About Us
Our team
President and Lead Instructor, Thomas Koziak has over 24 years Law Enforcement experience in various roles, such as, Special Operations Supervisor, Training Coordinator, Tactical Team Commander and Police Instructor. Thomas holds a master's degree of Public Administration in Operational Managment and is an Associate Professor at Marist College for the Department of Behavorial and Social Sciences. He also serves as a consultant for the Thayer Leadership Group at West Point as an Observer Controller and for the County of Rockland as the Strategic Safety and Security Coordinator. He and his wife Kristen have three school aged children that drive his passion on the subject.
Our history
Since 2008, The S.T.A.R. Training and Consulting Group has provided instruction, both lectures and hands on training to several local and state law enforcement agencies, school districts, colleges, places of worship and private companies.
Our mission
At S.T.A.R. Training and Consulting, we provide up to date information, "real world" techniques and principals that allow the most important part of any organization, its people, to be empowered and armed with the ability to survive any critical incident.