Staff
Dale Burke
Senior Consultant
Dale has over 36 years of law enforcement experience. Between May of 2013 and August of 2015, Dale served as the Acting Chief of Police for two different communities in southern Wisconsin who were seeking experienced leadership to ensure continuity and quality of service... Read Full Bio
Liz Feagles
Senior Investigator
Elizabeth Feagles spent her career with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) as a Special Agent. Following her graduation from the University of Wisconsin in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, she was... Read Full Bio
Debra Hettrick
Senior Consultant
Debra spent her 28 year law enforcement career with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department. She served as a Police... Read Full Bio
Leslie Ann Howard
Senior Consultant
Leslie Ann Howard just retired as president and chief executive officer of United Way of Dane County, a position she had held since 1989. She is the first woman to hold this position in the 93-year history of the organization. Ms. Howard joined United Way in 1981 as director of the Volunteer Center, and in 1982 became vice president of Planning, Fund Distribution and Agency Services. During her... Read Full Bio
Jerald Jansen
Senior Consultant
Chief Jansen has spent 28 years in law enforcement, 25 years in the Village of Shorewood Hills Wisconsin, the last eight of those years as Chief. After retiring in 2004, he spent an additional three years as Assistant Chief at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Police... Read Full Bio
Kenneth G. Kerl
Investigator
Ken began his thirty year career in law enforcement starting as a part-time jailor/dispatcher for Marquette County until accepting a full time position as a Police Officer for the Village of Poynette. After... Read Full Bio
Rachel Laubmeier
Senior Adminstrator
Rachel began her career with the University of Wisconsin Police Department in 2006 with the Records and Court Services units. In 2012, she was promoted and is currently the executive assistant for the Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief of Police. She is responsible for the... Read Full Bio
Joseph LeMire
Police Chief - Consultant
Chief Joseph LeMire is a career law enforcement officer with over 23 years of experience and a solid reputation for principled leadership and implementing collaboration efforts between police and community.
... Read Full BioDavid J. Mahoney
Dane County Sheriff - Consultant
David Mahoney is a career law enforcement officer having begun his profession in 1979. He has served in a Village Department of less than five officers, a City Department of less than one hundred officers, and County Sheriff’s Office of over five hundred. David currently... Read Full Bio
Becci Menghini
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor - Consultant
Becci serves as Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Workforce Strategy, Equity and Engagement at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In this role, she has a dual focus; she provides the direct oversight of and has day-to-day responsibility for the Equal... Read Full Bio
Ben Newman
Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety - Consultant
Chief Newman is the Director of Public Safety, Chief of Police at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. As Chief, Ben is responsible for safety, security and law enforcement services for the university. Prior to being named Chief at SIU... Read Full Bio
Sue Riseling
Founder
Sue started consulting in 1983. In 2007, she founded Decision Makers, LLC to focus on the needs of Universities, Colleges, businesses, K-12, and police. In 2015 Riseling formed The Riseling Group to respond to growing demands. She retired... Read Full Bio
Anne E. Schwartz
Consultant
Anne E. Schwartz is a communications and risk assessment strategist. She’s a published book author with success in reputation management, brand protection and relationship-building through development and execution of communication and community relations strategies. She received the ADDY Award in 2016 from American Advertising Federation for ads for DOJ opiate abuse awareness campaign. Additionally, she is a member of Virtual Social Media Working Group for the Department of Homeland... Read Full Bio
Paige Smith
Chief of Institutional Policy and Compliance- Consultant
Paige currently serves as the Chief of Institutional Policy and Compliance at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. In this role, she is responsible for the oversite and management of policy and... Read Full Bio
Annette Spicuzza
Consultant
Annette is with Stanford University’s Department of Public Safety as a civilian manager overseeing their Support Services Division. Chief Spicuzza has worked in five different police departments ranging from a major municipality, to a small town, to building a department... Read Full Bio
Julie Underwood
Senior Consultant
Julie is a nationally recognized authority on education law, including areas of equity, diversity, and constitutional rights.
She was the Dean... Read Full Bio
Mary Ann Viverette
Lead Consultant
Chief Viverette retired in May 2007 after serving in the Gaithersburg Police Department (MD) for 28 years, with 21 years serving as the Chief of Police. Mary... Read Full Bio
Ann Zanzig
Lead Consultant
Prior to becoming the President of AZ Consultants, Ann spent many years in higher education administration, including serving as Dean of Students, Edgewood College, Madison, WI, and Director of Student Orientation Programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to... Read Full Bio