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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Table of Contents
MPTC Headquarters Address
Address
6 Adams St.
Randolph, MA 02368
Randolph, MA 02368
Executive Director
Chief Robert J. Ferullo (Ret.), Interim Executive Director
Online
Chief Operations Officer
Sheila Gallagher, Esq, Chief Operations Officer
Sheila Gallagher is the Chief Operations Officer overseeing the daily operations of the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Online
Human Resources
Denise Sarro
Denise Sarro, Human Resources, Municipal Police Training Committee
Phone
Online
Director of Training and Delivery
Andrea Nardone, Director of Training and Delivery
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
Phone
Online
E-mail:
Melixza.Esenyie@mass.gov
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
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
Online
E-mail:
Donald.Decker@mass.gov
Steve May coordinates grant funded Highway Safety Division Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Speed Measurement (Radar and Lidar) training and certifications on behalf of the Municipal Police Training Committee.
Phone
Cell:
(978) 337-2847
Online
E-mail:
ma.sfstcoordinator@gmail.com
Instructor Certification Manager
Rose Sauvageau, with the authorization 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
Online
E-mail:
rose.sauvageau@mass.gov
Legal Issues Updates
Legal Issues Coordinator (vacant)
The Legal Issues Coordinator provides updates for cases and legislation that affect policing in Massachusetts.
Phone
Sheila Gallagher
(781) 437-0314
Sheila Gallagher is the POC until such time this position is filled.
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
(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
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) 591-4507
Plymouth Academy Staff Instructor Office
(508) 591-4509
Fax:
(508) 830-6319
Randolph Police Academy
Address
6 Adams St.
Randolph, MA 02368
Randolph, MA 02368
Phone
John (Jack) Dillon, 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
John (Jack) Dillon, Academy Director
John.m.dillon@mass.gov
Kevin Donnelly, Program Coordinator
kevin.m.donnelly@mass.gov
Lisa Ann Reich, Program Coordinator
lisaann.reich@mass.gov
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
Joe Witowski, 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 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
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
Transcripts, Training Manuals and other Public Records Requests
Phone
Online
E-mail:
Melixza.Esenyie@mass.gov
Mary Bragg, Records Analyst
Phone
Online
E-mail:
mptc.rao@mass.gov
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