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Ben Abitz is the Director of Wealth Planning at TMRW Wealth. TMRW is a Greensboro, NC based wealth planning firm focused on serving business owners, corporate executives, wealthy families, and foundations.

Ben graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Ursinus College in Economics. Taking a less than traditional route, Ben coached college football at various levels early in his professional life. While coaching, Ben did make one trip to Charlottesville, suffering a loss at the hands of the Cavaliers. Upon transitioning careers, Ben knew financial planning was the best way to use his coach skills to guide people to long term success.

Ben is a proud financial nerd and closely follows legislative changes, and shifts in the tax, estate, and investment landscape. He has experience at various levels of the industry, beginning at a large Wirehouse/Investment Bank, with a focus on investment management. He then transitioned to a Family Office managing nearly $2 billion, where they specialized in advanced tax and estate planning techniques, including the alphabet soup of trusts, GRATs, CRUTs, ILITs, IDGTs etc. He now leads TMRW’s wealth planning that aims to go deeper and manage the intersection of all the financial planning areas for complex clients and client families.

Ben aims to meet students where they are, understanding that they come from various backgrounds. Some have been running their own RIA for years and have extensive planning experience, while others are career changers experiencing this material for the first time. Some are here simply for personal knowledge and growth. Ben works with each student to help them reach their goals and push them beyond.

Melissa Lubin joined the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies as Dean in September 2022. 

Previously, she served as Dean of Professional & Continuing Education and Chief Economic Engagement Officer at James Madison University. In this role, she oversaw a continuum of learning through every stage and phase of life, work and play, including the Bachelor of Individualized Studies degree completion programs for non-traditional students, Online and Distance Learning graduate degrees and certificate programs, Non-credit professional development programming, Youth enrichment programs, the Lifelong Learning Institute, and the Madison Center for Community Development. Melissa served as the university champion for community engagement and economic development, linking the needs of business, government, community and education through expanding collaboration and public-private partnerships. She is a “practitioner-scholar” who infuses an entrepreneurial spirit to her work in the academy.

Before James Madison University, Melissa was at Virginia Tech, where she was the director of the university’s Commonwealth Campus Centers in Richmond, Newport News, and Virginia Beach, where they created, customized, and facilitated a series of human development programming for organizations in the private and public sector. She is a credentialed executive coach through the International Coach Federation, a master practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and certified in the EQi emotional intelligence assessment. Prior to Virginia Tech, she held leadership positions in the private sector, including the Apollo Group, Circuit City Inc., and This End Up Furniture.

Melissa earned a Ph.D. in Adult Learning and Human Resource Development from Virginia Tech’s School of Human Development, a Master in Business Administration from Georgia Southern University, and a Bachelor of General Studies from Armstrong State College. Her research interests include andragogy, mentoring, and coaching. She is passionate about learning beyond the degree, empowering individuals to expand their own body of knowledge throughout adulthood to positively impact the well-being of our society. 

Melissa and her husband Neil (Regional Sales Manager with Tension, Inc.) have a son, D.C. who is a freshman at James Madison University. They share their home with a Siamese cat (Gilligan) and a border collie (Skipper). In her personal time, Melissa loves to spend time with her family relaxing and boating on the Chesapeake Bay. 

Learn more about her background and career.

Gary Roseman, PhD, CPA, CFP

Gary Roseman works as an economist in Washington, D.C., and teaches the insurance planning and capstone courses. Previously, he taught economics in the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia. He was a Fulbright research scholar in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, a Rotary Foundation grantee in Irkutsk, Russia, and worked in research projects in Central Asia. Roseman holds a Ph.D. from Emory University, a CPA license (Alabama), and is a CFP certificant.

Michael P. Fischetti, JD

Michael P. Fischetti is a consultant, instructor, researcher, experienced acquisition leader and subject matter expert in contract management.  He currently is a Professor of Program and Contract Management for the Defense Acquisition University, private training firms and the University of Virginia.  Michael has over 35 years of acquisition experience in management, policy, and contracting officer positions in all facets of government and agency policy development and implementation, oversight, program management, and procurement operations for services, weapon systems, and information technology for a variety of government and civilian organizations.  

