About Us
Mission Statement
Training For Safety, Incorporated is a California nonprofit, public-benefit, 501 (c)(3) corporation. We are dedicated to providing the highest level of safety-related training for government employees, security professionals, and the general public. We accomplish this goal by combining exceptionally qualified staff with motivated and experienced instructors, using the latest adult-based learning techniques, to produce an educational product which is always accurate, up-to-date, and informative. In addition, we offer select consulting services and products which complement our training and add to the overall safety of our clientele.
Instructor Bios
Barry Lewis became involved in Public Safety in the early 1970's, after several years of military service. He began his career with the South San Francisco Police Department. His assignments included: Patrol, investigations, undercover narcotics, and training. In the early 1980's Barry transferred to the City of Brisbane, Department of Public Safety, obtaining both his POST Peace Officer Advanced certificate and Level Two Firefighter Certificate. During his public safety career he was awarded the Medal of Valor.
Once Barry became involved in the training sector, he found his true calling. He began teaching Emergency Medical related topics, FTO (field training officer) then moved onto the FBI defensive tactic instructor class, teaching at police academies since 1978. Believing all survival skills are intertwined Barry became a Range Master, Survival Shooting Instructor, EVOC ( Emergency Vehicle Operations Course) instructor trainer and "Tactical Communications Instructor". He is a graduate of the Advanced Law Enforcement Driving Course taught by Bobby Ore. He holds a certificate from the Force Science Institute on the analysis of use-of-force incidents.
Barry is one of the founding members of Training for Safety. He is a senior instructor with years of teaching experience and currently serves on the Corporation's nonprofit Board of Directors as a corporate officer.
Barry LewisBarry.Lewis@TrainingForSafety.com
650 692-0437 ext 103
James O'Neil, ENP began his public safety career in the mid 1980's and recently retired from public safety as an Inspector with a San Francisco Bay Area police department. He has worked in patrol, crime prevention, public relations, corrections, traffic, training, and investigations. He also spent eight years as a Telecommunications Specialist in a Bay Area 9-1-1 center.
Mr. O'Neil began teaching public safety personnel in 1993, first at the basic academy level, and then in-service training. His areas of specialty include: Slow and high-speed driving; Emergency vehicle operations; Driver simulator instruction; Public safety technology, Tactical communications; and Workplace violence.
James has been with Training for Safety since its inception. He is a Senior Instructor, and also serves on the Corporation's nonprofit Board of Directors as a corporate officer. He has a Bachelor's degree in Management.
James O'NeilJames.Oneil@TrainingForSafety.com
650-692-0437 ext 104
Joe Doherty started his career in public safety over 3 decades ago with FDNY as a Fire Alarm Dispatcher in Brooklyn. Relocating to California, he worked as a Communications Dispatcher and a Supervising Dispatcher in two major San Francisco Bay Area communications centers before becoming a career firefighter and retiring from a Bay Area fire department.
Joe remains committed to public safety concerns and has worked, both with committees and individually, researching, composing, delivering, and evaluating training for local, regional and national organizations. Some of these organizations include The California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST), California State Fire Training, and The National Emergency Training Center at Emmitsburg MD.
Mr. Doherty has been instructing public safety personnel since 1985 at local fire academies and since 1994 at regional law enforcement sites in basic and in-service training. His training varies from Emergency Medical Services, Disaster Preparedness and Terrorism programs, to Hazardous Materials, Interpersonal Relationships and Wellness Programs for communications personnel and first responders.
Joseph has been with Training for Safety since its inception. He is a Senior Instructor, and also serves on the Corporation's nonprofit Board of Directors as a corporate officer. He earned a Masters degree in Emergency Services Administration, a Bachelor's degree in Vocational Education, and holds multiple state credentials such as Master Instructor and Fire Officer.
Joe DohertyJoseph.Doherty@TrainingForSafety.com
650-692-0437 ext 105
Janet Childs is the Director of Education for the Centre for Living with Dying in Santa Clara, and the Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team. A former Emergency Room Nurse, Janet has over 30 years of experience dealing with Public Safety and Critical Incident stress.
She has a Bachelor's degree (Special Major) in Psychology and English from San Jose State University, and has a Masters degree in Theology. Janet is a Certified Diplomats by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She has taught hundreds of stress management and critical incident courses to thousands of public safety personnel throughout the United States and worldwide conducting training and debriefing for the survivors and first responders of the 1989 Loma Prieda Earthquake, the Oakland Hills Firestorm, urban search and rescue and first responders involved in the tragedy of September 11, 2001. Some of her many accomplishments include working with victims of Hurricane Katrina in both Louisiana and Mississippi, establishing Critical Incident Stress Management teams in Sydney, Melbourne, Moscow, Northern Ireland and countless other locations across the United States.
She presently oversees the educational programs and coordinates the Bay Area Critical Incident Stress Management Team. For the past 14 years, she has offered POST Certified Training for public safety personnel and for the past 23 years, has provided Certified Training for social workers, nurses and therapists. Combining her love of music with her personal and professional experience with loss, she creates a safe and healing environment to gently examine these difficult life issues.
Because of her teaching style, care, and concern, Janet is one of our most popular and most often requested instructors.
Janet ChildsJanet.Childs@TrainingForSafety.com
408-313-5306
Carole de Gery is a retired deputy sheriff and a former juvenile probation officer. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree and is a certified background investigator and critical incident stress debriefer for first responders. She is also trained as a perishable skills instructor teaching at regional public safety academies.
During her tenure as a deputy Sheriff Carole was instrumental in creating and developing several community oriented projects including: A Domestic Violence Referral Handbook, Literacy Outreach Programs and Family and Relationship Violence prevention education programs.
Carole began teaching in 1979 working with high school students and currently teaches Advanced officer training. Her areas of specialty include: Driver simulator instruction; Force Options and other specialized training.
Carole has been with Training for Safety since 2004 as an instructor and also serves on the Corporation's nonprofit Board of Directors as a corporate officer.
Carole de GeryCarole.deGery@TrainingForSafety.com
650-692-0437 ext 107
Dennis Dunne began his law enforcement career three decades ago as a reserve police officer while attending college at the University of California, Davis. After graduating with a BA in Political Science, Dennis was hired as a regular police officer in the San Francisco Bay Area. He worked in patrol, investigations and traffic and was promoted to sergeant in 1979 which is also when he completed his Master's Degree in Public Administration from the College of Notre Dame. Dennis instructed at several law enforcement regional academies and retired from full-time law enforcement in 2002.
After retiring, Dennis worked full-time for a regional law enforcement training academy where he was an instructor and coordinator for in-service courses such as FTO, Background Investigation, Law Enforcement Driving Simulator, Force Option Simulator and various Supervisory Courses.