Meet Our 2026 General Assembly Speakers
Jason Devlin, Developer of NextGen Field Training
Jason Devlin has been a police officer with a Phoenix-area (AZ) police department since 2003. He has served as a patrol officer, DUI officer, patrol sergeant, and is currently the training sergeant of the Professional Development Unit. His current duties include supervision of the Field Training Program, Emerging Leaders Program, and Decision-Making Training. Jason has been a keynote speaker and instructor at multiple law enforcement conferences (ILEETA, NAFTO, NASRO, etc.) on instructor development, adaptive decision-making, and field training. Prior to becoming a police officer, Jason was a 7th grade mathematics teacher. He has over 20 years of instructing experience and has received multiple instructor-related awards.
Anthony Bandiero, Attorney - Senior Legal Instructor for Blue to Gold
Anthony Bandiero is the Senior Legal Instructor for Blue to Gold Law Enforcement Training. He is also a Nationally Certified Instructor, and many consider him to be one of the best legal instructors in the nation. He has studied constitutional law for over twenty years and has taught search and seizure to over 70,000 officers around the country. Before teaching search and seizure full-time, Anthony was a sergeant with the Nevada Highway Patrol in Las Vegas, Nevada. His assignments included traffic enforcement, emergency driving instructor, and training supervisor. Anthony also has experience as a municipal officer with the Elko Police Department. Anthony’s education includes a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Harvard University. He graduated from Gonzaga School of Law in Spokane, Washington, and is a practicing member of the Washington and New Jersey State Bar.
Lewis “Von” Kliem, Chief Consulting & Communications Officer at Force Science
With extensive experience as a police officer, educator, and attorney, Von provides cutting-edge training and consultation on constitutional policing, use of force, crisis communications, and trauma-informed interviewing. His expertise extends beyond police practices; with over 20 years committed to the response, investigation, and prosecution of family violence and sexual assault cases. With over 30 years in the Criminal Justice field, Von has held positions including Patrol Officer, Community Police Officer, Gang and Drug Investigator, Senior Use of Force Instructor, Street-level Patrol Supervisor, Parole Investigator, and Jailer. His legal positions included Chief Prosecutor, Special Victim’s Counsel, Police Legal Advisor, Senior Policy Attorney, Military Magistrate, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Domestic Operational Law Attorney. In addition to his work with Force Science, Von was a senior public safety policy attorney for Lexipol. As an Army Judge Advocate (Retired), Von was recognized as an Expert Military Justice Practitioner and highly sought-after Police Practices, Investigations, and Use of Force legal expert. As a member of the Army Staff, he supported some of the Pentagon’s top attorneys and drafted DoD and Army use-of-force policy. Von is an Advanced Force Science Specialist and graduate of the FLETC Police Legal Advisors Training Program. He holds a Bachelor’s in Crime and Delinquency Studies, a Master’s in Criminal Justice Administration, a Law Degree (J.D.), and a Master’s in Law post-graduate degree (LL.M.). His Master’s thesis was on domestic violence response and police training. His LL.M. written scholarship analyzed police legal advising and 4th Amendment custody determinations.
