MIDWEST ANIMAL SERVICES ACADEMY - Key Persons
JT is a United States Air Force veteran, and has been a state, regionally and nationally certified Animal Control Officer, Animal Cruelty Investigator, Shelter Operator, Disaster Responder, and Animal Control Manager since 2001. He has more than 11 years of experience in traditional law enforcement and has been a certified training instructor since 1985. He has served as the Director of Animal Control for the City of Eldon; the Supervisory Special Investigator for Kansas City's Special Investigation Unit; and was th Animal Control Manager for Jefferson County, Missouri. He was graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Grantham University. JT has served on the Missouri Animal Control Association Board of Directors for many years, to include having been the Officer Certification Chairman and President of the Association. He served the National Animal Control Association as a member of the Advanced Investigation (Level IV) course development team and instructor. He has served as an instructor for the National Animal Control Association, the Missouri Animal Control Association, Animal Control Training Services and Midwest Animal Services Academy; and has been a guest lecturer for the Veterinary Technologies programs for Brown-Mackie College, Sanford Brown College and Jefferson College. He is currently an instructor with Animal Control and Care Academy (ACCA) and is the chief instructor for MaSA's live classroom training and its online training platform acouniversity.