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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Ivory Tower is an exceptional course for those that are interested from leading from the front and ways to earn respect instead of demanding it.
One of the best leadership courses you could ever attend!
Ivory Tower was an incredibly informative class that provided a refreshing take on Law Enforcement Supervision.
Excellent course with a great speaker
Was an exceptional class.
Great class. A lot of information for one day. Class could be longer.
Engaging and informative. I was unsure what the training would be like, but I’m happy with the tools I’m taking away from this session.
This class was great and the instructor kept my attention. I learned valuable lessons om how to be a better leader and would highly recommend this training to anyone.
Ivory tower with Tom Rizzo was an electric leadership course designed to inspire leadership skills and insight for current and future supervisors. Rizzo maintained the same level of energy and compassion from the first ten minutes to the l…
Tom's class was very informative. You can tell he is passionate about the subject that he teaches. Makes the class fun and enjoyable.
Awesome training. Not even a little bit of death by PowerPoint. Extremely engaging. Rizzo knows his subject matter forwards and backwards.
Instructor was very motivated in presenting. Course material was very interesting and instructive.