Name: Brent A. Johnson

Position: Director, Public Safety Academy

Education: BS, USMA (Engineering); MS, National Defense University, National Strategy Resourcing; MS, Penn State, (Psychology)

Experience: Last 15 years in progressively challenging senior level leadership positions in the United States Army. 3 years Army Installation management involving a myriad of diverse disciplines, infrastructure and management of a $100M annual budget. 3 years direct experience with designing and delivering training programs running the gamut from distance learning to hands-on classroom instruction. 3 years classroom experience as Instructor and Assistant Professor at USMA.

Accomplishments:

Name: Donald H. Perry

Position: Assistant Director, Public Safety Academy

Education: BA, Western Kentucky Univ.(History); M.Ed., Univ. of Louisville (Occupational Education)

Experience: 20 year active duty career, commissioned officer, Field Artillery, United States Army. Over 10 years’ experience as an instructor, training developer, or curriculum designer. Well established 17 year second career in higher education and workforce development training design, development and administration. Have served as Assistant Dean and Program Director at colleges and universities, and as Assistant Director at post-secondary vocational school. Have also served as lead counselor and site director for several career retraining projects for Fortune 500 companies. Successful grant writer for both state and federal projects, success as project manager for start-up and contract projects.

Accomplishments:

Distinguished Instructor Award for two years teaching command and staff organizations and procedures, and other subjects, at an Army service school.

Name: Debi Krabach

Position: Associate Director of Finanace, Public Safety Academy

Education: MBA, Indiana University; MS, Indiana University (Adult Education); BA, Indiana University (Political Science)

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Name: Kristi J. Sturtz

Position: Development Consultant, Sturtz Public Management, LLC

Education: BS, Indiana University (Public Affairs)

Experience: Thirteen years experience in grant writing and community development including varied experience in public, private and non-profit sectors. Successfully written and received grant funds totaling over $6 million dollars from local foundations, corporations, and governmental agencies on behalf of several non-profit organizations and communities. Provided long range planning guidance to several Northeast Indiana communities in the form of land use plans, comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, and annexation fiscal plans.

Accomplishments: (Funds Raised in Parenthesis)

Successfully written a Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant for the Town of Waterloo ($150,000).

Coordinated grant writing for local non-profit organizations including: YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne ($2,500,000), Washington House Treatment Center ($600,000), Learning and Development Center ($100,000).

Name: Shawn Renee Fort

Position: Operations Specialist, Public Safety Academy

Education: BS, Indiana Tech (Human Resource Management Business Management; AS, Indiana Tech (Business Management)

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