{"id":11045,"date":"2015-01-13T11:43:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T16:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=11045"},"modified":"2018-08-30T16:51:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T20:51:57","slug":"welcome-to-nmc-brian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=11045","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to NMC Brian!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11051 size-medium\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brian-Heffner-Photo-1-13-151-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Heffner Photo 1-13-15\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brian-Heffner-Photo-1-13-151-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brian-Heffner-Photo-1-13-151-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brian-Heffner-Photo-1-13-151-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brian-Heffner-Photo-1-13-151.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Brian Heffner joined NMC as the Director of Police Academy on January 1, 2015. He is a replacement for Al Hart&#8217;s position. He can be reached at (231) 995-1283 or bheffner@nmc.edu.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Brian was born in Gladwin, Michigan and moved to Traverse City at the age of 9. Brian attended school at Central Grade School, Junior High School and Traverse City Central High School (there was only one High School then) and continued his education at Northwestern Michigan College. After earning his Associates Degree from NMC Brian continued his education at Ferris State University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business as well as a Master of Science degree in Information System Management. He also attended Eastern Michigan University where he earned a Master of Liberal Studies Degree in Police Administration and is currently enrolled in the Doctorate of Education Ed.D. program at Ferris State University. 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