2011 Conference Guest Speakers

Day 1, Tuesday
Bakersfield PD, California
Captain Hajir Nuriddin

Maximize Your Unlimited Potential

Ms. Nuriddin is a twenty-four (24) year veteran of the Bakersfield California Police Department, currently assigned as Captain of the Operations Division. Ms. Nuriddin has   commanded a variety of details throughout her career and was the first female motorcycle supervisor in the history of the department. Additionally, Ms. Nuriddin has trained as a consultant for FranklinCovey working with police agencies across the country.                   

Ms. Nuriddin has been recognized as one of the most outstanding African-American females in the community and in 2002 she received the Southern California National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year” award.  She is certified as a Cultural Diversity instructor by the Department of Justice, the California Peace Officers Standard of Training and Souder, Betances & Associates Trainers.  She is also certified as a FranklinCovey instructor for The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Law Enforcement Officers, Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results and several otherFranklinCovey programs.

Day 2, Wednesday
Bill Westfall

Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement: Part II

William S. Westfall has provided liability, leadership and supervisory training to thousands of police officers in nearly every state in the United States, as well as, having been featured as a guest speaker on the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN), the Fire Emergency Television Network (FETN) and the Federal Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA), National Fire Academy (NFA) at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC). Bill is a member of the Public Agency Training Council.

Day 3, Thursday
J.D. “Buck” Savage

The Power of Positive Annoyance

Since 1980, J.D. "Buck" Savage has been helping the men and women of law enforcement stay alert, alive and well, and have fun!

After retiring as a lieutenant from the Arizona State Police, Dave joined the Law Enforcement Television Network in 1989 as its primary on camera personality and it's Director of Education. Dave was the general manager of Calibre Press until January of 2002 and is now president of Dave Smith & Associates, a law enforcement training and consulting company based in Illinois. www.jdbucksavage.com