Region 3 FAHN Training Event: Police Hostage / Crisis Negotiations Training

Date:  February 5, 2024

Time:  0730 hrs -1700 hrs  (Training will start promptly at 0800hrs.)

Presented by:  Lt. Scott Tillema (ret.) 

Hosted by:  Erin Winters  - St. Johns County Sheriff's Office & FAHN Region 3 Director

Location:  St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Emergency Communications and Training Center, 911 Law Enforcement Way, St. Augustine, FL  32092

Course Description:

Lieutenant Scott Tillema (ret.) is a FBI trained hostage negotiator, with over 20 years of law enforcement experience. He has spent over seven years as a negotiator with the NIPAS Emergency Services Team, one of the largest multi-jurisdictional municipal SWAT teams in the United States.

Educationally, Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science and a master’s degree in psychology. Additionally, Scott has received negotiation training though the Harvard University Program on Negotiation and IMD Business School.

In 2016, Scott was invited to give a TED talk, which he titled “The Secrets of Hostage Negotiators” which has received over one million views.

Scott’s professional affiliations include:

❖ Partner, The Negotiations Collective (Canada)

❖ Faculty, Schranner Negotiation Institute (Switzerland)

❖ Founder, Negotiation Excellence, LLC (United States)

Please see attached flyers for further details, or contact: 

Questions? Contact Region 3 Director, Erin Winters at ewinters@sjso.org

FAHN Region 3 Training - Feb 5, 2024.docx

Detailed agenda and speaker bio - FAHN Reg 3 Training Feb 5, 2024.doc