Michael was the executive director of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) from 2012-2018.  NCMA is a professional association for those practicing contract management and related professions, located in Ashburn, Virginia. In that position, he was chief executive officer (CEO), with over 20,000 contracting and acquisition professionals, 111 chapters worldwide, an annual budget of approximately $7.5M, and a professional staff of 30. He managed conferences, education and certification programs; oversaw a variety of publications, including a monthly magazine, a scholarly journal, newsletters and instructional books and materials; revised the Contract Management Body of Knowledge and Contract Management Standard, obtaining American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accreditation.  

Throughout his career, Michael supported various roles for NCMA on the national Board of Directors (2007–2012), serving on a variety of committees, including Chair of the Professional Standards and Ethics Committee, as well as various Board positions for the flagship Washington, DC Chapter.

Prior to this position, Michael Fischetti was the component acquisition executive (CAE) for the $50B+ Military Healthcare System (MHS), responsible for program management and oversight, acquisition workforce management, and policy implementation. He was the head of contracting activity (HCA), responsible for managing all contracting for healthcare, information technology and supporting services contracts within DHA, coming from the Department of Energy, where he was director of their Office of Procurement and Assistance Policy for a $23B acquisition portfolio from 2004-2008.  Mr. Fischetti joined the Federal Senior Executive Service in 2006.  He has been a Federal Contracting Officer in several agencies, developed and implemented acquisition and financial assistance policy guidance and rulemakings and negotiated government and industry contractual positions.

Michael’s formal education includes a Juris Doctor degree, an MS in national resource strategy from the National Defense University (NDU), an MA in business management from Central Michigan University, and a BA in economics and political science from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is an American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Certified Association Executive (CAE), a Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) and holds contracting and program management certifications from the Department of Defense.

Michael is a member of the Procurement Round Table as well as the Senior Advisors to Government Executives Program (SAGE) within the Partnership for Public Service.  He also volunteers as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross, the Arc of Loudoun; the Board of Directors of Banshee Reeks (Leesburg) chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists; Great Falls National Park; usher at Wolf Trap Farm Park and Ford’s Theater; and is a hike leader for Potomac Regional Outings of Sierra Club and the Northern Virginia Hiking Club.  He is married to Karen, has three grown children, two grandchildren and lives in Leesburg, Virginia. Michael enjoys hiking, exercising, traveling, reading and being at home.

Mr. Marvin Haiman is an Assistant Professor and the Executive Director of Public Safety and Justice at the University of Virginia. He is also a Visiting Fellow and Research Scholar with Rutger’s University. Haiman served as the Chief of Staff for the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. between 2021 and 2024. In this capacity, Haiman oversaw daily operations of the Executive Office of the Chief of Police and was responsible for broad agency management and implementing strategic agency objectives.

Haiman was responsible for several organizational units including the Office of Communications, Office of General Counsel, Office of Wellness and the Professional Development Bureau. He served as the Executive Director of the Professional Development Bureau between 2017 – 2021, leading the Recruiting Division, Metropolitan Police Academy Division, Human Resource Management Division, Disciplinary Review Division, Testing and Assessment Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Division, Office of Communications and the Strategic Engagement Office (Volunteer Services).

Prior to being named Executive Director, Haiman served in a variety of capacities between 2015-2017, including developing the agency’s Office of Volunteer Coordination, serving as Chief of Staff for the Technical Services Division tasked with a broad range of IT operations, and Chief of Staff for the Strategic Services Bureau supporting and leading the administration of police recruitment, training, policy and volunteer service matters for the Department.

Prior to returning to the Metropolitan Police Department, Haiman served as Director for the Homeland Security Advisory Council for the United States Department of Homeland Security, where he established several key task forces for the Secretary (e.g., Foreign Fighters, Integrity & Use of Force). Prior to his Federal service, Haiman led the Recruiting Division for the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., among various other positions. Haiman was responsible for restructuring the sworn hiring process, decreasing the amount of time it took to process candidates while increasing the quality of those officers hired.

