The MPTC is a state agency charged with providing training to municipal, University of Massachusetts and Environmental police officers throughout the Commonwealth. This training consists of both full-time recruit basic training and veteran officer training.
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MPTC Headquarters Address
Address
42 Thomas Patten Dr.
Randolph, MA 02368
Randolph, MA 02368
Executive Director
Chief Robert J. Ferullo (Ret.), Executive Director
Online
Training Division
Andrea Nardone, Chief of Training
Phone
Online
Email:
Andrea.W.Nardone@mass.gov
Lara Thomas, Deputy Chief of Training
Online
Denise Flagg, Curriculum Division Manager
Phone
Online
Email:
Denise.S.Flagg@mass.gov
Kathleen Berry, Standards and Delivery Manager
Phone
Office:
(781) 437-0318
Online
Email:
Kathleen.M.Berry@mass.gov
Instructor Training and Certification
Rose Sauvageau, MPTC Instructor Certification Coordinator
Phone
Lynda Kearns, Statewide Programs Coordinator
Supports MPTC's Statewide Program Coordinators with the facilitation and scheduling instructor certification training.
Phone
Online
Monday - Friday
Lynda.Kearns@mass.gov
John J. Mazza, Statewide Director Active Shooter Hostile Event Response
Phone
Online
Email:
John.Mazza@mass.gov
Chief Neal Hovey, MPTC CPR and First Responder
Neal Hovey is the subject matter expert who coordinates CPR and first responder training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Charles DiChiara, MPTC Defensive Tactics Coordinator
MPTC's Defensive Tactics Statewide Coordinator coordinates defensive tactics training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Maura Landry, Domestic & Sexual Violence SME
Maura Landry is the subject matter expert who coordinates domestic violence, sexual assault and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Phone
Online
E-mail:
Maura.m.Landry@mass.gov
Sergeant Jason Brennan, MPTC Firearms Statewide Coordinator
Online
Jason Shea, M.S.PES, MPTC Health and Wellness Coordinator
Jason Shea is the subject matter expert who coordinates health and wellness training and certifications on behalf of the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Denise Flagg, Curriculum Division Manager
Online
Email:
Denise.S.Flagg@mass.gov
Patrol Procedures/Active Shooter Statewide Coordinator
Online
Sergeant Timothy Watts, PP/AS Statewide Coordinator
Timothy.M.Watts@mass.gov
Lieutenant Kristopher M. Kamborian, MPTC Patrol Procedures/Active Shooter Asst. Coordinator
kristopher.m.kamborian@mass.gov
John Fraher, MPTC Simulations Statewide Coordinator
John Fraher coordinates Simulation’s training and certifications on behalf of the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Online
Records Division (Acadis)
Kaylee Baker, Manager, MPTC Acadis Records Division
Address
42 Thomas Patten Dr.
Randolph, MA 02368
Randolph, MA 02368
Phone
Online
Contact the Records Division
Communications
Kayla Rosario-Muñoz, Director of Communications
*Contact for Media Inquiries
Phone
Online
Email:
Kayla.Rosario-Munoz@mass.gov
Fiscal Unit
MPTC Fiscal Unit
Phone
Denise Mellon, Chief Financial Officer
(781) 437-0304
Ara Nerssessian, Budget Director
(857) 275-0666
Kris Gottlander-Gentile, Fiscal Manager
(781) 437-0305
Jean Avril, Fiscal Analyst
(781) 437-0316
Online
E-mail the CFO
denise.mellon@mass.gov
Email the Budget Director
ara.j.nerssessian@mass.gov
E-mail:
Kris.Gottlander@mass.gov
MPTC Instructor Contracts
MPTCInstructorContract@mass.gov
E-mail the Fiscal Unit
Fiscal.MPTC@mass.gov
Human Resources
Penny O’Reilly, Director of Human Resources
Phone
Online
Email:
Penny.OReilly2@mass.gov
Exemption or Temporary Waiver Requests
Exemption or Temporary Waiver Request
A person appointed to serve as a full-time police officer in Massachusetts may be granted an exemption, in whole or part, from the full-time police academy training requirement in certain limited circumstances.
Phone
James H. O’Brien, Chief-of-Staff/General Counsel
781-437-0311
Online
E-mail:
james.h.obrien@mass.gov
Learn how to make a request.
