Senior Police Leadership - Instructors
The Postgraduate Certificate in Senior Police Leadership is unique in that it employs teaching teams of academics and serving or retired senior police leaders who, together, bring a thorough understanding of the benefits and importance of theory and practical experience, and a theoretical and practical understanding of the concepts under study.
Angelo N. Caravaggio OMM, CD, Ph. D.
Dr. Caravaggio is a leadership, defence and security specialist with over 40 years of military and academic experience. During his 13-year tenure at the Canadian Forces College (CFC), LCol (retired) Caravaggio served as the Chair, Department of Command, Leadership and Executive Development and in 2010, he established and was named, the Director, Centre for National Security Studies. Dr. Caravaggio’s areas of expertise include executive leadership development, strategic thinking, operational planning, national security studies and military history.
Dr Caravaggio taught Foundations of Leadership at the University of Guelph in both the MA Leadership and MBA programs. Dr Caravaggio has designed, developed and delivered advanced professional education for the Canadian Armed Forces, Federal Public Service, Emergency Management and Police Services in Ontario.
Brian Cowie
Brian Cowie practices law part-time and is currently retired from Fleming College where he was a Professor in the Police Foundations program. He holds an Honours B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Guelph and a Juris Doctor law degree from the University of Toronto.
Prior to teaching, Mr. Cowie worked in law enforcement for more than 18 years, spanning the RCMP (stationed in Saskatchewan), York Regional Police (where he served in different investigative units and as legal advisor) and Georgina Island First Nation Police (Lake Simcoe, Ontario). He has also worked for The National Park Warden Service in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. Mr. Cowie was seconded from the York Regional Police in 2000 to complete his law articles with the Newmarket Crown Attorney’s Office. He was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2001.
Mr. Cowie is Anishinaabe and a member of the Hiawatha Ojibwe Mississauga’s of Rice Lake First Nation where he has acted as an elected councillor and Trust Board Member. He has also served as the First Nation Trustee on the Kawartha Pine Ridge and District School Board. He is very active and highly respected within the Peterborough community, and sits on the Peterborough Lakers Lacrosse Board of Directors. Mr. Cowie has been reappointed for an Page 8 additional three-year term on the Trent Board of Governors, which began July 1, 2020
Chief Murray C. Rodd (Retired), M.O.M., CD, MBA, CMM III
Born and raised in Lindsay Chief Rodd attended SSFC before joining the Peterborough Police Force in June of 1983. Chief Rodd was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1996 and served as a Patrol Supervisor with secondary duties including Professional Standards and Team Policing Coordinator
Chief Rodd served 22 years with the Canadian Forces Reserve, Cadet Instructors Cadre, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Between August 1998 and March 2002 Lieutenant Colonel Rodd was appointed the Commanding Officer of Blackdown Army Cadet Summer Training Centre, Canada's largest Cadet Summer Training Establishment. In this capacity he was responsible for leading 533 Commissioned Officers, NCOs and staff and training 2,300 Cadets.
In 2001, Chief Rodd was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant serving as a Platoon Commander, Team Policing Coordinator and Acting Inspector responsible for Operations, Operational Support, and Administrative Support Divisions for extended periods. Chief Rodd was promoted to Inspector of Operations in October of 2007 and subsequently appointed Chief of Police on August 15, 2008, the 12th Chief of Police for the Peterborough Police Service.
In May 2008, Chief Rodd graduated with a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Leicester, UK. Chief Rodd is a graduate of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar held in Quantico, Virginia.
In June 2011, Chief Rodd was invested as a Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces by His Excellency, The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. In June 2015 Chief Rodd was the recipient of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police President’s Award. In 2018 Chief Rodd was elevated to Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.
Penelope (Penny) Alison Smiley
Penny is a seasoned human resources executive with experience in police, municipal government, education and health, and who specializes in strategic human resources, labour relations, alternative dispute resolution services, collective bargaining and change management.
Penny worked as Senior Director, Member Services for the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS), providing leadership to Human Resources, Professional Standards, Training and Organizational Culture Development departments. Penny's achievements include introducing a health and safety role, implementing a comprehensive Wellness Program, and leading the creation of the first Education and Training Strategic Plan for the WRPS. Prior to joining the WRPS, Penny was Commissioner of Human Relations for the Region of Waterloo. Penny's experience in both interest and rights arbitration hearings, hearings before the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board provides a wealth of firsthand experience. Penny was the chief negotiator for Police collective bargaining in multiple negotiations.
