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.
MPTC Headquarters Address
Address
6 Adams St.
Randolph, MA 02368
Randolph, MA 02368
Executive Director
Chief Robert J. Ferullo (Ret.), Interim Executive Director
Online
Director of Training and Delivery
Director of Training and Delivery - This position is currently vacant.
Chief Robert Ferullo is the Point of Contact until the position of Director of Training and Delivery is filled.
Phone
Online
Human Resources
Denise Sarro
Denise Sarro, Human Resources, Municipal Police Training Committee
Phone
Online
Acadis Training Portal Support
Contact the Acadis Support Team
Curricula Development
Doriann Ference facilitates the development of curricula, oversees the Instructor Development Program and its trainers, catalogs and disseminates current curricula for in-service, specialized, recruit and reserve basic training on behalf of the MPTC including maintenance of a library of current and past curricula and lesson plans.
Address
Western Mass Police Academy
c/o Springfield Technical Community College
1 Armory Square, Building #11
Springfield, MA 01102
1 Armory Square, Building #11
Springfield, MA 01102
Online
E-mail:
doriann.ference@mass.gov
Fiscal Unit
Andrea Kenney, Budget Director
Online
Email:
andrea.s.kenney@mass.gov
Kris Gottlander-Gentile, Purchasing Agent, Instructor Payroll
Online
E-mail:
Kris.Gottlander@mass.gov
Highway Safety Training
Melixza G. Esenyie, Grants and Records Manager
Ross Panacopoulos (Ret), Advanced Traffic Crash Investigation (ATCI)
Phone
Online
E:mail:
13briggs@gmail.com
Sergeant Donald Decker (Ret), Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)
Don Decker is the subject matter expert who coordinates grant funded Highway Safety Division Drug Recognition Expert training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Phone
Lt. Steve May (Ret.), MPTC HSD SFST and Speed Measurement (Radar and Lidar)
Steve May is the subject matter expert who coordinates grant funded Highway Safety Division Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Speed Measurement (Radar and Lidar) training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Phone
Cell:
(978) 337-2847
Online
E-mail:
ma.sfstcoordinator@gmail.com
Instructor Certification and Statewide Instructor Programs
Rose Sauvageau certifies instructors to teach as an instructional trainer on behalf of the MPTC. Instructor Certification is issued to instructors who have met the subject’s specific instructor certification requirements and training necessary to receive and maintain Instructor Certification.
Address
Online
E-mail:
rose.sauvageau@mass.gov
Neal Hovey, MPTC CPR and First Responder Statewide Coordinator
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.
Phone
Cell
(978) 815-2153
Shawn Barbale, MPTC Defensive Tactics Statewide Coordinator
Shawn Barbale is the subject matter expert who coordinates defensive tactics training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Phone
Cell
(774) 696-4073
Defensive Tactics County Contacts
Contact the Defensive Tactics contact in your County to express interest in Defensive Tactics training and certification
Phone
Officer Charles DiChiara
339-222-8305
Bristol County: Dwayne Fortes, Plymouth County Sheriffs Department
(508) 326-4447
Essex County: Sgt. Paul Skiffington, Malden PD
(617) 620-4518
Hampden County: Brian Pomeroy, West Springfield P.D.
(413) 364-6261
Hampshire / Franklin / Berkshire County: Brian Daly, Amherst P.D
(413) 404-4881
Middlesex County: Steve Taranto, Waltham P.D
(781) 724-6569
Middlesex County: Cameron Deane, Cambridge P.D.
(781) 570-6126
Plymouth / Barnstable County: Steven Wohlgemuth, MSP
(617) 892-0145
Worcester / Nantucket & Vineyard: Daniel Sullivan, Worcester P.D.
(774) 696-3190
Suffolk County: Mike Aziz
(617)549-1952
Maura Landry, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking subjects matter expert
Maura Landry is the subject matter expert who coordinates domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking training 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
Sheila Gallagher, Esq, Legal Issues Coordinator
Sheila Gallagher is the subject matter expert who coordinates legal updates training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Phone
Online
Sergeant Jason Brennan, MPTC Firearms Subject Matter Expert
Sergeant Brennan is the subject matter expert who coordinates the firearms training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Rob Stering, Patrol Procedures Subject Matter Expert
Rob Stering is the subject matter expert who coordinates patrol procedures training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Phone
Cell:
(781) 363-3524
Jason Shea, MPTC Health and Wellness Statewide Coordinator
Jason Shea is the subject matter expert who coordinates health and wellness training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
John (Jack) Dube, MILO Force Control Simulator Subject Matter Expert
Jack Dube is the subject matter expert who coordinates MILO Force Control Simulator training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Phone
Cell
(781) 589-5565
Online
E-mail:
john.dube@mass.gov
MPTC Full-time Recruit Officer Course Registration
Pat Caggiano, MPTC Recruit Officer Training Coordinator
Pat Caggiano coordinates the application process for MPTC operated full-time police academies.