Haiman graduated from The Johns Hopkins University with a master’s degree in management through the Police Executive Leadership Program. He earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Iowa and received designation as a Certified Public Management Program through George Washington University, as well as certification in Strategic Project Management. Haiman is also a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s Executive Leadership Program. He received recognition by the International Association of Chiefs of Police in 2020 as a 40 under 40 recipient and the prestigious Gary P. Hayes Award by the Police Executive Research Forum. Haiman graduated from the Metropolitan Police Academy and continues his police service as a reserve police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department. Haiman resides with his family in Washington, D.C.

Susan Parente, MS, PMP

Professor Susan Parente is a Principal Consultant at S3 Technologies, LLC, the Project Management Certificate Program Coordinator, and an instructor at the University of Virginia. She is also a project engineer, speaker, author, and mentor who leads large complex IT software implementation projects, and the establishment of Enterprise PMOs. She has 25+ years of experience leading software and business development projects in the private and public sectors supporting small to large organizations in many sectors, including: pharma/ healthcare, environmental, heath/ well-being, engineering, IT software development & services, cybersecurity, education, business management, food industry, finance, automotive, construction, telecommunications, sports, business, and over a decade of experience implementing IT projects for the DoD and several other Federal government agencies. Mrs. Parente has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester in NY and a MS in Engineering Management from George Washington University in DC. She has numerous project management, Agile, risk management, and IT Security certifications, including: PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, PSM I, SFC, SDC, SMC, SPOC, SAMC, SCT, CISSP, RESILIA, CRISC, ITIL, GLCP, and she is a practitioner of CMMI and ISO 9001.

Mrs. Parente trains and mentors project managers in the areas of traditional and Agile project management, and risk management. Mrs. Parente has co-authored books in her areas of expertise, risk management and agile project management: “Global Hot Spots: How Project and Enterprise Risk Management Practices Drive Business Results Around the World” and recently, “Hybrid Project Management: Using Agile with Traditional PM Methodologies to Succeed on Modern Projects”.

Gary Brooks, DBA, CPA

Dr. Gary Brooks’ career includes accounting and finance work with leading defense contractors and over 13 years of active-duty service in the military. Primarily, his work for the last 25 years has been in support of the intelligence community. His focus has been on the federal budget process to include budget reporting and execution.  He has been teaching the last twelve years with the last six years teaching full time. 

Originally from Ohio, Gary has earned an associate degree, bachelor's degree, two master's degrees (MBA and MPA), and a doctorate (DBA). Gary holds the following certifications: Virginia Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP); Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM); Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA); and Certified Defense Financial Manager with Acquisition Specialty (CDFM-A).

Eric Wiegand, CFP

Eric Wiegand, CFP® is Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Lehigh Valley Market Director for River Wealth Advisors. He has spent over 15 years helping high-net worth clients identify their financial

objectives and needs, then building personalized plans that align with their financial goals. Additionally, recognizing the complexities associated with estate planning, Wiegand developed a one-page, revolutionary visualization tool, called Legacy Mapping™, which simplifies the complex flow of a client’s assets. In his market leadership role for River Wealth Advisors, Eric is responsible for serving the firm’s clients with excellence and expanding our presence in the Lehigh Valley.

Eric is a graduate of The George Washington University and earned his Certified Financial Planning accreditation from the University of Virginia. He also holds a Series 66 license. In September 2021, Eric received the Greater Lehigh Valley’s Forty Under 40 award, which is bestowed upon the most accomplished young businessmen and women who are making headlines in their field and who share a commitment to business growth, professional excellence, and to the community.

Eric is involved in the community, serving as a Director for the Cay Galgon Life House, Board member of the St. Thomas More School in Allentown, and co-chair of the Diocese of Allentown Annual Golf Tournament. Additionally, he is a part-time lecturer on Financial Planning for the University of Virginia.

Kara Ramirez Mullins (LinkedIn) is the Chief Advancement Officer at the National Geographic Society, inspiring transformational philanthropy and driving strategic partnerships, comprehensive fundraising efforts and special events for the organization. Mullins has overseen growth of the advancement division and three recording-setting fundraising years, in addition to securing the largest single gift ever made to the Society. Mullins has 25 years of fundraising and external relations expertise, including as vice president for advancement at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Mullins has served in leadership roles at various Washington, DC-based organizations, including the Brookings Institution, The Phillips Collection and the National Gallery of Art. 

