Criminal Justice Program Faculty Members


 Scott Brantley (Director)

Phil Lowry

Geoffrey Barnard

John Luskin

Art Bowker

Dr. Francis McCafferty

Susan Bungard

                               Dr. Norman Rose

Thomas Doyle

Ted Rose

Bob Kern

Brad Sudyk

Ralph Kolasinski

Michael Sullivan

Annette Mecklenberg

Bill White

                                         John Kuivila

 

 

The Criminal Justice part-time faculty at Myers has extensive experience in the Criminal Justice field, ranging from local law enforcement experience to federal law enforcement experience and from local prosecutive and federal prosecutive experience to criminal defense experience. The faculty possesses outstanding academic credentials and all are experienced instructors and/or law enforcement practitioners who bring much expertise to their classes.

Scott Brantley has been the Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Myers since January, 2004. He retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that same month after serving over 28 years as a Special Agent. The last 20 years he served as the Cleveland Office Chief Division Counsel, which allowed him to lecture at all levels of law enforcement on various criminal justice/procedure matters. He continues to lecture at basic police academies in this area. He has taught the Introduction to Criminal Justice course here and will teach several others. He received his J.D. degree from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). He teaches the Introduction to Criminal Justice, Organized Crime/White Collar Crime, and Criminal Justice Ethics courses.

Geoff Barnard has been a part-time faculty member since 1999, teaching numerous courses in the Criminal Justice, Paralegal and Business departments. He has a J.D. degree from Cleveland State University and is currently a Sergeant with the Cleveland Heights Police Department where he has been an officer for over 16 years. He has been an instructor at the Cleveland Heights Police Academy for 10 years. He served as the interim director of the Criminal Justice Program at Myers from July, 2003, to January, 2004. He also lectures in the Paralegal Program here.

Art Bowker joined the faculty in 2005. He hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters of Arts in Corrections from Kent State University. He currently is a Computer Crime Specialist with the U.S. Office of Probation for the Northern District of Ohio. He has over twenty years of experience at the State and Federal levels in the fields of corrections and criminal justice. He has authored and published several articles on computer crime, corrections, and other related criminal justice issues. He will teach the Corrections course, the Organized Crime/White Collar course, and possibly the Cybercrimes course.

Sue Bungard has been a part-time faculty member since 2003, teaching Introduction to Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Ethics. She currently is an Assistant Law Director with the city of Cleveland, where she has been since 1999. Prior to that she was a staff attorney with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. She received her J.D. degree from Cleveland State University in 1991.

Tom Doyle has been a part-time instructor since 1998. He is a lieutenant with the Eastlake Police Department where he has served for over 30 years, receiving numerous awards and citations. He currently teaches Organized Crime/White Collar Crime, Survey of Forensic Science, Criminology, and Introduction to Criminal Justice. He received his Masters degree in Criminal Justice from Mercyhurst College and graduated from the FBI National Academy at Quantico, Virginia.

Bob Kern joined Myers as a part-time faculty member in 2004. He has been an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Ohio since 1991, and is the Cooordinator of the Cybercrime Unit for that office. He also is responsible for prosecution of various financial fraud, Internet and Identity Theft cases. He was previously a Special Litigation Counsel for the IRS in Cleveland, and a Trial Attorney at the Department of Justice Tax Division in Washington, D.C. He holds a B.A. degree (cum laude) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. degree from Ohio Northern University School of Law. He is a member of the Ohio Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Claims Court, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U. S. Supreme Court. He teaches Criminology, Cybercrimes and Organized Crime/White Collar Crime.

Ralph Kolasinski has been a part-time faculty member at Myers since 1992, teaching in both the Criminal Justice and Paralegal Programs. He has been an Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor since 1990 and has prosecuted hundreds of cases including many involving children as victims; he has also prosecuted many white collar crime criminals. He recently assisted in the investigation of child abuse allegations within the Cleveland Catholic diocese. He teaches several Criminal Justice courses and also teaches in the Paralegal Program.

