Rathbun, Rick

Official Record

• Year Started Current Position 2024
• Years in Current Position 3
• Years in State Service 3
• Job Description The Municipal Police Training Committee develops and delivers world-class training across the Commonwealth to 23,000 officers at every stage of their careers, ranging from basic training for new officers to mandatory and specialized professional development training. An agency within the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), MPTC is responsible for the statewide standardization of police training, delivering a modernized training program that aligns with national best practices, public expectations, and legislative mandates put forward by the 2020 police reform law. MPTC operates a network of convenient regional academies and authorizes independent academies that meet the Agency’s standard of excellence. In addition to municipal officers, MPTC ensures the highest training standards for MBTA Police Officers, Environmental Police Officers, UMass Campus Police Officers, Campus Police Officers, and Deputy Sheriffs performing Police duties and functions.

Personal Information

• Veteran Service U.S. Air Force

Education & Career

• Education
  • Bachelor of Science, Roger Williams University
  • Master of Science, Administration of Justice and Homeland Security, Salve Regina
• Previous Employment
  • Executive Director, Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission
  • Colonel, Warwick Police Department, Rhode Island
  • Special Weapons and Tactics Team, Warwick, Rhode Island
  • Emergency Management Director, Warwick, Rhode Island
  • Instructor, Rhode Island Municipal Training Academy
• Organizations
  • 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the New England Chapter of the Gay Officers’ Action League (GOAL), the 2019 Patriotic Employer from the U.S. Office of Secretary of Defense and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)