Meet Our Team

Bill was a police officer for 25 years in Marin County, retiring in 2010. Bill worked in several specialized fields during his law enforcement career, including K9, Investigations, training officer, motor officer, D.A.R.E. instructor and was a child abuse forensic interviewer. Bill founded NBSG in 2010 and is passionate about school and business safety, and the welfare of our youth and communities. Bill is also a certified CPR/AED and First Aid instructor and a certified G.R.E.A.T. instructor.

Jim was in the U.S. Military prior to getting into Law Enforcement, spending time in Germany. He transitioned into law Enforcement and retired from a Marin County Police Agency as a Captain. Jim is a huge asset to NBSG. He is empathic, knowledgeable, and passionate about the work he is involved in, representing NBSG. Jim leads at risk youth groups, visits San Quentin with youth and attends the Student Attendance Review Board for Novato Unified School District. Jim is also a CPR/AED and First Aid instructor.

Matt Stott is a retired law enforcement professional with 32 years of experience. Matt was born and raised in Oakland. He began his career by enlisting and spending 8 years on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard. He then continued his law enforcement career with the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. During his time as a deputy, he held a number of assignments including Marine Patrol, FTO, SRT (Special Response Team) Operator and Detective. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2010 and continued leading and training deputies across a range of divisions, including investigations, patrol, custody, court security, Marine Patrol, and SRT. In addition to strong detective experience, Matt is a motivated critical thinker with expertise managing and supervising high profile and complex criminal and internal investigations. Matt lives in Novato with his wife and son and has served as a community volunteer as a Little League manager and soccer coach for many years.

Matt retired from Law Enforcement after a 20+ year career. Matt began in Mill Valley and later transferred to Petaluma Police Department, where he retired. He was a hostage negotiator, as well as working in many other specialties during his career. Matt has run Every 15-minute Program for the two High Schools in Petaluma, even after retiring. Matt is also a certified CPR and First Aid instructor and a G.R.E.A.T. INSTRUCTOR.

Pete dedicated 27 years to law enforcement with the California Highway Patrol, achieving the rank of sergeant while serving communities across California. His experience includes assignments in Los Angeles, Hayward, and Marin County, where he worked in a range of operational and leadership roles. Throughout his career, he was committed to public safety, professionalism, and building community trust.

Dan is a career-long educator, coach, and school systems leader in New York City, Oakland, and Alameda County public and private schools. He supervised school safety and emergency services at Oakland Unified School District and the Alameda County Office of Education, where he also served as a school administrator for county-operated schools for expelled and incarcerated youth. Dan’s experience includes incident command, crisis management, interagency coordination, school operations, and support of school leaders through complex situations.