Request an Exemption or Temporary Waiver
Highway Safety Division Training
Ross Panacopoulos coordinates grant funded Highway Safety Division traffic crash investigation training and certifications on behalf of the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Phone
Online
E:mail:
ross.panacopoulos@mass.gov
The DRE subject matter expert coordinates grant funded Highway Safety Division Drug Recognition Expert training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Online
James J. Raso, Assistant DRE Coordinator
Online
Vacant, MPTC HSD Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Breath Test Operator
Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Breath Test Operator training and certifications.
Online
Email: Andrea Nardone, Chief of Training
Andrea.W.Nardone@mass.gov
Steve Mullaney, Speed Measurement (Radar/Lidar)
Online
Legal Issues Updates
Vacant, Legal Issues Coordinator
The Legal Issues Coordinator provides updates for cases and legislation that affect policing in Massachusetts.
Online
Email - Denise Flagg
denise.s.flagg@mass.gov
MPTC Committee Voting Members
MPTC (Committee) Voting Members and area of representation
The committee reviews and makes recommendations to the secretary an annual appropriation for the administration of the committee, as well as for the operations of a headquarters and regional training centers, and for the delivery of standardized training at the academies.
Online
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Terrence M. Reidy, Secretary, EOPSS
Terrence.Reidy@mass.gov
Northeast Chiefs of Police - Chief James Hicks, Chairman, Natick Police Department
Hicks@Natickpolice.com
Boston Police Department - Superintendent Nora Baston, Boston Police Department
nora.baston@pd.boston.gov
Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police - Chief Thomas Gammel, Lunenburg Police Department
tgammel@lunenburgma.gov
Essex County Sheriff - Sheriff Kevin Coppinger
kcoppinger@essexsheriffma.org
Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officer - Deputy Superintendent Lanita Cullinane, Boston Police Department
lanita.cullinane@pd.boston.gov
Massachusetts Association of Women in Law Enforcement - Chief Kelly Nee, Boston University Police Department
kellynee@bu.edu
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Superintendent Richard Sullivan
rsullivan@mbta.com
Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association - Chief Edward Conley, Gloucester Police Department
econley@gloucester-ma.gov
Massachusetts Police Association - Sergeant Joseph Vieira, Dartmouth Police Department
jv100@comcast.net
Massachusetts State Police - Major Steven McCarthy
steven.mccarthy@pol.state.ma.us
Office of The Attorney General - Criminal Bureau Deputy Chief Jennifer Cotter
Jennifer.cotter@mass.gov
Southeastern Massachusetts Chiefs of Police - Chief Kyle Heagney, Attleboro Police Department
kheagney@attleboropolice.org
Western Massachusetts Chiefs of Police - Chief Jennifer Gundersen, South Hadley Police Department
gundersenj@southhadleypolice.org
Franklin County Sheriff - Sheriff Chris Donelan
cdonelan@fcso-ma.us
MPTC Full-time Recruit Officer Course Registration
MPTC Recruit Officer Training Coordinators
The Recruit Training Coordinators coordinate the application process for MPTC operated full-time police academies.
MPTC Police Academies
Boylston Police Academy
Address
221 Main Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Boylston, MA 01505
Phone
Joanne Gardiner, Academy Director
(774) 515-0304
Shannon Carney, Veteran and Specialized Training Coordinator
(774) 515-0305
Boylston Academy Staff Instructor Office
(774) 515-0308
Online
Joanne Gardiner, Academy Director
Joanne.Gardiner@mass.gov
Shannon Carney, Veteran and Specialized Training Coordinator
Shannon.E.Carney@mass.gov
Bridge Academy
Contact the MPTC Bridge Academy staff with any questions regarding the Bridge Academy .
