Joan CollinsRhode Island

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  401-764-5557   |    
  joan.collins@risp.gov

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Rank or Title:
Police Communications Specialist Supervisor

Employing Agency:
Rhode Island State Police

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Bio:
EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE Rhode Island State Police, RIICAC, Cranston, Rhode Island 2008 – Present Administrative Assistant Rhode Island State Police, North Scituate, Rhode Island 1996 – Present Police Communications Specialist Supervisor RILETS / Telecommunications Unit NCIC Quality Assurance Officer 1996 – Present Alert Administrator / Manager 2005 - Present State of Rhode Island Sex Offender Database Manager 2008 - 2014 Rhode Island Most Wanted Site Manager 2005 – 2011 Rhode Island State Police, North Scituate, Rhode Island 1996 – 1996 Assistant Supervisor RILETS / Telecommunications Unit Rhode Island State Police, North Scituate, Rhode Island 1992 – Present Telecommunicator Warwick Police Department, Warwick, Rhode Island 1989-1994 Reserve Police Officer Warwick Police Department, Warwick, Rhode Island 1989-1992 Communications Specialist / Dispatcher Warwick Police Department, Warwick, Rhode Island 1982-1989 Communications Dispatch Clerk EDUCATION Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, Rhode Island Computer Science Program TRAINING • Missing Children Seminar for Chief Executive Officers 2018 • International AMBER Forum, Mexico 2018 • 2018 National AMBER Alert Symposium 2018 • Security Awareness Training - Rhode Island State Police 2018 • Security Awareness Training - Rhode Island State Police 2017 • National Symposium for AMBER Alert Coordinators and Clearinghouse Managers 2017 • 11th Annual National Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference 2017 • 2nd Trinational AMBER Alert Forum, Mexico 2017 • Tri-Nation AMBER Alert Forum, Mexico 2016 • Northeast Missing Persons Clearinghouse Regional Conference 2016 • Identifying Imposters 2016 • 28th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference 2016 • NCMEC & Autism Speaks 2016 • Cybertip Management Training 2016 • Child Abduction Tabletop Exercise 2015 • ICAC – CyberTip manager Version Update v1.7.0 2014 • 25th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference 2013 • 2012 National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation 2012 • National Conference 2011 • The CJPortal Basics 2011 • 23rd Annual Crimes Against Children Conference 2011 • Child Abduction Response FBI Training Course 2011 • 2010 National AMBER Alert Symposium 2010 • 2010 ICAC National Conference 2010 • IDN Toolkit (ICAC) 2010 • CyberTip Management 2010 • National State Clearinghouse Conference 2010 • Brining Our Missing Children Home Safely 2010 • Missing & Exploited Children Chief Executive Officer Seminar 2010 • 2010 National Symposium on Sex Offender Management and Accountability 2010 • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) 2010 • 21st Annual Crimes Against Children Conference 2009 • Workshop on Rhode Island Sex Offender Registry 2009 • Missing and Exploited Children 911 Center Manager Seminar 2009 • 2009 National AMBER Alert Symposium, Florida 2009 • Sex Offender Registry Workshop 2009 • 2008 National AMBER Alert Conference, California 2008 • Child abduction response team (CART) 2008 • NCMEC 2008 Missing and Abducted Children Response Initiatives for; Call Takers, First Responders, Investigators, & First Line Supervisors • 2007 National AMBER Alert Conference, Colorado 2007 • ACS Justice Information System (RI Judicial) 2006 • Effective Supervision: Tasks, Challenges and Tools for Managers 2005 • Conflict Management and Confrontational Skills 2001 • APCO Basic Telecommunicator Course 2001 • Coaching Skills 2000 • Civilian Driver Training – Rhode Island State Police 1999 • Excelling as First-Time Manager or Supervisor • Computer Training & CPR / First Aid (RISP In-Service) 1995 • Labor Relation Issues for Supervisors • Leadership & Supervisory Skills for Women • Interviewing Sexually Assaulted and Abused Children • Advanced Seminar on Satanism and the Occult • Ritualistic Crimes, Satanism, and the Occult • Practical Homicide Investigations • Survival and Tactics for Law Enforcement Officers • Perspectives on Modern Police Supervisory Practices • Public Safety and Communications Seminar • Police Laws and Procedures Comprehensive Course • NCIC system operation, policy, and procedures presented by RI State Police and FBI ORGANIZATIONS • Rhode Island Law Enforcement Trainer’s Association 2001 CERTIFICATES or LETTERS of RECOGNITION • State of Rhode Island – in Appreciation of 25 Years of Faithful Service 2017 • U.S. Senate Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition 2014 • State of Rhode Island Office of Attorney General – 2013 Justice Award for Crime Prevention 2013 • Superintendent Rhode Island State Police – Coordinating the National AMBER Alert Awareness Day held at Providence Bruins Game, Dunkin Donuts Center 2012 • Superintendent Rhode Island State Police – Providing Tour & overview of NCIC for the assessors during CALEA accreditation site visit 2011 • Superintendent Rhode Island State Police – Hard Work and Dedication While Managing the RI Most Wanted Site 2011 • United States Marshals Service – Certificate of Appreciation for Dedication and Service on Operation FALCON III 2006 • Civilian of the Year Award 1996