“What on earth can she teach me about this?” I get a kick out of knowing some people are probably thinking that when I say hello before I speak about Law Enforcement Leadership, Strategic Patrolling, Police Promotional Preparation, or Church Safety and Security. It doesn’t bother me at all, because I know by the time we say farewell they’ll be smiling, engaged, enthused and leaving with tools, tips and techniques they can apply immediately. And if the emails and text messages I receive are an indication, many of them think about me when they get back to work and even years later!
The Experiences Behind the Expertise: Denver Police Department, 1969-1993: When I first served as a patrol officer, I had a short skirt and carried my five-shot revolver in my purse! After a tremendously enjoyable and successful career, gaining skills in every division and commanding the Training Academy and Internal Affairs, I retired as the Captain of Patrol District Two, Northeast Denver. Throughout my tenure I was known as a trainer on any topic in which I gained expertise, including many hundreds of presentations to community groups and organizations.
United States Marshal for Colorado: What an experience this was! I worked with a great USMS team to secure the Oklahoma City bombing trials (U.S. v. McVeigh, U.S. v. Nichols.). I’m proud of my involvement in developing security plans for that process, a skill I learned from DPD experiences. I was also involved in federal responses after September 11, 2001 and served as the Chair of the Rocky Mountain Federal Executive Board, as well as participating in congressional investigations and local, state and federal committees.
Real-World Lessons–Learned and Taught: Everything I’ve ever done is part of my toolkit and briefcase and I add to it constantly. I’ve worked with patrol officers of all ranks, members of churches and church security teams, police and fire chiefs and government staff. I’ve assessed, produced assessment centers and written a book about the process.
My training document on church security has been distributed countless times, including a special one I produced for a group of African Christian churches.
On a former website, Ask the Workplace Doctors, with Dr. Bill Gordon of Kent State University, I counseled hundreds and hundreds of unhappy employees.
I hope you get the picture: My goal is to be a resource! I use examples from every experience and have some fascinating slides! When it seems like a good match, I provide presentations, training and consulting documents for law enforcement executives and officers of all ranks, church leaders and security team members, and non-sworn staff in criminal justice agencies
Contact me at trowetraining @ comcast.net or text or call (303) 324-3988.
See that note below? That’s just for the website. I’m powered by my enjoyment of helping people add to their personal and professional toolkit of competence and confidence!