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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Hands down the best leadership class I've attended in my life!
Ivory tower is great!
Great course. Venue was a bit cramped but great event that will be recommended to others.
The areas that addressed task ownership and empathy resonated with me.
Class was very dynamic covering material with a very unique approach
This class was absolutely amazing.
Great Training! Definitely learned great tools to better myself as a leader, so I can provide better for my department.
Tom was energetic and kept the class engaged with his teaching style.
I loved this course! MANY takeaways I can use immediately for my department.
Great class.
Excellent energy! Touched on several applicable topics in modern policing! Multiple gold nuggets to pass on to our agency!! Thank you, Tom!!
Taught with just a much passion as I've seen on social media. Message delivery was great. Time contraints made it feel like Tom had to go a million miles an hour.