Founder & President

Daniel Jewiss (CT State Police - Retired)
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Dan retired in 2021 after serving 23 years with the Connecticut State Police.  He began his career as a road Trooper, patrolling the northwest corner of CT.  He then spent 12 years as a Detective in the elite Western District Major Crime Squad, where he investigated numerous felony cases such as homicides, bank robberies, sexual assaults, financial crimes and most notably, the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting.  As the Lead Investigator of that tragedy, Dan still remains committed to supporting the victims and their families.  Dan also spent 7 years as an Instructor at the CT State Police Training Academy, where his primary roles as a P.O.S.T. certified instructor were teaching Leadership & Team-Building, Search & Seizure Case Law, as well as Active Shooter Response.
 
Dan also served 20 years in the CT Army National Guard.  During his military career, Dan served full-time for 3 years in Counterdrug Operations, where he helped establish military based training for local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.  As a Sergeant First Class he was selected to be a TAC for Officer Candidate School (OCS), where he became a certified Army Instructor and Platoon Trainer.  He helped develop, coordinate and conduct Leadership training to mentor soldiers to become commissioned officers in the United States Army.  Dan eventually became the Chief Instructor at OCS and then the Battalion Operations Non-Commissioned Officer at the Leadership Regiment at Camp Niantic in CT, before he retired in 2011 at the rank of Master Sergeant.
 
In the private arena, Dan has been conducting training since 2008.  He is the Founder and President of The RAK Academy, where Dan and his co-instructors teach audiences easy to understand and affordable strategies to SAVE LIVES in Active Killer incidents.  The RAK Academy’s primary audiences are 1st Responders, School Personnel, Houses of Worship Communities and Businesses.  Dan is also a Senior Associate at Team Training Associates, a Certified Everything DiSC Workplace Instructor and a co-creator of the Performance Leadership Model.  In all his capacities, Dan strives to inspire his audiences to become positive influences in their families, workplaces and communities.  He is also the proud father of two beautiful daughters.
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Lead Dispatcher Trainer 

Teresa Lockwood 

Teresa has been a transformative leader in Public Safety Communications in Connecticut for over 29 years. Following in the footsteps of her father, Teresa began her career in Public Safety in 1992 at the Middletown Connecticut police department. By starting out at a municipal department, Teresa is able to bridge the gap and understands the challenges faced by small and large agencies alike. Teresa was recognized early on in her career for her ability to multitask productively, perform well under the most stressful of conditions and communicate effectively in the most trying situations. 
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In 2000, Teresa became a Public Safety Dispatcher for the Connecticut State Police and was assigned to Troop K in Colchester. Once there, she began to thrive and was recognized for her many talents as it relates to Public Safety Communication. In 2002, Teresa was then assigned to Troop H in Hartford. This is considered one of the busiest Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) within Connecticut.  During her time in Harford, Teresa received several commendations for her outstanding work in the Manchester Distributors Active Shooter Incident, The Interstate 84 suicidal party stand-off and was named an E911 Commissioner by Governor Daniel P. Malloy in 2011. For all of her hard work, Teresa was awarded State Police Dispatcher Of The Year in 2012. Recognizing the need to better train and offer enrichment opportunities for her fellow dispatcher, Teresa developed and was a founding member of the Dispatch Training Committee for the Connecticut State Police. In this role, Teresa helped revolutionize the way Connecticut State Police Dispatchers are trained and how in-service opportunities are offered. Teresa continues to serves in this role today and enjoys teaching both sworn and civilian personnel alike. Teresa has also been noted for her work with the Missing Persons Taskforce and has been instrumental in aiding in the investigation of several notorious cold cases in Connecticut.  Teresa is currently assigned to the State Police Headquarters at the Message Center in Middletown. Teresa continues to serve in several different capacities for the State Police as it relates to Public Safety Communication.