The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 378th Basic Police Class.
The Basic Police Class is 16-weeks in length and includes dozens of training areas including survival skills, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, community policing, elder abuse, drug recognition, and dozens of other subjects.
Basic Police Class 378 will graduate at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following the graduation. Chief Tighe O’Meara of the Ashland Police Department will be the speaker.
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training would like to invite you to join us in observing the ceremony and congratulating Basic Police #BP378 on their successful completion of basic training.
The graduating students appreciate the family, friends and guests who make graduation an appropriate conclusion to their basic training at the Oregon Public Safety Academy.
Graduating members of BP378:
Police Officer Fabrizzio Avila
OHSU University Police
Police Officer Nathan Banfi
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Charlie Berry
Port of Portland Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Chandler Bolton
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Gregory Bunker
Nyssa Police Department
Police Officer Aaron Carlton
OHSU University Police
Police Officer Nicholas Codiga
Warm Springs Police Department
Police Officer John Collins
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Marcus Dennard
Curry County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Sean Doran
West Linn Police Department
Deputy Sheriff George Economou
Hood River County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Sara Ellebracht
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Jay Fox
Dallas Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Mark Fox
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Justin Gagnon
Seaside Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Chad Golden
Klamath County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Richard Gonzalez-Godinez
Independence Police Department
Police Officer Sierra Hancock
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Diego Herrejon
Gresham Police Department
Police Officer Jeffrey Hodney
Monmouth Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Justin Horton
Klamath County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Dina Kashuba
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Robert Konieczny
Josephine County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Keegan McQuillan
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff James Monda
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Caleb Mott
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Adam Oblack
Gresham Police Department
Police Officer Haley Rayburn
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Ty Ridout
Ashland Police Department
Police Officer Christian Santos
Portland Police Bureau
Deputy Sheriff Tanner Sherrow
Josephine County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Cory Stevens
Cottage Grove Police Department
Police Officer Kristopher Swalko
Portland Police Bureau
Police Officer Sara Tolley
Pendleton Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Vinyard
Coos County Sheriff's Office
Police Officer Nycolma White
North Bend Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Whitmer
Coos County Sheriff's Office
## Background Information on the DPSST ##
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 235 acres in Salem. The Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training programs and active stakeholder involvement. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director, and Sheriff Jason Myers of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards established by the Board for the training and certification of more than 40,000 city, tribal, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers.
DPSST provides training to more than 25,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem: certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board.