Captain Thomas Rizzo — Instructor Profile
About Captain Thomas Rizzo
Thomas Rizzo began his law enforcement career in December of 2001, as a Patrolman with the Middlesex Borough Police Department (NJ). In 2004, Rizzo was hired by the Howell Township Police Department (NJ), where he is currently serving as the Investigations Division Commander at the rank of Captain.
Thomas Rizzo formulated Howell Township Police Department’s first Criminal Suppression Unit, where he has participated in a variety of search warrant executions, intra/inter-agency collaborations, and take-downs of distributors. Rizzo received a B.S. from the University of Central Florida in Criminal Justice, and an M.A. from Seton Hall University in Human Resource Training & Development.
Thomas Rizzo graduated the NJSACOP Command & Leadership Academy in 2009 and was invited to return as an Instructor of Group Leadership Theories. Rizzo has been both a Police Academy and Department Instructor. He has been an Adjunct Professor with New Jersey City University Schools of Management, Criminal Justice, and Professional Securities Studies since 2012, while also teaching for Rutgers School of Public Affairs & Administration (2018) and Fairleigh Dickinson University (2019). Thomas Rizzo takes great pride in the constant pursuit of leading by example, while consistently being a student of human behavior. Rizzo has quickly become an incredibly sought after instructor.
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Great training. Covers items that have been needed in LE for many years. Would attend future classes.
As a new personnel on a department, I’ve gone to a lot of classes. This is by far the best class I have attended. Very well done. I cannot wait to have fellow coworkers attend with me in the coming years.
It was great. Wish it was longer. Lots of great material.
Great class for Officers wanting to build good leadership skills.
Great presenter!
Presentation, Content, and Tom all receive a 10/10!!! As a city councilman and chief's wife, I strongly recommend Tom and the Ivory Tower to all agencies. All agencies and leaders across the US desperately need this content. It will change…
Tom has provided a wonderful class with the content easy to follow and relevant to today’s policing needs. I would recommend this class to anyone wanting to continue education in leadership and teamwork.
Great course. The material is great and the way t is presented is interesting.
Excellent presenter with awesome information.
Very good coarse with a lot of useful information. Kept my interest the whole time and was extremely relevant.
Excellent seminar!
This was a great class on how to effectively be a leader in your department regardless of your rank.