Southern Police Institute Alumni Association

SOUTHERN POLICE INSTITUTE

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS

Dr. Bill Lewinski, Force Science Institute

Dr. Bill Lewinski is a behavioral scientist whose work has focused primarily on the intensive study of human dynamics involved in high stress, life-threatening encounters.

A mission of Force Science® Institute, Ltd. (FSI) is to gather experts from a variety of academic and research disciplines and a wide range of educational institutions in North America and the United Kingdom, to assist in the study of officer and subject behavior primarily in lethal force encounters. Areas of study include action/reaction parameters, perception - including the relationship of skill level, attention and visual focus to information processing, judgment and effectiveness of action, and attention and memory. The university researchers FSI has paired with, for research or instruction, have published well over 1,000 research articles and a dozen academic textbooks.

Dr. Lewinski has testified in grand juries, coroner’s inquests, arbitration hearings, and both criminal and civil cases throughout North America, in the United Kingdom and Australia. He has trained in Goju Karate (traditional Japanese Karate) since 1967. He is a regional director and a national examiner with Goju Kai Karate Do, U.S.A. Dr. Lewinski was inducted into the National Law Enforcement Officer Hall of Fame in 2023 for a Lifetime of Law Enforcement Training.

Chris Davis, Chief of Police, Green Bay Police Department

Chris Davis was sworn in as the Chief of the Green Bay Police Department on September 16, 2021. Chief Davis began his policing career at the Arizona State University Police Department in 1994. In 1998, he joined the Portland, Oregon Police Bureau, where he served in a variety of roles including the Assistant Chief of Services, Assistant Chief of Operations, and Deputy Chief of Police.

Chief Davis has a Bachelor’s Degree in Justice Studies and a Master’s Degree in Public Safety Leadership and Administration from Arizona State University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Major Cities Chiefs Association’s Police Executive Leadership Institute.

Patrick Patton, Chief of Police, Kenosha Police Department

Patrick Patton was appointed as Chief of Police with the Kenosha Police Department in January of 2023. Prior to his 19 years with the Kenosha Police Department, he spent 8 years in the US Marine Corps with combat deployments to Iraq. Chief Patton received a Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice from Carthage College in Kenosha, and earned his Master’s Degree in criminal justice administration from the University of Wisconsin at Platteville. He has attended the FBI-LEEDA Leadership Trilogy course as well as IACP’s Leadership in Police Organizations, and is a Certified Public Manager through the University of Wisconsin. Chief Patton was previously a member of the Kenosha SWAT team and also served as commander of the department’s Civil Disturbance Response Team. He is the current secretary for the Wisconsin Police Executive Group.

Dave Funkhouser, Chief of Police (ret.)

Dave Funkhouser served in Wisconsin law enforcement for over 34 years, including 17 years as a Chief of Police. An award-winning law enforcement officer, Dave also served as President of the WI Chiefs of Police Association and the WI Police Leadership Foundation. He is an accomplished public speaker and has been invited to give presentations on leadership, crisis management, organizational culture, trust building, and more to many different groups and associations including presentations for the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the International Chiefs of Police Association, the University of Wisconsin’s Command College, and Dave has been a keynote speaker for graduation events, church and civic groups, as well as many other law enforcement organizations across the U.S.

Casey Boggs, President, ReputationUs

Casey Boggs is a global communications leader specializing in public relations, public affairs, reputation management, cyber incident response and crisis mitigation. Boggs is the president of ReputationUs (RepUs), an international corporate reputation management and crisis response firm.

Before forming RepUs, Casey was president of LT Public Relations, directing the strategic communications efforts for several industries and public entities, including financial institutions, law enforcement, health care and legal. Prior to LTPR, Boggs served as public relations director at AIG before and during the global recession of 2008. Boggs also managed accounts for two of the world’s largest public relations firms, Waggener Edstrom and Weber Shandwick.

Chris Prochut (pro-hut) Mental Health Advicate and Law Enforcement Suicide Prevention Trainer

For over ten years, Chris has had the honor to present to more than 16,000 law enforcement officers across the United States and Canada on the topics of suicide and depression warning signs, medication myths, department policy revision, and told of his personal experience with the stigma of mental health issues. Chris has presented at many NAMI organized Crisis Intervention Team Trainings (CIT) where he addresses the subject of "Taking care of our own” and has been featured at various specialized law enforcement conferences advising departments on program development to assist officers at risk for suicide. Feedback from these trainings shows just how well received Chris’s message is, how the topics of suicide and mental illness are rarely discussed within law enforcement, and how education and training are causing a paradigm shift within police departments.

Chris is a member of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Death Response (LEDR) Team, a former trainer in QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) suicide prevention program, a FBI National Academy (FBINA) Enrichment Speaker, a FBI National Academy Associates (FBINAA) Officer Safety and Wellness Committee Member, and an active volunteer with BringChange2Mind; an organization founded by Actress Glenn Close to end the stigma surrounding mental illness.

Chris was recognized with the 2017 HOPES Award for his achievements in advancing suicide prevention in law enforcement by Mental Health America – Wisconsin.

In 2018 Chris was presented with a NAMI Wisconsin Iris Award for his Outstanding Contributions, dedication, and support to promote the mission and vision of NAMI Wisconsin.

Chris resides in Hartford, Wisconsin with his wife Jennifer and their children Chase (20) and Ashlyn (16).

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