Academy Command Staff

Lonnie Bishop
Director
Lonnie Bishop
Director
M.S., University of Phoenix
B.S., University of Phoenix
POST Certified Missouri Peace Officer, Missouri Department of Public Safety
Office: Wilson Hall 145
Office Phone: (816) 271-5843
Email: lbishop1@missouriwestern.edu

Kaitlin Smith
Administrative Coordinator
Kaitlin Smith
Administrative Coordinator
Office: Wilson Hall 202
Office Phone: (816) 271-5959
Email: ksmith77@missouriwestern.edu
Academy Instructors

Officer John BrookMound City Police
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2022

Investigator Addam Carrel
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2021

Captain Thomas CatesBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2020

Captain Shown CollieBuchanan County Sheriff's Office

Chief Christopher Connally (retired)St. Joseph Police Department

Officer Jeremy EllisSt. Joseph Police
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2022

Corporal Steven ForceMissouri State Highway Patrol

Sergeant Ed GarrisonBuchanan County Sheriff's Office

Sergeant Matthew GilpinBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2022

Detective Lynda Hacker-BristowPlatte County Sheriff’s Office
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2003

Sergeant Michelle Hazelwood-GibsonBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2022

Captain Michael HessBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2022

Victim Advocate Siobhan JacksonBuchanan County Prosecutor's Office

Andrew King, Community Outreach/Public Relations CoordinatorBuchanan County EMS
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2020

Deputy Matthew KingPlatte County Sheriff's Office

Sergeant William KingBuchanan County Sheriff's Office

Suzanne Kissock, J.D.Missouri Western State University
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2018

Natalie Maupin, Forensic Program DirectorMosaic Life Care

Sergeant Christopher McBane St. Joseph Police Department
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2013

Detective Jeffery PearlSt. Joseph Police Department
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2022

Officer Jayson PersonMWSU Police Department

Sheriff William PuettBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Generalist Instructor Since 1995

Jonathan Roe, Field SupervisorBuchanan County EMS
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2020

Sergeant John VaughtMaryville Public Safety
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2022