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.

Mike Rains
Internal Affairs Instructor

Mike Rains has a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in English Literature from the California State University at Long Beach. Mike, while serving as a police officer in the City of Santa Monica, received a scholarship to attend law school. He earned his Juris Doctorate summa cum laude at Golden West University School of Law. After graduating from law school, he entered the private practice of law, leaving police work in 1980.

Mike worked for 18 years at the San Francisco based law firm of Carroll, Burdick & McDonough and founded Rains Lucia Stern, PC in May, 1999. The firm emphasizes the representation of public safety personnel in administrative, disciplinary, civil, criminal and labor-related issues. Mike has over 30 years representing police officers and other high profile clients in civil and criminal litigation.

 

David Gullo
Communicating in Today's Business Environment

David Gullo retired as the Chief of Police from Campbell, California. 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 25 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. Judy served as Chief of Staff with the Milwaukee Police Department and is a Past President of the National Information Officers Association. Today, she is the Operations Director for Kroll Security Group, consulting for public safety agencies world-wide.

Michael Brown
Death Investigation Instructor

Michael Brown is a retired Sergeant from the San Jose Police Department with 29 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
Media Relations Instructor

Nick Muyo is a Criminal Investigator with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. Nick retired as a Sergeant from the San Jose Police Department with over 32 years of law enforcement experience. His prior assignments include Sexual Assault Investigations, the REACT High Tech Task Force, Night Detective General, Internal Affairs, Field Training, and as the Press Information Officer for the San Jose Police Department and the Santa Clara County Office of the District Attorney. Nick has previously presented training classes on Sources of Information, Internet Crimes Against Children, and Internet Safety.

Larry Day
Robbery Investigation Instructor

Larry Day is a sergeant for the San Jose Police Department with work experience and expertise in Robbery Investigations, Street Gangs, Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, Narcotics, the DEA Task Force, the FBI Task Force (Asian Organized Crime), 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 Robbery Investigation, Sgt. Day teaches courses on Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, Surveillance, Informant Development, Gang Homicide Investigation, and Prison Gangs.

Jeff Profio
Internal Affairs Instructor

Jeff Profio is a sergeant with the San Jose Police Department and is currently assigned to the Internal Affairs Investigations Unit. Jeff is also a certified POST Master Instructor. In addition to Internal Affairs, Jeff has been assigned to the SJPD MERGE Team (SWAT), the Robbery Investigations Unit, the Vice Unit, and as a Field Training Officer.

Gary Berg
Multidisciplinary Interviewing of Child Abuse Victims (MDI)

Gary Berg is a Sergeant with the Campbell Police Department where he has worked since 1996. His past assignments have included: Field Training Officer, S.A.F.E. (Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement) Task Force, Child Abuse / Sexual Assault Detective, SWAT, and Press Information Officer. Gary has worked extensively with and received training from the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in child sexual abuse / prostitution cases. While working as a Detective and since being promoted, Gary has conducted hundreds of child interviews that have resulted in numerous convictions. In 2005, Gary received the "Crimestopper" of the year award for his work with the S.A.F.E. Task Force and in 2006, he received the "Investigative Excellence" award for the development and successful implementation of Campbell's Internet Predator program.