Greg Roy

Greg Roy is a Maine native with over 15 years of Law Enforcement Experience.  Greg holds a BS of Criminal Justice from Northeastern University.  Greg is the current commander of, and has over 12 years of experience as a member of, a specialized team responsible for responding to high risk and critical incidents throughout the State.  Greg has also worked in several areas of private security including healthcare and luxury hotel settings as well as in safety roles at Maine summer camps.

Greg is an expert in the field of active shooter response.  Greg has trained over 1000 police officers and first responders in Response to Active Shooter Incidents and over 1000 citizens employed by numerous organizations ranging from schools, religious organizations, financial institutions and summer camps.  Greg has also instructed several other emergency response topics including Response to a Critical Incidents, Conducting the Internal Investigation and Tactical Medical Care.  

Greg believes that solid security principles results from overlapping rings of security from site design, physical security and training and education.  Rings Of Protection Inc. aims to address these principles.

Greg has used his experience, knowledge and teaching skills to develop training courses to deliver to all facets of Maine’s workforce.  

Greg can be reached at GregRoy@Ringsofprotection.com.

Dave Coflesky is an emergency response professional.  Dave has 10 years of law enforcement experience and has proven to be an expert in complex criminal investigations.  Dave is currently a supervisor on a team tasked with responding to high risk and critical incidents throughout  Maine.  Dave also has a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Endicott College.  Dave is an experienced trainer with years of involvement with public safety and private sector partners.  

Being based out of the greater Portland area, Dave brings his knowledge and partnerships of Southern Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.  

Jake Hall has 14 years of law enforcement experience. 7 of those years were spent investigating drug crimes and organized crime. Jake is currently a supervisor on a regional tactical team and has been for 12 years. He is a lead trainer at his department specializing in firearms and tactics. Jake has a passion for teaching professionals and has been an instructor for over 12 years.

 Jessica Shorey grew up in Scarborough, Maine and has a BS of Criminal Justice from Marist College with a focus in psychology.  Over the last 20+ years, Jess has held various patrol, supervisory and specialty roles for multiple law enforcement agencies.  

For the past 12+ years of her professional career, Jess has been a member of a crisis response team that responds to high risk and critical incidents. She is currently the team’s supervisor and focuses on crisis intervention & hostage negotiations.  Jess also has a significant amount of experience with scene and logistics management. 

Jess has years of experience instructing and developing training in multiple fields while currently specializing in topics relating to crisis response & intervention, de-escalation and proven communication strategies.  She holds numerous certifications in this field and believes when appropriate, these strategies can aide in the resolution of many situations.

Scott Dalton has spent the good part of his life in disaster and emergency response.  Scott spent seven years of service in the US Army National Guard and has spent the last 20 plus years in the Maine State Police.  Most of his career has been dedicated to training Maine’s K-9 teams in patrol functions and detection of illegal drugs and explosives.  Scott has spent 7 years as a tactical K-9 handler.  Scott also leads the Members Assistance Team specializing in assisting hundreds of employees with critical incident stress.  Scott is a dedicated family man and a highly involved member of his own church.  Scott helped establish his church’s Church Security Team and continues to help church leadership with safety and security policies.  Scott is an Active Shooter Response Trainer, specializing in working with places of worship and manages training and consulting content in helping organizations manage internal employee stress.