WASPC FALL CONFERENCE SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

GARY DELAND,  Director of Jail Operations for the Utah Sheriffs’ Association and President of DeLand & Associates, Inc.
November 17 | 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Jail Session 1: Use of Force

He has traveled to more than 45 U.S. states to provide legal issues and other criminal justice training. Formerly, Gary served as Commander of the Jail Division of the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office. In 1985, he was appointed to the position of Executive Director for the Utah State Department of Corrections. Gary served as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Justice, Correctional Services Division in 2003. He has served as an officer for NSA’s Presidents and Executive Directors Committee and as Chair of the ACA Legal Issues Committee. Gary is the past Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor of the Corrections Managers’ Report. He currently serves as a NIJO Executive Advisory Board Member.

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OFFICER DONOVAN HEAVENER, State Director, Special Olympics Washington Law Enforcement Torch Run
November 18 | 9:30 to 10:30 AM (General Business Meeting)

Officer Heavener will be presenting a short video and images thanking law enforcement in Washington State for their continuing support of the Special Olympics Torch Run.

As State Director, Officer Heavener is the main point of contact statewide and internationally for the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Campaign for Special Olympics Washington. Among his responsibilities include oversight, leading, planning and implementation of the LETR Campaign. Officer Heavener was first introduced to the LETR Campaign in 1995 when he was with the Brown County Sheriff's Office in Green Bay, Wisconsin and has been involved with the LETR Campaign in Washington since moving to the Evergreen State in 2016.

DR. MITCH JAVIDI, Chancellor, National Command & Staff College
November 18 | 1:00 to 5:00 PM
"Imperatives for Turbocharging Personal and Professional Resiliency in the Heat of Chaos"

Mitch is an envisioneer with over 30 years of practical and hands-on Leadership Development experience in diverse industries including Academia, Military, Law Enforcement, Government, and Technology. As a globally recognized leader, he is the founder of the National Command & Staff College, Institute for Credible Leadership Development and the Criminal Justice Commission for Credible Leadership Development. He has trained at the Joint Special Operations Command "JSOC” and the US Army Special Operations Command "USASOC.” He was awarded the honorary member of the United States Army Special Operations Command in 1999 and honorary Sheriff by the National Sheriffs’ Association in 2016.

He served as a tenured Professor at NC State University for 16 years before taking an early retirement but continues to serve as an Adjunct professor without pay (by choice) at both NC State and Illinois State Universities. He is a member of the "Academy of Outstanding Teachers and Scholars” at NC State University and the Distinguished 2004 Alumni of the University of Oklahoma. Mitch is the developer of "MAGNUS OVEA,” a general theory of Officers’ Wellness, Resiliency and Leadership. He is a published scholar with over 890+ conference presentations worldwide to include presentations for Fortune 500 companies as well as top Public Safety organizations including FBI NAA, Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA), HIDTA, National Tactical officers Association (NTOA), California Police Chiefs Associations, National Sheriffs Association (NSA), Women Leadership in law Enforcement (WLLE), California Chief of Police Association (CATO), and may other national and state associations.

As well, he has provided educational programs for NYPD, LAPD, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office, Ogden Police Department, NC State Patrol, Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Walnut Creek Police Department and 200+ other agencies nationwide. His most recent co-authored article was published in the Police Chief Magazine. His select books include "Deliberate Leadership: Achieving Success Through Personal Styles,” "Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution”, and "Moral Compass for the Law Enforcement Professionals”. His co-authored article entitled "Human Factors: Police Leaders Improving Safety While Developing Meaningful Public Trust” coauthored with Dr. Anthony Normore and Lt. Darius Bone was published by the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin with another pending. Click here for publications. Dr. Javidi was the recipient of prestigious "Person of the Year” award by the National Society of Accountants ~ Senator William Victor "Bill” Roth, Jr. "Roth IRA” received the award in the following year.

TATE MCCOTTER, Executive Director - National Institute for Jail Operations, NCCE.
November 19 | 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Jail Session 2: Medical Care and Corrections:  Interfacing and Delineating Operational Liability Issues

Mr. McCotter has assisted with and coordinated the development, advisement and implementation of legal-based guidelines, standards, training initiatives and corresponding inspection and accreditation programs for jails and prisons all across the United States.  He has presented and trained on legal-based standards, policy and procedure development, creating constitutionally safe jails and prisons, PREA, and auditing and inspection programs at numerous conferences, state sheriff association meetings, state jail administration seminars and other training venues for correctional staff and administrators.  He also serves as the Executive Director for Accreditation, Audit & Risk Management Security (AARMS) and Chief Editor of the National Institute for Jail Operations website.

DAN SWEDLOW, Attorney, Summit Law Group
November 19 - 8:00 to 10:30 AM
Employment Law Update

Dan’s practice focuses on labor and employment law, with an emphasis in labor relations. He advises employers regarding collective bargaining strategies, and represents them at the table during collective bargaining negotiations. Drawing upon his past in-house experience with a union, Dan understands the way in which unions and employees approach the bargaining process. He brings this unique perspective to his representation of public and private employers in union organizing campaigns, representation proceedings, unfair labor practice proceedings, and union discrimination matters before the Public Employment Relations Commission and the National Labor Relations Board. Having also been in-house on the employer side, Dan understands the complexities of navigating labor relationships in the context of day-to-day needs of business operations. In this capacity, he assists clients with hiring, firing and discipline issues; wage and hour issues; grievance processing; employment contracts; and employment policies. He also represents employers in grievance and interest arbitrations. Dan has the knowledge and experience of how to be a strong advocate without damaging the ongoing relationship between an employer and the union that represents its employees.

 SHERIFF MARK D. NAPIER | Sheriff, Pima County, AZ Sheriff's Office
November 19 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
"The Realities of the Border"

Sheriff Mark Napier was elected as the 34th Sheriff of Pima County on January 1, 2017.  He started his law enforcement career in December of 1981 as a police officer in Iowa.  He was hired by the Tucson Police Department in 1987, eventually retiring as a captain.  He then served as the Assistant Director for the Glendale Arizona Police Department and worked for the Department of Justice as a peer reviewer on federal grant programs.

Sheriff Napier is a decorated law enforcement leader.  He has received the Medal of Merit twice, the Medal of Service, the Chief of Police Citation of Excellence, the Unit Medal, the Retirement Medal and the Magnus Leadership Medal.  He serves as a member of the Executive Committees of the Arizona Joint Terrorism Task Force, Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission and Major County Sheriffs of America and is also a member of Unified Command of the Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats.  He is currently the elected Vice President of the Arizona Sheriffs Association.

Sheriff Napier holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Psychology from Park University and a Masters Degree from Boston University in Criminal Justice.  For the past 14 years, he has taught for the online Masters of Criminal Justice Program at Boston University.  He has been married to wife Marlene for 35 years and has four adult children, one of which is a current Tucson Police Officer.