Mullins earned a bachelor’s degree from Marymount University and completed graduate work at Georgetown University. In June 2018, Mullins graduated from the Executive Program at the Darden School of Business. 

Kiran Chittargi serves as the Program Coordinator for UVA’s Cloud Computing Certificate. Chittargi has over two decades of experience in the software engineering domain, specializing in designing and managing large-scale enterprise systems with a particular focus on cutting-edge technologies such as Big Data, Cloud Services (Azure and AWS), and various web-based and open-source technologies. 

He is a Program Director at Microsoft, serving as the Azure Global Expansion Lead. In this capacity, Chittargi is responsible for devising and implementing strategies for launching and expanding Azure data centers globally. He oversees the entire process, partnering with various teams internally, from initial opportunity evaluation to the successful launch of data centers. 

Chittagi holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Science in Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University. He is also certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a PMI Certified Agile Practitioner (PMI-ACP).

Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, BA, JD

Tani Cantil-Sakauye is president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California, where she holds the Walter and Esther Hewlett Chair in Understanding California’s Future. From 2011 to 2022, she served as the 28th Chief Justice of California and led the judiciary as the chair of the Judicial Council—the constitutional policy and rule making body of the judicial branch—the first person of color and the second woman to do so. Before she was elected statewide as the Chief Justice of California, she served more than 20 years on California appellate and trial courts and was appointed or elevated to higher office by three governors. Earlier in her career she served as a deputy district attorney for the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and on the senior staff of Governor Deukmejian, first as deputy legal affairs secretary and later as a deputy legislative secretary. She holds a BA and a JD from the University of California, Davis.

Susan Parente, MS, PMP

Professor Susan Parente is a Principal Consultant at S3 Technologies, LLC, the Project Management Certificate Program Coordinator, and an instructor at the University of Virginia. She is also a project engineer, speaker, author, and mentor who leads large complex IT software implementation projects, and the establishment of Enterprise PMOs. She has 25+ years of experience leading software and business development projects in the private and public sectors supporting small to large organizations in many sectors, including: pharma/ healthcare, environmental, heath/ well-being, engineering, IT software development & services, cybersecurity, education, business management, food industry, finance, automotive, construction, telecommunications, sports, business, and over a decade of experience implementing IT projects for the DoD and several other Federal government agencies. Mrs. Parente has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester in NY and a MS in Engineering Management from George Washington University in DC. She has numerous project management, Agile, risk management, and IT Security certifications, including: PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, PSM I, SFC, SDC, SMC, SPOC, SAMC, SCT, CISSP, RESILIA, CRISC, ITIL, GLCP, and she is a practitioner of CMMI and ISO 9001.

Mrs. Parente trains and mentors project managers in the areas of traditional and Agile project management, and risk management. Mrs. Parente has co-authored books in her areas of expertise, risk management and agile project management: “Global Hot Spots: How Project and Enterprise Risk Management Practices Drive Business Results Around the World” and recently, “Hybrid Project Management: Using Agile with Traditional PM Methodologies to Succeed on Modern Projects”.

Yvonne Hampton, PhD

Dr. Yvonne Hampton holds a Ph.D. in personal financial planning from The University of Missouri. Additionally, she holds a B.S. in Economics, a Master’s in Business Administration, a Master of Arts in Economics, Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning, and a graduate certificate in Housing and Financial Counseling. With over 15 years of experience in teaching personal financial planning, and economics, financial counseling, financial coaching, and financial therapy.

Dr. Hampton has amassed an impressive body of work inclusive of research, facilitating seminars classes and workshops in the university, community, and corporate settings. Dr. Hampton’s research has focused on the intersectionality of mental health disorders and financial planning. She has utilized this research to inform a variety of practitioners on ways to effectively support and counsel their own clients for more positive financial outcomes.

Melissa Lubin joined the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies as Dean in September 2022. 

