Speaker, Trainer and Author

Ron has spent over 24 years in law enforcement and has served as police chief for over 16 years. He holds a masters degree in criminal justice, and has received advanced training in school emergency preparedness, threat assessment and response, bullying and active shooters. He is author of the book, Stopping The School Shooter: The Life You Save May Be Your Own.

Ron is a career-long firearms instructor and recognized expert in firearms law. He has served as the firearms committee chairman for the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. He has also served for over a decade as chairman of the Massachusetts Gun Control Advisory Board. Ron also serves as President on the Board of Directors for the Municipal Police Institute, Inc. where he has trained patrol officers, School Resource Officers and police chiefs in a variety of subjects.

As a professional speaker, trainer and author, Ron has spent more than a decade researching school violence issues, and has become a leading authority on lethal school violence. His training and experience have given him a unique insight into gun violence in our community and in our schools — an insight he is passionate about sharing with students, teachers and police officers to help them recognize the early warning signs of impending lethal school violence.