Advisory Committee Members

Professor Kathleen Oborn was appointed to the position of president of the California Association of Administration of Justice Educators (CAAJE), representing the administration of justice/criminal justice faculty throughout the state. As part of her CAAJE responsibilities, she also serves on the California Community College State Chancellor’s Education Advisory Committee and was elected vice-chair.

During her 25+ years in higher education, she has served in a multitude of positions such as Associate Dean, Academic Senate President and department chair. Her M.S. in Educational Psychology and Counseling and her B.A. in Sociology were both earned from California State University, Northridge, and her A.A. degree in Criminal Justice is from Pierce College. She has been a tenured professor of criminal justice at Pierce College since 2002 and teaches part time in the Criminology and Justice Studies program at CSU Northridge. Since 2008, she has served as the district chair for Criminal Justice for the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). She is also a course reviewer for criminal justice curricula for the California community colleges.

Kathleen started her public safety career in 1983 when she was hired as an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Community College District Police Department. She is also a Los Angeles County Reserve Deputy Probation Officer, a certified Crime and Intelligence Analyst through the California Department of Justice and a member of many criminal justice organizations such as the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) and the American Society of Criminology.

Chief Jason Salazar was appointed Chief of Police of the Visalia Police Department on February 17, 2015.

Chief Salazar began his career with the Visalia Police Department in 1993 as a Community Services Officer and was hired as a Police Officer in 1996.

Chief Salazar has held every rank over the course of his 30+ years with the Visalia Police Department and served in a variety of assignments including Patrol, Violent Crimes Detective, Special Enforcement Bureau, and S.W.A.T.

Chief Salazar holds an Associate Degree in Administration of Justice from the College of the Sequoias, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership from Mountain State University, and a Master's Degree in Leadership Studies from Fresno Pacific University.He is also a graduate of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Point Leadership Program, the PERF Senior Management Institute at Boston University, and California POST Command College.

Chief Salazar is also actively involved in the community as a member of the Rotary Club of Visalia, a member of the Board of Directors for the Salt & Light Foundation, as a member of the State of California POST Advisory Committee, Executive Board Member for the International Police Chiefs Association Mid-Size Agencies Division, and serves on the Executive Board for the California Police Chiefs Association.

Brent Stalker is a Lieutenant with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. He has been a Deputy Sheriff since 1996 and promoted to Lieutenant in 2015. As a Deputy Sheriff, Brent has had the opportunity to work many different assignments including Patrol, Field Training Officer, and Property Crimes. Brent spent thirteen years as a sergeant for the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. As a sergeant, his assignments included Patrol Sergeant, Administration Sergeant for Court Services, and the Sergeant in charge of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Civil Unit. His experience as a Sergeant assigned to these different units has given him experience in uncommon areas of Law Enforcement.

After promoting to Lieutenant, Brent spent two years assigned to Human Resources, two years assigned to Internal Affairs, two years as an Area Commander, and two years as the Director of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Academy Modules III, II, and I. These assignments have given him experience with the hiring process for Law Enforcement of all ranks, valuable knowledge in backgrounds, and training trends.

Brent has been an instructor at the Fresno City College Police Academy since 1998. He is the lead instructor for the Field Training Officer 40-hour course and Field Training Update course. He also instructs in the Background Investigator course, Supervisor course, Dispatch course, Disabilities, and Officer Wellness.

Brent is part of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards (POST) and Training Quality Assessment Program (QAP). As part of this program, Brent has audited several courses to evaluate the design and delivery of POST certified courses.

Brent has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University, Fresno.