Chief Talk Podcast · James Plousis - CHIEF TALK: Episode #18 James Plousis - Chairman of the Casino Control Commission James Plousis is a veteran public service and law enforcement professional well known for his leadership skills. He was sworn in as the eighth chairman of the Commission on December 26, 2017. Jim has presided over licensing hearings for both the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and Ocean Casino Resort during his first year as chairman. Other high-profile decisions include the merger of Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Entertainment, the granting of a...

Chief Talk Podcast · William "Pat" Schuber - Episode 17 CHIEF TALK: Episode #17 William "Pat" Schuber - Professor ChiefTalk is proud to welcome Professor William "Pat" Schuber to the podcast. Pat is currently a Clinical Professor, School of Public and Global Affairs (SPGA), Fairleigh Dickinson University. Previously, he served as County Executive of Bergen County for 12 years.  In that capacity he was responsible for a budget of more than $200 million dollars, 2,000 employees and 8 government departments, whic covered matters involving finance, law,...

Chief Talk Podcast · James Dennehy - Episode 16 CHIEF TALK: Episode #16 James Dennehy - Special Agent in Charge, Newark Chief Talk is proud to welcome Jim Dennehy, FBI Special Agent in Charge, Newark, to the podcast. Jim has spent most of his FBI career in the New York Office. He joined the FBI as a Special Agent in 2002 assigned to work counterintelligence cases. He also served in leadership roles on the SWAT team and was certified as a crisis management coordinator. In 2013, Jim was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent of the counterintelligence and...

Chief Talk Podcast · Walter Pullen - Episode 15 CHIEF TALK: Episode #15 Walter Pullen - NJOHSP Chief of Detectives Walter Pullen serves as the Chief of Detectives for the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) at its Hamilton headquarters. He has held the position since 2014. He began his career in 1998 as a detective with the state’s Attorneys General office, Division of Criminal Justice, assigned to the Prosecutor’s and Police section. He also was a member of the AG’s Shooting Response Team.  Pullen joined NJOHSP as a counterterrorism investigator...

Chief Talk Podcast · Chris Trucillo - Episode 14 CHIEF TALK: Episode #14 Chris Trucillo - Senior Vice President, Chief of Police & Office of Emergency Management Christopher Trucillo is the Senior Vice President, Chief of Police & Office of Emergency Management for NJ TRANSIT. NJ TRANSIT is the third largest transportation agency in the nation. The NJ TRANSIT Police Department is also the only statewide transit police agency in the nation. Chief Trucillo is responsible for the overall direction and oversight of all police operations and coordinating emergency...

Chief Talk Podcast · Chief Thomas Dellane - Episode 13 CHIEF TALK: Episode #13 Chief Thomas Dellane Thomas Dellane has dedicated his professional career to public service in his community – serving 35 years with the police department and now beginning his seventh year as police chief. On July 1, 2022, the Stafford resident also took on a much-wider, statewide role, as president of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) for a one-year term. His main objective: Continue to reduce the polarization between law enforcement and New Jersey communities while building...

Chief Talk Podcast · A Partnership for Change - Episode 12 CHIEF TALK: Episode #12 A Partnership for Change A Partnership for Change (APFC) is a New Jersey-based private, non-profit organization dedicated to ending family abuse and intimate partner violence. The organization provides training throughout the state on domestic violence and dating abuse, running very effective prevention and awareness programs since 2007. Since 2010, APFC has been providing this type of training through PREP (Police Response Enhancement Program).  To date, this VAWA-funded program has allowed us to have...

CHIEF TALK: Episode #11 Mark Finkelstein Mark Finkelstein is the long-time superintendent of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey, the largest specialized school district in New Jersey. His public school district – headquartered in Piscataway – serves students with some of the severest challenges from eight counties. There are 710 students enrolled in the schools, while the district provides special education for 5,000 others enrolled in 110 private and parochial schools and 20 charter schools. Mark has a critical focus on school safety and security and works...

IMG 5333 IMG 5334 IMG 5335 IMG 5336 IMG 5337 CHIEF TALK: Episode #10 State Police Col. Patrick Callahan Colonel Patrick J. Callahan was sworn in on October 31, 2017, as the 14th Colonel of the New Jersey State Police. He has served more than 26 years with the New Jersey State Police and as the State Director of the Office of Emergency Management, also serves as a member of the New Jersey Coronavirus Task force established by Governor...