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Ron Ward is an author, speaker, leadership coach and founder of 4Ward Operations. Ron uses his unique background and strategies from federal law enforcement training to help leaders build courage, communicate more effectively, coach staff with passion and make effective decisions.
Ron served as Safety and Training Division Chief and Academy Director of the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Charleston, South Carolina.
In addition to these responsibilities, from 2102 to 2018, Ron oversaw the US
Probation and Pretrial National Wellness Committee and is certified in Crisis Incident Stress Management. As Academy Director, Ron was responsible for training all newly hired U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers, and the certification and recertification of the agency’s firearms, safety, and search team instructors.
Ron previously served as Chair of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board of Directors (FLETA) from August 2012 through September 2014. He began his law enforcement career as a Deputy Sheriff and later became a State Probation and Parole Officer and, finally, a U.S. Probation Officer, where he served for 14 years.
Prior to being named Academy Director, Ron was a Section Chief and taught defensive tactics, firearms, non-lethal force applications as well as several tactical classroom courses at the Academy. Ron is a former USA/AAU East Coast Karate Silver Medalist and qualified for the US Karate Team.
Ron holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, and a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Mountain State University, Beckley, West Virginia
For more information, visit ronward.com
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