Phone
MPTC Police Academies
Boylston Police Academy
Address
221 Main Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Boylston, MA 01505
Phone
Joanne Gardiner, Academy Director
781-437-0322
Laura Nichols, Veteran Officer and Specialized Programs Coordinator
781-437-0352
Staff Instructor Office
781-437-0353/0354
Fax:
508-869-3187
Online
Joanne Gardiner, Academy Director
Joanne.Gardiner@mass.gov
Laura Nichols, Program Coordinator
Laura.Nichols@mass.gov
Plymouth Police Academy
Address
24 Long Pond Road
Plymouth, MA 02360
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone
Eileen Goodick, Academy Director
(781) 437-0331
Alison Taylor, Program Coordinator for Cape & Islands Veteran Officer and Specialized Training
(781) 437-0332
Joanne Heres, Program Coordinator for Veteran Officer Training
(781) 437-0333
Fax:
(508) 830-6319
Online
Eileen Goodick, Academy Director
eileen.goodick@mass.gov
Alison Taylor, Program Coordinator for Cape & Islands Veteran Officer and Specialized Training
alison.taylor@mass.gov
Joanne Heres, Program Coordinator for Veteran Officer Training
joanne.heres@mass.gov
Randolph Police Academy
Address
6 Adams St.
Randolph, MA 02368
Randolph, MA 02368
Phone
Lara Thomas, Academy Director
(781) 437-0321
Kevin Donnelly, Program Coordinator for Command Staff and Veteran Officer Training
(781) 437-0351
Lisa Ann Reich, Program Coordinator Veteran Officer and Specialized Training
(781) 437-0326
Fax:
(781) 963-0235
Online
Lara Thomas, Academy Director
lara.thomas@massmail.state.ma.us
Kevin Donnelly, Program Coordinator for Command Staff and Veteran Officer Training
kevin.m.donnelly@massmail.state.ma.us
Lisa Ann Reich, Program Coordinator Veteran Officer and Specialized Training
lisaann.reich@massmail.state.ma.us
Reading Police Academy
Address
25 Haverhill Street
P.O. Box 522
Reading, MA 01867
P.O. Box 522
Reading, MA 01867
Phone
Chief Richard E. Smith (Ret), Interim Academy Director
(781) 437-0341
Larry Norman, Coordinator, Veteran Officer and Specialized Programs
(781) 437-0343
Western Massachusetts Police Academy
Address
1 Armory Square
Building #11
Springfield, MA 01102
Building #11
Springfield, MA 01102
Phone
Joseph Witkowski, Academy Director
(781) 437-0361
Todd Mongeon, Program Coordinator for Veteran Officer and Specialized Training
(781) 473-0364
Fax:
(413) 755-6331
Online
Joseph Witkowski, Academy Director
joseph.witkowski@mass.gov
Todd Mongeon, Program Coordinator for Veteran Officer and Specialized Training
todd.mongeon@mass.gov
MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies
MPTC-authorized Police Academy Contacts
The MPTC is not involved in authorized police academy's application process. Please direct all academy-related questions to the authorized academy's contact.
Phone
Sergeant James Blake, Boston PD Police Academy
(617) 343-4410
Sergeant Saro K. Thompson, MBTA Police Academy
(978) 965-1026
Sergeant David Quirbach, Lowell Police Academy
(978) 674-4141
Sergeant Dan O'Connell, NECC Police Academy
(978) 965-1026
Lieutenant Norman Charest, Springfield PD Police Academy
(413) 750-2500
Juliet Tondera, State Police Municipal Academy
(508) 867-1000
Captain Jerry O'Rourke, Worcester PD Police Academy
(508) 799-8641
MPTC-authorized Reserve/Intermittent Police Academies
Reserve/Intermittent Police Training Organizations
Reserve/Intermittent training programs prescribed by the MPTC (Committee) operated by authorized police training organizations.
Phone
Berkshire Law Enforcement Council - Officer Nicole Gaynor
(413) 448-9728
Operated through Dalton MA Police Department
Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association - Deputy Chief Paul C. Bozicas
(978) 868-3510
Operated through the Boylston Police Academy, Boylston, MA
Hampden County Sherriffs Department - Lieutenant Wayde Dubois
(413) 858-0184
Operated through the Hampden County Sherriffs Department, Ludlow, MA
Massachusetts Law Enforcement Training Alliance, LLC - Richard D. LeBel, President
(978) 887-2546
Operated at 460 Boston St #5, Topsfield, MA
New England Law Enforcement Training Center - Vincent Lamberti, Director
(617) 778-8149
Operated at Suffolk County Sheriff’s Academy, 180 Crescent Ave., Chelsea, MA
Northeast Regional Police Institute - Lieutenant James Graham, Director
(781) 844-1625
Operated at 101 Merrimack Street, Haverhill, MA
Plymouth County Police Chiefs Association - Libby Cierri, P.C.P.C.A. Program Coordinator
(508) 830-6365
Operated through the Plymouth Police Academy, 24 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA
Professional Officer of the Law, Institute of Certification and Training - Sergeant Paul Cooper
(978) 649-6443
Operated at 404 Middlesex Rd Ste 7, Tyngsborough, MA
South Suburban Police Institute - Erin Farrell
(508) 543-0632
Located at 35 Neponset Avenue, Foxboro, MA
Southeastern Massachusetts Police Training Association - Chief Carlton E. Abbott, Freetown PD
(508) 763-4017
Operated through Acushnet Police Department, 130 Main St., Acushnet, MA
Online
Western Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association
Contact Western Mass Chiefs of Police Reserve/Intermittent Program
P.C.P.C.A. Reserve/Intermittent Academy Staff
Address
Phone
John A. DeGutis, Jr, P.C.P.C.A Program Administrator
(781) 437-0334
Libby Cierri, P.C.P.C.A. Program Coordinator
508-830-6365
Online
John DeGutis, P.C.P.C.A. Program Administrator
jdegutis@pcsdma.org
Libby Cierri, P.C.P.C.A. Program Coordinator
lcierri@pcsdma.org
Transcripts, Training Manuals and other Public Records Requests
Melixza G. Esenyie, Grants and Records Manager
Phone
Online
E-mail:
Melixza.Esenyie@mass.gov
Mary Bragg, Records Analyst
Phone
Online
E-mail:
mptc.rao@mass.gov
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