Previously, she served as Dean of Professional & Continuing Education and Chief Economic Engagement Officer at James Madison University. In this role, she oversaw a continuum of learning through every stage and phase of life, work and play, including the Bachelor of Individualized Studies degree completion programs for non-traditional students, Online and Distance Learning graduate degrees and certificate programs, Non-credit professional development programming, Youth enrichment programs, the Lifelong Learning Institute, and the Madison Center for Community Development. Melissa served as the university champion for community engagement and economic development, linking the needs of business, government, community and education through expanding collaboration and public-private partnerships. She is a “practitioner-scholar” who infuses an entrepreneurial spirit to her work in the academy.

Before James Madison University, Melissa was at Virginia Tech, where she was the director of the university’s Commonwealth Campus Centers in Richmond, Newport News, and Virginia Beach, where they created, customized, and facilitated a series of human development programming for organizations in the private and public sector. She is a credentialed executive coach through the International Coach Federation, a master practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and certified in the EQi emotional intelligence assessment. Prior to Virginia Tech, she held leadership positions in the private sector, including the Apollo Group, Circuit City Inc., and This End Up Furniture.

Melissa earned a Ph.D. in Adult Learning and Human Resource Development from Virginia Tech’s School of Human Development, a Master in Business Administration from Georgia Southern University, and a Bachelor of General Studies from Armstrong State College. Her research interests include andragogy, mentoring, and coaching. She is passionate about learning beyond the degree, empowering individuals to expand their own body of knowledge throughout adulthood to positively impact the well-being of our society. 

Melissa and her husband Neil (Regional Sales Manager with Tension, Inc.) have a son, D.C. who is a freshman at James Madison University. They share their home with a Siamese cat (Gilligan) and a border collie (Skipper). In her personal time, Melissa loves to spend time with her family relaxing and boating on the Chesapeake Bay. 

Learn more about her background and career.

Ben Abitz is the Director of Wealth Planning at TMRW Wealth. TMRW is a Greensboro, NC based wealth planning firm focused on serving business owners, corporate executives, wealthy families, and foundations.

Ben graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Ursinus College in Economics. Taking a less than traditional route, Ben coached college football at various levels early in his professional life. While coaching, Ben did make one trip to Charlottesville, suffering a loss at the hands of the Cavaliers. Upon transitioning careers, Ben knew financial planning was the best way to use his coach skills to guide people to long term success.

Ben is a proud financial nerd and closely follows legislative changes, and shifts in the tax, estate, and investment landscape. He has experience at various levels of the industry, beginning at a large Wirehouse/Investment Bank, with a focus on investment management. He then transitioned to a Family Office managing nearly $2 billion, where they specialized in advanced tax and estate planning techniques, including the alphabet soup of trusts, GRATs, CRUTs, ILITs, IDGTs etc. He now leads TMRW’s wealth planning that aims to go deeper and manage the intersection of all the financial planning areas for complex clients and client families.

Ben aims to meet students where they are, understanding that they come from various backgrounds. Some have been running their own RIA for years and have extensive planning experience, while others are career changers experiencing this material for the first time. Some are here simply for personal knowledge and growth. Ben works with each student to help them reach their goals and push them beyond.

Dr. Phaik Kin Cheah is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia. She is also a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida. She holds a PhD and a Master of Arts degree in Communication from Universiti Sains Malaysia, and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her research area is in the broad areas of volunteer policing and crime prevention. Dr. Cheah has been serving as an officer in the Royal Malaysia Police Volunteer Reserve since 2014. 

Michael “Bret” Hood spent 25 years as an FBI Special Agent investigating complex cases while specializing in financial crimes, corruption, and money laundering violations. Upon his retirement in 2016, Bret opened 21st Century Learning & Consulting, LLC, a training and consulting business designed to help prevent people from making the mistakes that lead that first lead them down the slippery slope.

Bret was recruited to become an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners faculty member and was awarded the ACFE’s James R. Baker Speaker of the Year award in 2020. Bret was named the top-rated speaker at both the ACFE’s Global Fraud Conference as well as the Institute of Internal Auditor’s Global conference. In addition, Bret also serves as an adjunct professor of forensic accounting for Mt. St. Mary’s University and an adjunct professor of corporate governance and ethics for the University of Virginia. Bret has previously served as an adjunct professor of forensic accounting for the University of Virginia and Florida Gulf Coast University. Bret is also part of the Forensic Accounting Advisory Council at Mt. St. Mary’s University.

