About the Instructors

Scott is a Captain with a major metropolitan Police Department in Maryland. He is currently the commander of the Special Operations Division, where he leads high performing full time team members in SWAT, K9, Crash Reconstruction, Aviation, Drones, Special Events and the Civil Disturbance Unit. Previously he commanded the  Southern Police District, leading 120 sworn members covering a service area of 162 square miles and a population of 129,000. He also led the Technical Services Division and was responsible for the operation of the County’s E911 communications center, police records unit, and technology section. Scott graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 273 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and a Master’s degree in Public Safety Administration from the University of Virginia. Prior rank experiences included Executive Officer of an urban Patrol District, Director of Recruit training at the Police Academy, and Patrol Platoon commander. He has served as a member of the Quick Response Team (SWAT) and various specialized units. Scott has extensive experience as an instructor, starting as a staff instructor, recruit training supervisor, and firearms training supervisor during multiple tours at the Police Training Academy. He has developed a variety of leadership, mentoring, and coaching programs that he presents monthly through the Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commission (MPCTC), Leadership Development Institute’s First Line Supervisor, and First Line Administrator programs.  Scott incorporates his decades of real-world public safety leadership experience into a broad range of unique and engaging personal development concepts designed to create real leaders for the real world. 

Jenny is a Captain with a major metropolitan Fire Department in Maryland. She currently serves as the agency's Director of Public information and is tasked with the production, management, and dissemination of communications to a network of 2,500 members, serving a county population of approximately 625,000. She graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 281 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Purdue Global University. Jenny was an Explosives and Arson Investigator with the Fire Investigations Bureau, Director of recruit training for the Fire Training Academy, and remains a certified Emergency Medical Technician and full-time firefighter. Prior to joining the Fire Department, she served as a Police Officer with a major metropolitan Police Department, serving as a detective in the Criminal Investigations Division, staff instructor at the Police Training Academy, and the first (and still only) female member of the Quick Response Team (SWAT). She is an active instructor with the Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commission (MPCTC), Leadership Development Institute, and First Line Supervisor course. Jenny is also a contract instructor for the National Fire Academy on topics of leadership, fire investigation, and officer wellness and safety. In 2021, she was selected as the Instructor of the Year for MPCTC. Jenny served as a featured presenter at the 2022 National Women in Fire Conference in Spokane, Washington, where she provided a custom-designed seminar in fitness for the female firefighter.