Mike Raneses is a 45-year veteran of California law enforcement: he has experience as a deputy sheriff and sergeant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a probation officer with the Orange County Probation Department, and a parole agent with the California Department of Corrections. Raneses holds a BA in Criminal Justice Administration and a MA in Public Administration. Mike’s extensive teaching and training experience includes a wide variety of criminal justice operational and management courses taught at training academies and at the college and university levels. Retired from the US Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Mike has a passion for encouraging and developing leadership skills at all levels and effectively applying those skills within an ethical framework in the criminal justice community.