Penny has held a variety of board appointments and is currently the Vice Chair of the Board of Governors for Martin Luther University and Vice Chair of the Public Sector Health and Safety Association of Ontario. Penny has a LLM (Master of Laws) degree, a Master of Industrial Relations degree, a BA with honours and is certified in Mediation and Dispute Resolution. Penny enjoys contributing to the vision, mission and strategy of organizations and bringing people together to effect positive change.
Peter Callaghan
Inspector Peter Callaghan is a member of the Toronto Police Service, presently serving as the Unit Commander of the Toronto Police Financial Crimes Unit. He has extensive experience as an investigator and major case manager of criminal investigations in units dealing with general investigations, warrants, child abuse, homicides, financial crimes and professional standards.
From 2013 to 2016, Insp. Callaghan was a prosecutor in the Professional Standards Support unit, prosecuting cases dealing with professional misconduct. He continues to prosecute misconduct cases on a part-time basis. He has lectured frequently on a criminal investigations and police discipline issues. Insp. Callaghan also serves as an aide de camp to the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
He is a graduate of Carleton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1988) and the University of Guelph (Master of Arts – Leadership).
Peter Lennox B.A., CMM III (Police Executive)
Peter Lennox retired in 2018 after 35 years with the Toronto Police Service. When he retired, he was the superintendent in charge of the Toronto Police College. Before that, he was commander of No. 11 Division in West Toronto. He has substantial senior-leadership experience in police-community partnerships, police operations, human resources, budget management, training and planning.
Now, Peter is a consultant and trainer. He has been involved in a variety of projects and initiatives, including work with three Ontario police services on organizational and public-safety issues and with two post-secondary institutions on programs related to policing and community wellbeing. He is also an adjudicator in police-discipline matters. He serves on several boards of directors and committees related to police training and municipal administration.
Pete’s strengths include communication and facilitation, and he is an energetic, strong and thoughtful leader. His approach is consultative, collegial and strategic. He excels at solving problems, whether working alone or with others.
Pete has an honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a certificate in adult education from St. Francis Xavier University. He holds the highest designation from the Ontario Municipal Management Institute, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for service to the community, and the Police Exemplary Service Medal and bar.
Phil DeBruyne, B.H.S.P. (Police Studies), M.A.Ed.
Phil’s law enforcement career spanned over 35 years including almost nine years as a municipal police officer and over 26 years at the Ontario Police College.
While at the Ontario Police College, Phil completed a secondment to the Campbell Report Implementation Project (the implementation of the recommendations into the investigation of Paul Bernardo) in Toronto and a one-year secondment to the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto until his retirement in 2010. Phil also testified at the Cornwall Public Inquiry on The History of Investigative Training at the Ontario Police College.
An experienced academic instructor, Phil taught for six years in the Bachelor of Applied Human Services – Police Studies degree program at Georgian College on the topics of professional standards, police governance, and ethics. Phil also taught in the Workforce Development Programs at Georgian College - Orillia and at Loyalist College - Belleville teaching professional standards to active police officers, including hearing officers, police service prosecutors, professional standards investigators and police association representatives. He has also published on the topics of civilian/police governance and police oversight.
Phil is also a former member of the Penetanguishene Police Services Board and has attended conferences with the Police Association of Ontario (PAO), the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards (OAPSB), and the Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG). He is a former member of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) Education, Training, and Professional Development Committee and the Ontario Association of Police Educators (OAPE).
Phil has an undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Applied Human Services – Police Studies from Georgian College, and Master of Adult Education degree and Diploma in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Robert J (Bob) Wright, B.Ph.Ed., MA.
Bob Wright is a consultant providing expertise in law enforcement, emergency management and public safety expertise. Bob is a retired police superintendent who spent the majority of his career on the Emergency Services side of policing, primarily serving in and the development of hostage rescue, canine and other specialized teams. His operational experience includes incident command of over 55 major incidents, such as barricaded gunmen and other critical incidents.
Bob came to policing after serving in the Canadian Army. His leadership experience spans four decades and ranges from leading a small group of soldiers in the Middle East to the oversight of six operational policing districts and over 700 members.
Bob is an active instructor and lecturer internationally. His noteworthy secondments include the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department in California, the Phoenix Police Department in Arizona and SENASP (Homeland Security) in Brazil.
Bob has a master’s degree from the University of Guelph, a bachelor’s degree from Brock University and a diploma in Police Management from the University of Western Ontario.