LEAP provides speakers or participants for lectures, panel discussions, television or radio talk shows, and other events concerning criminal justice, law enforcement, and drug policy. You can find a particular speaker on this page, and Request a Speaker here.

Speakers

Photo Name Summary City State
Sheriff’s Deputy Carrie Roberts (Fmr.)

Carrie Roberts formerly worked with the Colorado Department of Corrections at an all—male, high security penitentiary. Roberts later became an Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Deputy and worked corrections. Roberts is currently practicing Private Investigator in her native state of Colorado, Carrie’s most recent business endeavor, the 420 Intel Agency, supports business owners in the newly legalized cannabis […]

CO
Chief Mike Butler (Ret.)

Mike Butler began his 35 year law enforcement career as a patrol officer with the Boulder Police Department in Colorado. He later transferred to the Longmont Public Safety Department, where he eventually became Public Safety Chief.

CO
Officer Bryan Rose (Fmr.)

Officer Bryan Rose began his law enforcement career with the Irving Police Department in 2000. As a patrol officer, he handled every type of call imaginable for the next several years.

CO
Petty Officer Larry Talley (Ret.)

  Larry Talley served in the United States Navy from 1987-2007 as an intelligence specialist and was stationed at Naval Special Warfare Unit Eight in the Republic of Panama from 1991-1998.  Under the Joint lnteragency Task Force, the organization in charge of counterdrug missions, his command was tasked with many different interdiction operations; some included training […]

CO
Judge Leonard Frieling (Fmr.)

Denver, COLeonard Frieling is a former municipal court judge for the city of Lafayette, Colorado, and previously sat on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Municipal Judges Association. He is a practicing attorney and served as Chair of the Boulder Criminal Defense Bar for eight years.

CO
Captain Lawrence Hunter (Ret.)

Captain Lawrence Hunter (Ret.) began his law enforcement career in 1995 as an officer for the Waterbury Police Department in Connecticut. He served a patrol officer, communications dispatcher, and field training officer before he was promoted to sergeant.

CT
Officer Evan Douglas

Officer Evan Douglas began his law enforcement career in 2016 as a patrol officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC. In 2018, he joined the DC Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Detail and was responsible for ensuring supervisees had access to programs that would help reduce re-offending.

DC
Chiraag Bains, Senior Counsel (Fmr.)

Chiraag Bains is a former federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice’s Office of the Assistant Attorney General. From 2014 to 2017, as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Bains helped lead the work on criminal justice reform; investigating constitutional policing; solitary confinement cases; fine, fee, and bail practices; and homelessness.

DC
Dr. Nina Graves

Nina Graves is a former Military Police Officer, Army Reservist, Federal Police Officer, Police Chief, and Federal Agency Division Chief.  She resides in Washington D.C.

DC
Chief Deputy Matthew Fogg (Ret.)

Matthew Fogg is a former Federal Agent in the United States Marshals Service. Fogg was a Supervisory Special Agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration joint drug and gun interdiction Metropolitan Area Task Force. He is a recipient of the District of Columbia, U.S. Attorney, and Federal Bar Association’s highest law enforcement awards.  

DC