Ed Nowicki is ILEETA's Executive Director.  He is also Executive Director of the National Criminal Justice Training Council (NCJTC) and a 33 year law enforcement veteran. Ed holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice and an M.A. in Management. A recipient of many prestigious awards, Ed has been judicially recognized as a use of force expert in many courts across the nation and he has taught various use of force programs both across the nation and internationally. He developed the NCJTC Use of Force Program and is a Master Instructor in both the OCAT Program and the NCJTC Handcuffing Program, in addition to being an Instructor Trainer with the Tasertron TASER. Ed is a survivor of six separate shooting incidents, and he has authored a number of books and over 200 law enforcement articles. He also writes the "Use of Force" column for Law and Order magazine.