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
Chief Operations Officer
Sheila Gallagher, Esq, Chief Operating Officer
Sheila Gallagher is the Chief Operations Officer overseeing the daily operations of the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Online
Human Resources
Vacant, MPTC Human Resources
Human Resources for the Municipal Police Training Committee
Phone
Training and Delivery
Andrea Nardone, Chief of Training
Phone
Online
Email:
Andrea.W.Nardone@mass.gov
Acadis Training Portal Support
Contact the Acadis Support Team
Curricula Development
Lara Thomas, Deputy Chief of Training
Online
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
Sheila Gallagher, Chief Operations Officer
(781) 437-0314
Online
E-mail:
Sheila.Gallagher@mass.gov
Learn how to make a request.
Request an Exemption or Temporary Waiver
Fiscal Unit
MPTC Fiscal Unit
Phone
Denise Mellon, Chief Fiscal Officer
(781) 437-0304
Vacant, Budget Director
(781) 437-0307
Kris Gottlander-Gentile
(781) 437-0305
Mary Bragg, Fiscal Unit Highway Safety Grants Manager
(781) 437 - 0312
Jean Avril
(781) 437-0316
Online
MPTC Instructor Contracts
MPTCInstructorContract@mass.gov
E-mail the Fiscal Unit
Fiscal.MPTC@mass.gov
E-mail the CFO
denise.mellon@mass.gov
Email the Budget Director
lia.r.avelino-ford@mass.gov
E-mail:
Kris.Gottlander@mass.gov
E-mail:
Mary.Bragg@mass.gov
E-mail:
Jean.C.Avril@mass.gov
Highway Safety 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:
13briggs@gmail.com
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
Trp. Jamie Magarian (ret), MPTC HSD Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Breath Test Operator
Jamie Magarian, (ret), State Police is responsible for Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Breath Test Operator training and certifications on behalf of the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Online
Steve Mullaney, Speed Measurement (Radar/Lidar)
Online
Instructor Certification
Rose Sauvageau, MPTC Instructor Certification Manager
Rose Sauvageau, at the recommendation of the MPTC’s Subject Matter Experts, issues Instructor Certifications authorizing individuals to teach as an instructional trainer for the Municipal Police Training Committee and its sponsored programs (i.e. Recruit, In-Service, Specialized, Basic Reserve programs) on behalf of the MPTC.
Address
Phone
Lynda Kearns, Statewide Programs Coordinator
Supports MPTC's Statewide Program Coordinators the facilitation of scheduling instructor certification training.
Phone
Online
Monday - Friday
Lynda.Kearns@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, Human Trafficking SME
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
Sergeant Jason Brennan, MPTC Firearms Coordinator
Sergeant Brennan is the subject matter expert who coordinates firearms training and certifications for the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Phone
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, Legal Instructor Certification
Denise Flagg is the subject matter expert who coordinates instructor training and certifications for Legal Issues on behalf of the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
Online
Patrol Procedures/Active Shooter Statewide Coordinator
Sergeant Timothy Watts is the subject matter expert who coordinates patrol procedures/active shooter training and certifications on behalf of the Municipal Police Training Committee, including curriculum and course development and instructor certification criteria and approvals.
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
Legal Issues Updates
Denise Flagg, Legal Issues Coordinator
The Legal Issues Coordinator provides updates for cases and legislation that affect policing in Massachusetts.
