Academy Command Staff

Melissa Boyd

Lonnie Bishop

Director

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Suzanne Kissock

Kaitlin Smith

Administrative Coordinator

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Academy Instructors

Officer John Brook
Officer John BrookMound City Police
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2022
Investigator Addam Carrel
Investigator Addam Carrel
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2021
Captain Thomas Cates
Captain Thomas CatesBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2020
Captain Shown Collie
Captain Shown CollieBuchanan County Sheriff's Office
Chief Christopher Connally (retired)
Chief Christopher Connally (retired)St. Joseph Police Department
Officer Jeremy Ellis
Officer Jeremy EllisSt. Joseph Police
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2022
Corporal Steven Force
Corporal Steven ForceMissouri State Highway Patrol
Sergeant Ed Garrison
Sergeant Ed GarrisonBuchanan County Sheriff's Office
Sergeant Matthew Gilpin
Sergeant Matthew GilpinBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2022
Detective Lynda Hacker-Bristow
Detective Lynda Hacker-BristowPlatte County Sheriff’s Office
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2003
Sergeant Michelle Hazelwood-Gibson
Sergeant Michelle Hazelwood-GibsonBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2022
Captain Michael Hess
Captain Michael HessBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2022
Victim Advocate Siobhan Jackson
Victim Advocate Siobhan JacksonBuchanan County Prosecutor's Office
Andrew King, Community Outreach/Public Relations Coordinator
Andrew King, Community Outreach/Public Relations CoordinatorBuchanan County EMS
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2020
Deputy Matthew King
Deputy Matthew KingPlatte County Sheriff's Office
Sergeant William King
Sergeant William KingBuchanan County Sheriff's Office
Suzanne Kissock, J.D.
Suzanne Kissock, J.D.Missouri Western State University
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2018
Natalie Maupin, Forensic Program Director
Natalie Maupin, Forensic Program DirectorMosaic Life Care
Sergeant Christopher McBane
Sergeant Christopher McBane St. Joseph Police Department
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2013
Detective Jeffery Pearl
Detective Jeffery PearlSt. Joseph Police Department
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2022
Officer Jayson Person
Officer Jayson PersonMWSU Police Department
Sheriff William Puett
Sheriff William PuettBuchanan County Sheriff’s Office
POST Generalist Instructor Since 1995
Jonathan Roe, Field Supervisor
Jonathan Roe, Field SupervisorBuchanan County EMS
POST Specialist Instructor Since 2020
Sergeant John Vaught
Sergeant John VaughtMaryville Public Safety
POST Generalist Instructor Since 2022