Dr. Tom Strentz www.lacn.net/bod

Dr. Strentz is the Vice President of the Louisiana Association of Crisis Negotiators. He specializes in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM).

Dr. Strentz comes from a blended background of mental health, the military and law enforcement. After serving as a U.S. Marine; Tom attended college and received a degree in social science and later on his MSW. He began working for the FBI in the 1970's and stayed with them for 21 years. While with the Bureau; Tom was one of the original members of the Behavioral Science Unit. He also was assigned to the Crisis Negotiation Unit which he designed, developed and directed for approx. 16 years. Tom continues his negotiation work in that he developed the Crisis Negotiations and Crisis Management Programs taught through LSU at the La. State Police Academy. He has published three dozen articles on negotiation, profiling and crisis management and serves as Editor for the California Association of Hostage Negotiators newsletter.