Speakers and Instructors

The brains and talent behind the Writers' Police Academy

Dr. Katherine Ramsland

Dr. Katherine Ramsland teaches forensic psychology and behavioral criminology in the graduate program at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. She holds master's degrees in forensic psychology, clinical psychology, criminal justice, and creative writing, as well as a Ph.D. in philosophy.

Carrie Stuart Parks

Carrie Stuart Parks is an internationally known forensic artist, working on major criminal cases throughout the nation. She teaches courses in forensic art to law enforcement professionals across the US and Canada including the FBI, Secret Service, NCIS, and RCMP, and is the most widely known instructor of forensic art in the world.

Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin is an award-winning novelist and short story writer. A retired detective sergeant, Bruce is the author of the Detective Byron Mysteries, co-author of the Turner and Mosley Files (with LynDee Walker), and author of the forthcoming Detective Justice Mysteries.

Michael A. Black

Michael A. Black is the award-winning author of 50 books, most of which are in the mystery and thriller genres. He has written in the sci-fi, western, horror, and sports genres. A retired police officer from the Chicago area, he has done everything from patrol to investigating homicides to conducting numerous SWAT operations.

Erik Walters

Erik is the Public Safety Training Complex Specialist at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. In that role, Erik oversees all the public safety training facilities and equipment at 4 different locations.

Mike Knetzger

Mike Knetzger, a certified use of force analyst for the Force Science Research Center and recipient of the J. Edgar Hoover Memorial Award, is a 28-year law enforcement veteran who recently retired as a patrol sergeant with the City of Green Bay.

Curtis Green

Curtis is currently the Elected Coroner for Manitowoc County WI. He has held this position for 16+ years and is serving his final term in that position. He earned his basic EMT certification in 1983 and became licensed as Wisconsin’s youngest Paramedic in 1985.

Holly Maas

Holly Maas has worked in the field of forensic science since 2013, beginning her career at Grand Chute Police Department in Wisconsin. In that time, she was employed as their fulltime Evidence Technician and was responsible for processing crime scenes, training patrol officers and investigators from around the county, and maintaining evidence at the station.

Dan Feucht

Bio to come.

Baeleigh Andrae

Baeleigh Andrae began her career with the Green Bay Police Department Forensic Unit nearly nine years ago. She was GBPD’s first civilian Forensic Specialist working alongside two sworn law enforcement officers and later played a significant role in adapting the unit from sworn to all civilian positions.

Ryan Meader

bio coming soon

Sheila Carlson

Green Bay Police Behavioral Health Officer Sheila Carlson is a seasoned Green Bay Police Behavioral Health Officer. She is a WI DOJ Certified Instructor in various fields and also serves as a Mental Health First Aid Trainer and Crisis Intervention Coordinator for Brown County.