Address
Online
Elsie Sanon, Bridge Academy Director
Elsie.Sanon2@mass.gov
Felisha Arnold, Bridge Academy Program Coordinator
Felisha.Arnold@mass.gov
Holyoke Police Academy
Address
600 Kelly Way
Holyoke, MA 01040
Holyoke, MA 01040
Phone
Michele Lyons, Academy Director
(413) 693-1701
Todd Mongeon, Veteran and Specialized Training Coordinator
(413) 693-1702
Holyoke Academy Staff Instructor Office
(413) 693-1704
Lynnfield Police Academy
Address
425 Walnut Street
Lynnfield, MA 01940
Lynnfield, MA 01940
Phone
Jack Dillon, Academy Director
(781) 463-6925
Kevin Donnelly, Veteran Officer and Specialized Programs
(781) 463-6933
Crystal Santiago, Veteran Officer and Specialized Programs
(781) 463-6940
Staff Instructor's Office
(781) 463-6925
Melissa Metzke, Physical Fitness Manager
(781) 463-6934
Online
E-mail:
John.M.Dillon@mass.gov
E-mail:
Kevin.M.Donnelly@mass.gov
Email:
crystal.santiago2@mass.gov
Email:
melissa.metzke@mass.gov
Plymouth Police Academy
Address
24 Long Pond Road
Plymouth, MA 02360
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone
Eileen Goodick, Academy Director
(508) 591-4055
Alison Taylor, Cape & Islands Veteran and Specialized Training Coordinator
(508) 591-4056
Joanne Heres, Veteran Officer Training Coordinator
(508) 591-4057
Plymouth Academy Staff Instructor Office
(508) 591-4059
Randolph Police Academy
Address
Phone
Jackie Hazeldine, Academy Director
(781) 437-0320
Lisa Ann Reich, Program Coordinator
(781) 437- 0326
Noshee Jafri, Program Coordinator
(781) 437-0351
Online
Jackie Hazeldine, Randolph Academy Director
Jaclyn.b.hazeldine@mass.gov
Lisa Ann Reich, Program Coordinator
LisaAnn.Reich@MassMail.State.MA.US
Northern Essex Community College (NECC) Police Academy
Address
100 Elliott St.
Haverhill, MA 01830
Haverhill, MA 01830
Phone
Joshua Stokel, Academy Director
(978) 241-4729
Laura Nichols
Laura Nichols, NECC Program Coordinator
(978) 241-4786
Online
Joshua Stokel, Academy Director
jstokel@necc.mass.edu
E-mail Laura Nichols, NECC Program Coordinator
Laura.Nichols@mass.gov
Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center
Address
Phone
MPTC-authorized Academies
MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies
The MPTC is not involved in the authorized police academy's application process. Please direct all academy-related questions to the authorized academy's contact.
Address
State Police Municipal Academy (SPMA) (Dormitories available)
340 West Brookfield Rd.
New Braintree, MA 01531
New Braintree, MA 01531
Phone
Boston PD Police Academy - Sergeant James Blake, Academy Director
(617) 343-4410
Cambridge Police Academy - Sergeant Beth Halloran, Academy Director
(617) 349-9176
Fitchburg State University Police Program - Lisa Lane McCarty, Academy Director
(978) 665-3038
Lowell Police Academy - Sergeant Patrick Casey, Academy Director
(978) 674-1994
MBTA Police Academy - Detective Paul Mabee, Academy Director
(617) 222-1986 / (617) 222-1987
Springfield PD Police Academy - Captain David Kane, Academy Director
(413) 750-2240
Worcester Police Academy - Captain Jerry O'Rourke, Academy Director
(508) 799-8641
State Police Municipal Academy (SPMA) - Sergeant Michael Goonan
(508) 867-1000
Online
Boston Police Academy - Sergeant James Blake, Academy Director
james.blake@pd.boston.gov
Cambridge Police Academy - Sergeant Beth Halloran, Academy Director
bhallora@CambridgePolice.org
Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy - Peter Carnes, Academy Director
peter.carnes@barnstablecounty.org
Fitchburg State University Police Academy - Lisa Lane McCarty, Academy Director
llane2@fitchburgstate.edu
Lowell Police Academy - Sergeant Patrick Casey, Academy Director
pcasey@lowellma.gov
MBTA Police Academy - Detective Mabee, Academy Director
pmabee@mbta.com
Springfield PD Police Academy - Captain David Kane, Academy Director
dkane@springfieldpolice.net
Worcester Police Academy - Captain Jerry O'Rourke, Academy Director
orourkejf@worcesterma.gov
State Police Municipal Academy (SPMA) - Sergeant Michael Goonan
michael.goonan@mass.gov
Transcripts, Training Manuals and other Public Records Requests
Primary Records Access Officer
Online
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