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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Recent Reviews
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Rizz has a ton of knowledge and even more energy. Class kept us on our toes, as there was never a dull moment. I would highly recommend to anyone looking to either advance their career with a new leadership role or hone in on their current…
Engaging course that redirects perspective of the job after some time spent in the field.
Great information and reliable advice to use.
Tom’s class was great and really gets you thinking about how you can better yourself.
Tom was full of excitement and kept the class engaged the entire day.
Very interactive and engaging course that provides lots of insight and information for officers in a supervisory role or about to be in that type of role.
Great class.
Good class.
This course was informational and impactful. The content is transformative and helps change the way you think and approach leadership.
Tom presented an amazing course. I have taken several leadership courses that are structured around abstract and conceptual leadership theories. Tom’s Ivory Tower course is completely different. He blends real world issues and his own pitf…
Great class, extremely relatable and really hits deep on a lot of aspects that I feel I hide from myself and others.
Tom Rizzo keeps you engaged throughout the entire class. It is just that interesting.