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
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
Kenneth Abraham, Deputy Attorney General (Fmr.)

From 1974 to 1979, Ken Abraham was a deputy attorney general for Delaware with statewide authority and jurisdiction to prosecute all criminal cases. He is a veteran of more than 400 jury and 200 non—jury trials and has handled thousands of cases in every State Court in Delaware. Later on, as a defense attorney, he represented […]

DE
Officer James Spadola (Fmr.)

  James Spadola was a Crime Prevention Analysis Officer for a police department in Delaware. During his freshman year of college, he enlisted in the Army Reserve in response to the 9/11 attacks.

DE
Chief Robert Hoffman (Ret.)

Chief Robert Hoffman began his three-decade law enforcement career in 1987 as a patrolman in the Plainsfield, CT Police Department. Hoffman rose through the ranks of the department, becoming sergeant in 1990, deputy chief in 1999, and chief in 2007.

FL
Judge Steve Leifman

Judge Steve Leifman was first elected to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in 1995. His tenure has been notable for his commitment to improving mental health treatment in Miami-Dade County.

FL
Officer Gnatee Doe

Gnatee Doe began his law enforcement career in 2009 as an officer with the Daytona Beach Police Department in Florida. He served as a S.W.A.T. operator for seven years and his duties included responding to hostage situations and training officers in subjects such as hostage incident resolution, dignitary protection, firearms, and search warrants.

FL
Chief Tony Jones

Chief Tony Jones began his law enforcement career in 1975 as a police officer for the Gainesville Police Department in Florida. In 1986, he was promoted to Corporal and began working as a crime prevention supervisor.

FL
Sheriff James Manfre (Ret.)

James Manfre served as elected Sheriff of Flagler County from 2001 to 2005 and again from 2012 to 2016. He transformed the 275-employee sheriff’s office with new personnel training, computer systems, crime monitoring processes, and public safety substations.

FL
Captain William Halvosa (Ret.)

Captain William Halvosa (Ret.) began his law enforcement career as a patrol officer in 1985 with the Gainesville Police Department. He subsequently rose through the ranks and became a detective.

FL
Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Paul (Fmr.)

Nicholas Paul served in the U.S. Marines for four years before he started his civilian law enforcement career in 2008 as an officer for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in Florida. He spent three years as an agent with the Gang Enforcement Unit, where he gathered intelligence, participated in long-term Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations […]

FL