Phone
Online
Email
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 Winifred Cotter, Boston Police Department
winifred.cotter@pd.boston.gov
Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police - Chief C. Thomas O’Donnell, West Brookfield Police Department
ctodonnell@wbrookfield.com
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 - Chief Brian Kyes, Chelsea Police Department
bkyes@chelseama.gov
Massachusetts Police Association - Sergeant Joseph Vieira, Dartmouth Police Department
jv100@comcast.net
Massachusetts State Police - Commandant Daniel McGinn
Daniel.McGinn@mass.gov
Office of The Attorney General - Attorney James O’Brien
Jim.O'brien@ago.state.ma.us
Southeastern Massachusetts Chiefs of Police - Chief Frank Frederickson, Yarmouth Police Department
ffredrickson@yarmouth.ma.us
Western Massachusetts Chiefs of Police - Chief Jennifer Gundersen, South Hadley Police Department
gundersen@southhadleypolice.org
Franklin County Sheriff - Sheriff Chris Donelan
chris.donelan@fcs.state.ma.us
MPTC Full-time Recruit Officer Course Registration
MPTC Recruit Officer Training Coordinator
The Recruit Training Coordinator coordinates 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
Laura Nichols, Veteran and Specialized Training Coordinator
(774) 515-0305
Boylston Academy Staff Instructor Office
(774) 515-0308
Fax:
508-869-3187
Online
Joanne Gardiner, Academy Director
Joanne.Gardiner@mass.gov
Laura Nichols, Veteran and Specialized Training Coordinator
Laura.Nichols@mass.gov
MPTC Lynnfield Police Academy
Address
425 Walnut Street
Lynnfield, MA 01940
Lynnfield, MA 01940
Phone
Jack Dillon, Academy Director
(781) 205-3101
Larry Norman, Coordinator, Veteran Officer and Specialized Programs
(781) 205-3102
Staff Instructor's Office
(781) 205-3104
Northern Essex (NECC) Police Academy
Address
Online
Joshua Stokel, Academy Director
jstokel@necc.mass.edu
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
Fax:
(508) 830-6319
Randolph Police Academy
Address
42 Thomas Patten Dr.
Randolph, MA 02368
Randolph, MA 02368
Phone
Jackie Hazeldine, Academy Director
(781) 437-0320
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
Jackie Hazeldine, Academy Director
jaclyn.b.hazeldine@mass.gov
Kevin Donnelly, Program Coordinator
kevin.m.donnelly@mass.gov
Lisa Ann Reich, Program Coordinator
lisaann.reich@mass.gov
Western Massachusetts Police Academy
Address
1 Armory Square
Building #11
Springfield, MA 01102
Building #11
Springfield, MA 01102
Phone
Michele Lyons, Academy Director
(413) 693-1701
Todd Mongeon, Veteran and Specialized Training Coordinator
(413) 693-1702
Western MA Academy Staff Instructor Office
(413) 693-1704
Fax:
(413) 755-6331
MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies
MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies
The MPTC is not involved in authorized police academy's application process. Please direct all academy-related questions to the authorized academy's contact.
Address
Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy
The Welcome Center Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC)
Building 1805
Camp Edwards, MA 02542
Building 1805
Camp Edwards, MA 02542
State Police Municipal Academy (SPMA) (Dormitories available)
340 West Brookfield Rd
New Braintree, MA 01531
New Braintree, MA 01531
Phone
Sergeant James Blake, Academy Director, Boston PD Police Academy
(617) 343-4410
Sergeant Thomas Glynn, Academy Director, Cambridge Police Academy
(617) 349-9176
Peter Carnes, Academy Director, Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy
(508) 419-2860
Lisa Lane, Academy Director, Fitchburg State University Police Program
(978) 665-3038
Sergeant David Quirbach, Academy Director, Lowell Police Academy
(978) 674-4141
Detective Paul Mabee, Academy Director, MBTA Police Academy
Ph: (617) 222-1986/617-222-1987
Lieutenant Norman Charest, Academy Director, Springfield PD Police Academy
(413) 750-2500
Captain Jerry O'Rourke, Academy Director, Worcester Police Academy
(508) 799-8641
Online
Sergeant James Blake, Academy Director, Boston Police Academy
james.blake@pd.boston.gov
Sgt. Thomas Glynn, Academy Director Cambridge Police Academy
tglynn@cambridgepolice.org
Peter Carnes, Academy Director, Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy
peter.carnes@barnstablecounty.org
Lisa Lane, Academy Director, FSU Police Academy
llane2@fitchburgstate.edu
Sergeant David Quirbach, Academy Director, Lowell Police Academy
dquirbach@lowellma.gov
Detective Mabee, Academy Director, MBTA Police Academy
pmabee@mbta.com
Captain Jerry O'Rourke, Academy Director, Worcester Police Academy
orourkejf@worcesterma.gov
Transcripts, Training Manuals and other Public Records Requests
Nicole Hamwey, Records Analyst
Phone
Online
E-mail:
mptc.rao@mass.gov
Mary DeFrancesco, Records Analyst
Phone
Online
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