EDUCATION
   Doctorate of Philosophy - Learner
            
    Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota    ( Expected Completion 2007)
 
  Concentration: Organization and Management - Leadership

   Master of Business Administration, Love School of Business
    Elon University, Elon, North Carolina                       May 1999
 
  Concentration: Business Administration

   Bachelor of Arts
    North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC           May 1991

    Concentration: Criminal Justice;  Minor: Corrections

   Associates of Applied Science
    Durham
Technical Community College, Durham, NC     May 1977
 
  Concentration: Police Science

TEACHING & TRAINING EXPERIENCE
   University of Phoenix, Raleigh, North Carolina

   Adjunct Faculty
                                                     2005-Present

  • Teach Business related courses at the Raleigh, NC campus.  Course being taught at present is Organizational Behavior – MGT/331.  Also, credentialed to teach other management and human resources related courses.

   Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
   Adjunct Faculty
                                                                 2001 - Present

  • Teach Criminal Justice related courses in the Human Services Department.  Courses taught are Introduction to Criminal Justice – HUS 359 and Juvenile Justice – HUS 369. 

   Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, North Carolina
   Adjunct Faculty
                                                                2002- Present

  • Teach Business related courses in the School of Business.  Courses taught are: Principles of Supervision – BUS 220; Principles of Management – BUS 310; Leadership – BUS 390; Organizational Behavior – BUS 316; Organizational Development and Change – BUS 400; Human Resources Development – BUS 321; and Senior Research Project – BUS 497 & 498. 

  • Teach Criminal Justice related courses in the Criminal Justice Department.  The course being taught is Advanced Law Enforcement – CJ 365.

   Alamance Community College, Graham, North Carolina
   Adjunct Faculty                                                                      1978- 2004

  • Teach Criminal Justice related courses in the Criminal Justice Department.  Courses taught are: Criminology; Introduction to Criminal Justice; Probation and Parole; and Organized Crime.

  • Train police officers in the Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy and in-service training courses.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
    Felts & Associates Consulting Group LLC,
Burlington, North Carolina
   
 President                                                                                 2004 – Present

  • Provide management consulting services related to organization development and change.  Specialize in process assessment, policy development, human resource development and crisis management planning. 

   Burlington Police Department, Burlington, North Carolina
  
 Deputy Chief of Police (Retired)                                          1973 – 2004

  • Responsible for management decisions relative to a nationally accredited police department that had one hundred and fifty one (151) full-time employees with an annual budget of $9 million.  Directly responsible for the Community Policing Bureau that contained one hundred and seven (107) employees.  Established policy, rules & regulations, and standard operating procedures for the Department along with considerable involvement in human resources development and hiring practices.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • FBI National Academy Associates                       1991 - Present
  • NC Police Executives’ Association                       1999 - Present
  • Society for Human Resource Management            2003 - 2005
  • American Society for Training and Development     2002 – 2005
  • International Association of Chiefs of Police          1999 – 2004
  • NC Association of Chiefs of Police                       1999- 2004
  • Commission on Accreditation for LE Agencies        1988 – 2004

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

  • Alamance Rotary Club (past president)                1999 – 2002
  • Leadership Alamance (Steering Comm. Member)    1997 – 1998
  • Alamance County Human Relations Council           1995 – 1999
  • Alamance County Dispute Settlement Center        1990 – 1995
  • Alamance County Family Abuse Services              1988 – 1990
  • Partners-In-Education                                      1988 - 1990

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

  • ASTD National Conference – May 2003

  • FBI National Academy – December 1991

  • Commission on Accreditation, Assessor Training – March 1994

  • Police Executive Development – March 1988

  • Principles of Police Management – January 1980

  • Police Supervision – August 1977

  • Police Law Institute – November 1984

  • Police Personnel Selection – May 1978

  • Community Based Alternatives – November 1978

  • Officer Turnover – September 1980

  • Differential Police Response – December 1985

  • Internal Affairs – February 1995

  • Police Executives Association Training Conference – July 1999



Bennie Lee Felts
 



















































































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