The McAfee Institute is pleased to announce the promotion of Jody O’Guinn to Vice President & Chief Academic Officer.

July 18, 2018 – Chesterfield, Missouri – The McAfee Institute is pleased to announce the promotion of Jody O’Guinn to Vice President & Chief Academic Officer. In his new role, Jody is responsible for the operations and academic integrity of the McAfee Institute (M.I.), including the overall instructional vision and philosophy of the company – a thought leader in education.

Jody comes to McAfee Institute with more 30 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career as a patrol officer and quickly climbed the ranks to that of the Deputy Chief of Police in Alton, Illinois and then to the Chief of Police in Carbondale, Illinois before retiring.

Jody is a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and the FBI National Academy, 223rd Session. He received a Master of Public Administration and Policy Analysis degree and a Graduate Certificate in Management. Jody has served as an adjunct Criminal Justice faculty member for Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville, IL), Lewis and Clark Community College (Godfrey, IL), John A. Logan College (Carterville, IL) and is currently a Criminal Justice adjunct faculty member for Missouri Baptist University (St. Louis, MO). Jody has instructed students and trained police officers, in virtually every state, in the areas of Police Organization and Administration, Juvenile Justice, Crime Prevention, Corrections Administration, Introduction to Corrections, Rules of Criminal Evidence, Ethics, Terrorism, Serial Murder, Community Policing, Criminology, Criminalistics, Criminal Procedure, Victimology, Constitutional Law, Firearms Safety, and Use of Force Management.

In 2005, he was appointed as the Commander of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System, Region 8, Weapons of Mass destruction Special Response Team, a position that he held for nearly seven years. In 2007 he was appointed by the Governor to the State of Illinois Task Force on Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology to study and evaluate all available use of force models for the purpose of recommending a standardized model for training police and correctional officers in the State of Illinois.

“Jody is one of the most inspirational, passionate, and motivated leaders I have ever experienced within the intelligence and investigative sectors." His integrity is unmatched, and he is truly loved by everyone that comes in contact with him. Jody has a deep passion for coaching and mentoring our industry’s crime fighters to become the best that they can become, and constantly challenges me to raise my game. I am ecstatic about him assuming this new role and for our industry professionals to experience first-hand what it is to be around such an extraordinary leader.” ~ Joshua McAfee CEO / McAfee Institute