John Kuivila recently joined the Myers CJ faculty (2007) after receiving his Masters of Criminal Justice Administration from Tiffin University.  John received his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from Myers.  He is currently the Chief of Police of the Timberlake, Ohio Police Department, ad has over 15 years of law enforcement experience.  He has taught at several other universities in the area in the criminal justice field.  He will teach Organized Crime/White Collar crime, Criminology, Ethics, and Introduction to Criminal Justice.

Annette Mecklenberg has been a part-time faculty member since 2003, teaching Special Topics, Juvenile Delinquency, Introduction to Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Ethics. She has been a Cleveland Heights police officer for 13 years and received her J.D. degree from Cleveland State University in 2000. She currently is assigned to the Cleveland Heights Police Academy where she is an assistant to the academy commander.

Phil Lowry rejoined the CJ faculty in 2005.  He retired from the Cleveland Police Department with over 25 years experience, serving as a Detective Sergeant and officer in charge of the Office of Professional Standards (IAD) for a term.  He is certified by the Ohio Peace Officers’ Training Academy (OPOTA) to teach numerous topics in Ohio Police Academies and teaches Law Enforcement Administration and CJ Ethics.

John Luskin joined the part-time faculty in 2004. He will teach Introduction to Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Survey of Forensic Science, and Special Topics. He received his J.D. degree from Cleveland State University in 1987 and is currently in private law practice, specializing in criminal defense work, where he has participated in over 150 jury trials, including numerous Capital Murder cases. He served over 16 years with the Cleveland Heights Police Department, leaving with the rank of Captain in 1990. He also teaches at the Cleveland Heights Police Academy.

Dr. Francis McCafferty joined the Myers CJ faculty in 2004 and instructs the Criminal Psychology course. He has been practicing psychiatry for almost 40 years and has lectured and written extensively on law enforcement and stress-related issues. He is a board certified psychiatrist and a member of numerous medical associations and organizations. He received his undergraduate degree from John Carroll University and medical degree from St. Louis University.

Dr. Norman Rose has been a part-time faculty member since 1999, teaching the Criminal Psychology course. He has taught at numerous schools of higher learning, including Ohio State University, Otterbein College, and Cleveland State University. He received his Masters in Applied Sociology from Kent State University and his Ph.D. in Urban Sociology from Ohio State University. He has extensive experience in the corrections field directing and supervising numerous departments

Ted Rose joined the University as a part-time faculty member in 2004. He has taught Corrections and Criminology. He retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2002 after serving over 30 years as a Special Agent. He investigated numerous federal criminal matters during that time, served on the Special Operations Group, conducting undercover surveillances, etc. and finished his career as the informant and electronic surveillance coordinator for the Cleveland field office. He graduated from Ohio State University and obtained his J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Brad Sudyk joined Myers as apart-time faculty member in 1999. He has taught almost every course in the Criminal Justice curriculum. He also instructs at the Cleveland Heights Police Academy. He is a Commander with the Cleveland Heights Police Department where he has served for over 20 years. During this time he has attended numerous specialized law enforcement schools, including the FBI’s SWAT school. He received his J.D. degree from Cleveland State University in 1996.

Mike Sullivan has been a part-time faculty member since 1999, teaching Introduction to Criminal Justice, Special Topics, and Criminal Justice Ethics. He is a former Assistant Prosecutor for Cuyahoga County, where he prosecuted cyber crimes and crimes against children. He joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio in 2003 where he currently prosecutes those charged with computer-related federal offenses. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received his J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law.

Bill White has a been a part-time faculty member since 1998, teaching Corrections, Criminology, Organized Crime/White Collar, Survey of Forensic Science, and Criminal Justice Ethics. He currently is the North Regional Representative for the Treasurer of the State of Ohio. He was a Cleveland Police Officer for over 14 years, serving in a variety of capacities, including as a detective in the Scientific Investigation Unit. He received his J.D. degree from Cleveland State University in 1990. He also teaches in the Paralegal Program here.