Colleen Belongea

Experience

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  Town of Menasha Police Department

  Mar 1987 - Dec 1987

  Patrol Officer

  General patrol, handling calls, preventing crime and working with the community.

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  Green Bay Police Department

  Jan 1988 - Aug 2008

  Lieutent

  Lieutenant♦ Training, Research and Development team. September 2007 to August 2008♦ Detective Division. January 2006 to September 2007. Directing and supervising 10 school resource officers and 1 K-9 officer. Assigned to assist with person crimes in major cases.Accomplishment example: to collaborate with school officials to update the school security plan. Specifics of the update are: added school security personnel, better communications between the police department, neighborhoods and school staff, and formulate and incident command model for response.♦ Road Supervisor. Day Shift Patrol, January 2005 to December 2005Afternoon Shift Patrol, January 2000 to 2001Accomplishment example: Implementation of a mentoring program throughout the patrol division.Evening Shift Patrol, May 1999-January 2000♦ Community Police Unit. January 2001 to 2004 Coordinating 18 officers to work with the community in an effort to obtain both community and department goals. Advanced Patrol Officer ♦ Community police officer. October 1996 to May 1999 Accomplishment example: Introduced the “Character First Program to Tank Elementary School.Day shift patrol officer. January 1996 to October 1996♦ Afternoon shift patrol officer. January 1995 to January 1996 Accomplishment example: Development of Mounted Patrol Unit and related assignments. Police Officer ♦ Afternoon shift patrol officer. January 1988 to January 1995 Show less

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  Fox Valley Technical College

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2016

  As an education professional my goal is to combine 22 years of law enforcement experience with the love for teaching in a progressive/reputable education setting and to functional as a vital part of a collaborative team in preparing outstanding criminal justice professionals.♦ Teach a variety of criminal justice classes♦ Introduction to the criminal justice system♦ Community strategies♦ Criminal Law♦ Taught Department of Justice Standards♦ Teach Law Enforcement Tactics ♦ Firearms♦ Defense and Arrest Tactics♦ Emergency Driving♦ Vehicle Contacts Show less Department Chair is responsible for scheduling instructors and classes, ensuring a consistency in the delivery of material to students, creating initiatives designed to enhance student success and retention, and collaborating with other departments across the college.♦ Implemented secondary checklists through Peoplesoft♦ Collaborated with academic advisors to create cohort groups ♦ Conducted group advising for semester specific students♦ Wrote curriculum and program plan for 720 implementation of certification track♦ Utilized retention counselors in the classroom for at risk students♦ Mediated conflicts between students and instructors♦ Collaborated statewide on WIDS creation for the 720 Recruit Academy & Academic Program Plan♦ Appointed to the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice Fitness & Wellness Committees Show less

  • Criminal Justice Instructor

    Aug 2008 - Aug 2016

  • Recruit Academy Director

    Nov 2014 - May 2015

  • Criminal Justice Department Chair

    Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
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  Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

  Dec 2015 - now

  Law Enforcement Academy Instructor
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  Assured Private Investigations, LLC

  Jan 2016 - now

  Owner / Private Investigator

  Assured Private Investigations strives to provide excellent customer service to assist in finding the truth. Our Investigators utilize a variety of tools and resources to solve problems and offer an objective critical eye.► Process Serving for private and public entities► Surveillance ► Fraud & Insurance Investigations► Criminal Investigations / Defense► Background Investigations► Missing Persons (Skip Tracing) ► Judgment Recovery► PAWLI Member (Professional Association of Wisconsin Licensed Investigators)► Commissioned Notary Public - (In-house notarizing of affidavits) Show less