as a POST subject matter expert, participated in numerous POST I & I training video productions and other POST I & I projects as a consultant. Scott has traveled the U.S. as an interview & interrogation instructor for the U.S. Department of Justice, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces.
Tim Feeley - Narcotics Investigation Instructor
Tim Feeley has been with the Glendale Police Department since 1994. He is currently the sergeant of the Violent Crimes/ Assault Bureau. Previously, Sgt. Feeley was assigned to the Assault Unit as a detective for 3 years, then transitioned into the Narcotics Detail for 4 years. As a narcotics investigator, Sgt. Feeley has worked in an undercover capacity, conducted countless surveillances, and has written hundreds of search warrants. In 2000, Sgt. Feeley began teaching for the California Narcotics Officers Association. He has taught throughout California, as well as Oregon, Texas, and Florida. Sgt. Feeley is also a member of the Glendale Police Department SWAT team. He has been on the team since 1998, and currently holds the position of team leader.
David Yazzolino - Workplace Violence / Threat Assessment Instructor
Dave Yazzolino is a Sergeant with the San Jose Police Department with 30 years of law enforcement experience. Dave is currently assigned as a supervisor in the Narcotics/Covert Investigations Unit. His past assignments include the Family Violence Unit where he supervised the Stalking/Threat Management Team, patrol supervisor, team leader in the MERGE (SWAT) Unit and Street Crimes Unit officer. While supervising the Department's Stalking/Threat Management Team, Dave investigated all City of San Jose workplace violence cases and consulted with numerous corporations throughout the Silicon Valley on workplace violence incidents. He is a graduate of the Gavin DeBecker Advanced Threat Management Academy and a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. He has instructed numerous managers of various departments on the subject of workplace violence.
Sean Pritchard - Business Development
Sean Pritchard is a detective with the San Jose Police Department, currently assigned to the Homicide Unit. He has previously worked as an investigator in the Sexual Assault Investigations Unit, as a Field Training Officer, and in the SJPD METRO Unit. Please contact Sean if you are interested in hosting one of our seminars at your agency.
William Moore - Interview & Interrogation Instructor
William (Bill) Moore has 22 years experience in law enforcement and is currently serving as a Major responsible for managing/supervising the Wyoming Department of Corrections Investigations Unit. Prior to moving into corrections, Bill served as a Special Agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, during which time he worked child abuse, homicides, narcotics, sex crimes, fraud and computer forensics. Upon his retirement from the AFOSI as a Detachment Commander (Agent-in-Charge), Bill moved over to corrections as a criminal investigator and subsequently to his current position. He is a Wyoming POST certified instructor for Investigations, as well as Interview and Interrogations. In addition, he is a member of the National Major Gang Task Force, and the International Latino Gang Investigators Association. In that capacity, Bill works as a senior member of his department's Security Threat Group (STG) team, identifying and investigating gang related issues.