Some of the top public and private entities in the world have sought out Bret to assist them in creating, adapting, and modifying anti-fraud, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering programs in order to interweave the latest behavioral and neuroscience research into their prevention programs. Bret continues to publish articles on best practices in Fraud Magazine, Compliance and Ethics Professional magazine, ACAMS Today, National Mortgage Professional Magazine, and Law Enforcement Bulletin.

Bret is a federal-court certified expert in money laundering and financial crimes. Bret is also the author of the critically acclaimed books, Eat More Ice Cream: A Succinct Leadership Lesson for Each Week of the Year and Get Off Your Horse! 52 Succinct Leadership Lessons from U.S. Presidents.

Laura Malavé, MS

Laura Malavé has over 19 years of experience teaching computer and information technology at the college level. Laura currently works at St. Petersburg College as Academic Chair for the College of Computer & Information Technology, leading the Certificate and Associates Degree in Cybersecurity. She has a Master of Science in Computer Science and B.S. in Computer Science from the University of South Florida. In addition to these degrees, Laura has numerous industry certifications including: GIAC GSEC, CompTIA CySA+, Security+, Network+, A+, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker, MOS, and MTAs and is a member of the SANS Advisory Board.

Laura is an active member of ISC2 Tampa Bay and a volunteer and committee team lead for the BSides Tampa Conference. Laura received the 2016 League of Innovation Excellence Awards in Teaching and Learning in the category of: Innovation in the Use of Technology. She has been awarded three grants: NSF-ATE Grant Application Co-PI, Biomedical Engineering & Cybersecurity, SPC Innovation Grant 2016, Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity Lab, and SPC Titan Achievement Grant 2020, TitanSec Cybersecurity Escape Room. She led the initiative to have the SPC Associates Degree in Cybersecurity be designated as an NSA Cybersecurity Center of Academic Excellence in Two-Year Education (October 2019). She has served as a Cybersecurity subject matter expert for regional newspaper articles and television news. She has given conference talks on Cybersecurity at local and national conferences including: BSides Tampa 2020, WiCyS (Women in Cybersecurity) 2020, and HITEC 2019 (High Impact Technology Exchange Conference). She is also a member of the HSI, Homeland Security Investigations, 2018 Citizens Academy, and the FBI Fall 2019 Citizens Academy. Laura is also an active Quality Matters Peer Reviewer for Higher Education, Publisher, and K-12 Materials and has completed more than 20 Peer Reviews.

Thomas A. Bradshaw, DLS, is a Captain with the Virginia State Police and Commander of the Communications Division. He is also a lecturer for the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Master of Public Safety Program. Dr. Bradshaw is an accomplished, seasoned law enforcement leader with a proactive, forward-thinking approach to leading complex, high-profile missions. His long career has focused on teaching and serving in the criminal justice profession as a Police Officer in Suffolk, Virginia, and with the Virginia State Police for the past three decades. He has taught for over three decades as a Virginia State Certified General, Emergency Driving and Executive Protection Specialist Instructor.

Dr. Bradshaw's background includes 16 years of Emergency Medical Services, 7 years assigned to the Virginia State Police SWAT team as a Master Operator, and 13 years on the Executive Protective Detail for the Governor of Virginia. He has vast experience with high-profile events and has led and coordinated Gubernatorial Inaugurations of the Governor of Virginia, Presidential Inaugurations, and National Conventions. Furthermore, he has supervised, advanced and protected Governors during numerous trade missions worldwide, working closely with the U.S. Embassies and foreign governmental agencies.  

Dr. Bradshaw holds a Doctor of Strategic Leadership from Liberty University, a Master of Public Safety from the University of Virginia, a Master of Public Administration from Troy University, and a Bachelor of Science in Governmental Administration from Christopher Newport University. He is a 2006 graduate of the UVA National Criminal Justice Command College and the Harvard University School of Business Executive Leadership Principles. He was awarded a Postdoctoral Executive Fellowship in Criminal Justice from the National Policing Institute (2023 – 2026) and is a National Criminal Justice Honor Society Professional Member.