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The battle of the
Bulge to the
crossing of the rhine
Leadership EXPERIENCE
14-20 MAY 2019
COURSE FACULTY
Chief Inspector Dean Hollands
Dean Hollands, MPhil, MSc, BSc Hons., is a former Detective Chief Inspector with the Surrey (UK) Police, having previously
served seven years in the Royal Army Ordinance Corps. While with the RAOC, DCI Hollands served in the United Kingdom, West
Germany, Falkland Islands and Cyprus, before joining Surrey Police in 1989. His most recent police posting was as the lead on
the Surrey Police Force Improvement Team. Previously, he performed a variety of uniformed and detective roles at all ranks
from Constable to Detective Chief Inspector, during which time he lead a number of diverse teams in a variety of operational
and strategic roles including surveillance, covert, intelligence, homicide investigations and reviews of high profile unsolved
crimes and Roads Policing.
For four years (2010 – 2013), DCI Hollands was seconded to the College of Policing, where he served as a Leadership Tutor
(Instructor). While on the faculty of the College of Policing, he designed and delivered the Executive Skills Module portion of
the Foundation for Senior Leaders Programme. He also delivered sessions of the Business and Professional Policing Skills
modules. During his tenure at the College DCI Hollands also designed and delivered leadership training for senior leaders in the
Special Constabulary. In addition to his position with the College of Policing, DCI Hollands also lectured at the European Police
College and three times at the annual NJSACOP Police Executive Institute on the relevance and importance of key leadership
issues today through the use of case studies that examine the leadership successes and failures of historical leaders.
DCI Hollands has twice volunteered in China teaching English and classroom management techniques to school teachers from
Southern China. At the College of Policing DCI Hollands was awarded two Director’s Commendations for his work in designing
and delivering leadership training nationally and internationally. In 2001, he received a Leadership Award from the Ashridge
Business School for his research into leading policing within diverse communities. He is also the author of published military
history books.
Professor William “Pat” Schuber
William “Pat” Schuber is an Assistant Professor in the School of Administrative Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a
faculty member in the Master of Administrative Science (MAS), Master of Science in Homeland Security (MSHS), and Bachelor of
Arts in Individualized Studies (BAIS). His courses include Leadership, Government, Homeland Security, Law, Ethics and
Communication. He is also the Co-Director of the Diplomacy and International Relations Program. Professor Schuber is a past
Adjunct Professor in Business Law at Montclair University and Seton Hall University. He is an Instructor in the Certified Public
Manager Course of Studies (CPM) and the NJSACOP Police Executive Institute. Professor Schuber has also instructed for the New
Jersey State Police (NJSP).
Professor Schuber has conducted Leadership Staff Ride Seminars at the Battlefields of Normandy, Gettysburg, Antietam,
Manassas, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Courthouse, and Brandywine. He lectures frequently on military history, historical
leadership, homeland security, ethics, communication and conflict resolution to numerous civic groups, and is the Seminar
Director for the Bergen Leads Program sponsored by the Volunteer Center of Bergen County. This program trains future
leaders in business, non-profit and government. He has also published several scholarly articles and co-authored books on
topics of History, Leadership and Homeland Security.
Previously, Professor Schuber served as the County Executive of Bergen County for 12 years, and served for 9 years as a
member of the New Jersey State Assembly. He was also the Mayor of the Borough of Bogota for 4 years. More recently, he has
been appointed a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He is a graduate of Fordham University with
a BA and received his JD at Fordham University School of Law.
COURSE FACILITATOR
Executive Director Mitchell C. Sklar
Mitchell Sklar has served as the Executive Director of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police since 1999. Prior to
joining the NJSACOP, Mr. Sklar served as legislative advisor for Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Judiciary, and related issues
for a United States Senator in Washington, DC. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the Rutgers University School of Law, a
Master of Administrative Science degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and
Government from the University of Hartford. He has completed the Police Legal Advisors Training Program at the United States
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC] in Glynco, Georgia, the Executing Public Policy for Police Executives and
Integrated Risk Management programs at the Leadership Development Centre, Canadian Police College in Ottawa, Ontario, and
the Senior Leadership Programme, Foundation for Senior Leaders at Great Britain's College of Policing at Bramshill,
Hampshire, England. Additionally, he has received a Certificate in Facilitation Skills from The Training Foundation, and is an
Associate Member of the British Institute for Learning and Development.
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