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Zoom Meeting:
Active Threat Response
​Sergeant Tom Venables

​Date/Time: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Executive Committee: Zoom Meeting 10:00 am TBA by email
Regular Meeting: Online Meeting 11:45 am

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Program Description: A practical overview of how to respond to and survive an active threat event
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​Presenter Bio:
Tom grew up in Southern Oregon where he enjoyed playing sports including basketball and soccer. He enjoyed volunteering in the form of missions trips sponsored by his church. During his high school years, Tom was also a Medford Police Department Explorer member, which was endorsed by the Boy Scouts of America. Tom graduated from Crater High School in 2000 and enrolled in Rogue Community College (RCC) directly out of high school. During his time as a student at RCC, Tom was hired by the Medford Police Department as a part-time Community Service Officer in 2001 at the age of 19.
In early 2003, Tom was promoted to a full-time Community Service Officer and was assigned to South Medford High School to be a law enforcement liaison. This was a “non-sworn” position that dealt specifically with troubled youth.
 
In 2005 Tom was hired as a sworn Medford Police Officer. While employed as a police officer, Tom’s assignments have included canine agitator, patrol canine handler, field training officer, patrol corporal, special services corporal, S.W.A.T. (entry member), and most recently he was promoted to Patrol Sergeant. Tom instructs the members of the Medford Police Department in officer survival skills as a Taser Instructor, Less Lethal Munitions Instructor, and Active Shooter Instructor. In 2015 Tom was named the Officer of the Year for the Medford Police Department. He was also awarded the Medal of Honor by the Oregon Police Officers Association. Tom is currently employed at Rogue Community College (RCC) as an Adjunct Instructor/Coordinator for the Reserve Officer Police Academy.
 
In 2017, Tom implemented the Neighborhood Livability Partnership (NLP) at the Medford Police Department. This partnership collaborated services between several city departments, the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office, Jackson County Mental Health, Addiction Recovery Center and other non-profit organizations in response to combat the chronic nuisance properties scattered throughout the City of Medford. The NLP meets monthly and discusses priority problem properties to come up with innovative and practical solutions to effectively improve the community and lessen calls for service for emergency responders. This program has been considered successful and made a marked difference in the community, resolving 35 out of 51 identified problem properties. The Mail Tribune described this initiative as one of the top three improvements in the City of Medford for 2018. Tom and his wife Sarah live in Medford, Oregon, where they enjoy raising their three girls.

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