Everyday Warriors

This week's guest was retired police chief, state police commander, and United States Navy veteran Daniel McDevitt. Dan is also an adjunct professor at Calumet College of Saint Joseph and the public safety program and tells a great story of leadership and personal accomplishments. Thanks for listening.

On this week show we talked to Worth Illinois Police Chief Tim Denton who gives some great advice to current and future law enforcement professionals on how to gain success in a police career. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoyed the show. Stay tuned next week for another special guest.

This week we had a conversation with John Carpino, who served a long career in law enforcement and public safety. John lends some information and advice to the younger generation of law enforcement and future law enforcement professionals. Thank you for listening.

On this week's show we had a conversation with Matt Vicars, Director of Career Services at Calumet College of St Joseph! Matt has some great advice for young people graduating college and looking for employment as well as those that may be changing employment or careers later in life. Please tune in and listen to the advice of a true professional! Thank you for listening

This week's episode we had the pleasure of talking to Dan McGuire Sr, that's right my dad. Dad talks about his Vietnam experience, in his over 40 years of service in law enforcement with Cook County, Chicago, and the federal government. He gives some advice to young people who are interested in a career in law enforcement and also talks about his experience playing in police bagpipe bands honoring fallen public safety professionals in Chicago and all over the world. Thanks for listening!

On today's show we had a great conversation with the crew from Norwood Park special recreation. We talked about adults and children with special needs participating in the programs, resources for families, and what it takes to be a real hero to the special needs community. In addition, we talked about Special Olympics activities and the backgrounds of the special recreation crew at Norwood Park! Thanks for listening!

In today's episode we had a great conversation with Sergeant Marco, assigned as chief hostage/crisis negotiator for the Chicago Police Department swat team. Listen in and hear about how professional and highly trained these specialist are within the Chicago Police Department. Thank you for listening.

On March 16th 2022, the day before Saint Patrick's Day, we had a great conversation with Joe Coakley, entrepreneur and Chicago area bagpiper for over 25 years. Joe and Danny have played in bagpipe bands in some sort of capacity for over 25 years together and they talk about faith, the bagpipe traditions during this time of the year, and other topics such as entrepreneurial aspirations for students and our other listeners.

We had a great conversation with officer Brendan who was assigned to the Chicago Police Department swat team. Brendan is also cross trained as a paramedic and had some interesting stories as well as information for our listeners.

We talked with Sergeant Ed, a Sergeant in a major Midwestern Cook County Illinois Police Department and certified personal trainer. Sergeant Ed talks about the importance of nutrition and fitness for first responders as well as people who are not first responders. Some great advice and direction for our everyday heroes.

We talked with Jacquelyn Augustine, Psy.D. Clinical psychologist and owner of Jacquelyn Augustine and associates in New Lenox Illinois. Doctor Augustine specializes in trauma treatment and helping first responders. It was an interesting conversation regarding trauma and treatment of first responders.

On this episode we talk with Monica Lopez, retired Chicago police officer, full time instructor at Calumet College of Saint Joseph, and Executive Director and Founder of I am Not Just a Name Child Resource Center which is a Center for missing and exploited children. Monica talks about her experiences as a police officer, instructor, and especially the executive director of the missing exploited children center. Monica gives advice on how to keep your children safe from being victims of Child Exploitation. Monica also provides valuable information for police departments, public safety departments, and people in the community on how to keep your children safe with training, resources, and advice.

This week we spoke with Jackie Cruz from Calumet College of Saint Joseph in Whiting IN. Jackie is an assistant director of enrollment at the college and also the advisor for the public safety programs which are accelerated format programs to help our public safety professionals earn undergraduate and graduate degrees. Jackie has an incredible story and offers different advice and help for public safety professionals to go back to school to earn their education.

On this episode of everyday warriors, we talked with Detective Marcus, a financial crimes detective from a major Midwestern municipality. Detective Marcus talks to us about what we can do to keep ourselves safe from being a victim of financial crimes.

Everyday warriors is an interview format talk show that highlights today's warriors. This informative talk show hosted by Dr Danny McGuire, department chair for criminal justice and public safety programs at Calumet College of Saint Joseph, owner and chief operating officer of ADL Wellness Solutions, and therapy intern at Center for new pathways and Jacquelyn Augustine and associates mental health services calls attention to people who do incredible things on a daily basis that go above and beyond their own expectations. Everyday warriors do not talk politics or politicians, we glamorize movie stars, and we certainly don't do music artists; however, what we do talk about our everyday heroes in today's society. Law enforcement professionals, firefighters, EMS workers, frontline workers, special needs families, Special Olympics volunteers and athletes, etc. We listen to their stories and ask them why they do what they do. In episode one, we interview officer Jeff a police officer in a major Midwestern municipality whose assignment is narcotics and works in a covert capacity. We talk about his job and what he loves about it.