Instructors - Alternative Sentencing Program, Aspen of America

Staff

All of our staff is committed to:
Respect for Human Dignity...Compassion for People...Sense of Moral Responsibility

A.S.P.E.N. of America is a group of retired professional Law Enforcement Officers that care deeply about people and desire to make a difference in your community and believes that education and understanding can make that difference.

ASPEN of MN-ND Staff

Steven P Andersen

*30 plus yrs of Law Enforcement
*13 years experience as Narcotics & Gang Investigator
*Staff Instructor Inver Hills Community College
*Instructor Minnesota State Patrol-Minneapolis Community College-Minnesota BCA
*BCA Agent/Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force
*Public Speaker: Civic/Community/Public School/Private Industry
*Certified Narcotic Investigator/U.S. Department of Justice/DEA
*Certified START Instructor Domestic Violence Indian Country/Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Steven Hagenah

*34 years Law Enforcement Officer
*31 years Senior Agent Minnesota Criminal Bureau of Apprehension
*Extensive experience Narcotic/Robbery/Homicide/Sex Crimes
*College Level Instructor
*F.B.I. Academy Training Criminal Behavior Science
*Department of Justice/DEA Certified Narcotics
*BCA Agent Public Speaker-Civil/Community/Public Schools/Private Industry
*BA Degree Bemidji State University majored in Political Science, minor in English and minor in Business Administration

Jeff V. Andersen

*6 years Law Enforcement
*AAS Degree Hibbing Community College
*Certified Methamphetamine Lab Technician Department of Justice/FBI
*Certified Methamphetamine Instructor
*Certified Narcotic Investigator/Department of Justice/DEA
*Certified Alcohol Intoxilizer Operator/Minnesota BCA
*Expert on Effects of Alcohol
*Public Speaker/Civic/Community/Public Schools/Private Industry (Area of Methamphetamine & Drug Abuse)
*Expert D.W.I. Laws and effects D.W.I. on community/Victims

Craig Baker

*30 years Law Enforcement

(4 years Moorhead Police Department)
(26 years Clay County Sheriff's Office)

[9 years uniform patrol]
[4 years narcotics/investigations]
[5 years supervisor of narcotics/investigation]
[12 years Chief Deputy Sheriff, Clay County]

*BA Degree, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Political Science, 1988
*Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension "Police Management Series", 1993
*FBI: Law Enforcement Executive Development Association, 1996
*Clay County Sheriff's Office public speaker; civic, community, public school, private industry

Jerome Thorsen

32 Yrs Law Enforcement Experience

2 Yrs Dispatcher
17 Yrs Moorhead Police Department

4 Yrs Patrol
13 Yrs Detective

13 Yrs Clay County Sheriff's Office

11 Yrs Investigation Division Commander
2 Yrs Chief Deputy

BA Degree Minnesota State University Moorhead 1979
FBI National Academy 2000
MN Gang Strike Force Region Commander

Budd Warren

*19 + Yrs Law Enforcement Experience Cass County Sheriffs Department Fargo ND
*2 Yrs Dispatcher/Corrections
*3 Yrs Sheriffs Patrol
*14.5 Yrs Investigation Division, *Sergeant , Investigation Division
*Cass County Sheriff's Office public speaker; civic, community, public school, private industry
*Fire Investigation Instructor
*Extensive experience Narcotic/Gang Investigation.
*11 Years, North Dakota Parole Board, Bismarck ND
*11 Yrs Insurance Fraud Investigator, Private Sector, Qualified Fire Investigator
*Graduate, North Dakota Law Enforcement Academy, Bismarck ND
*Attended North Dakota State School of Science, Wahpeton ND
*Public Speaker/Civic /Community/Public Schools & Private Industry

ASPEN of New Mexico Staff

K.C. Rogers

*K.C. Rogers is the founder of A.S.P.E.N. of New Mexico and the co-developer of the "ASPEN Program".
*Rogers retired from the New Mexico State Police as a Sergeant.
*Rogers spent the majority of his career in Narcotics and Criminal Investigations.
*Rogers was an instructor at the New Mexico State Police Academy, NM Law enforcement Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Kevin M. Boyd

*Kevin Boyd is a retired Lieutenant from the New Mexico State Police and one of the co-developers of the "ASPEN Program".
*Boyd spent the majority of his career in Narcotics Investigations.
*Boyd holds a Bachelor's degree in Workforce Education and a Master's degree in Organizational Management.
*He also holds instructor certifications the New Mexico law Enforcement Academy, the department of Energy and the Federal Central Training Academy.

Duel Paris

*Duel Paris is a retired New Mexico State Police Officer with a background in Narcotics Investigations.
*Paris is a certified instructor from the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy and is often called upon as a public speaker in his community.
*Paris often works with trouble youth through his volunteering at the New Mexico Boys Ranch.

Chris Maes

*Chris Maes is a retired Captain from the New Mexico State Police.
*Maes has many years experience as an instructor and carries his certification from the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy.
*His career focused on Patrol Operations and Investigations.
*Maes has great experience as a public speaker for civic organizations.