Even the most comprehensive program will not be effective without good instructors. KTR has invested significant effort in selecting the highest quality instructors. Each of our instructors has been selected for their knowledge of the material and their ability to present the material to you in an understandable and logical manner. Read the qualifications of our instructional staff and compare them to those in other groups. We are certain that you will agree that at KTR you will receive the best instruction and you will enjoy the experience. These instructors make learning fun and interesting which greatly increases student comprehension, and that’s what it's all about.

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CHIEF JOHN J. SISTO is the Director of Training for Key Testing & Review. He served 26 years with the Rockaway Police Department. He has received nine department citations, twice awarded the Medal of Honor. Chief Sisto has been cited by Governors Kean and Florio for his efforts in the legislative area and was invited to meet with Presidents Bush and Clinton as one of New Jersey’s leaders in Law Enforcement. He was a State Officer in the New Jersey FOP, culminating in his being elected State President from 1992 through 1994. He graduated from the prestigious FBI National Academy in 1991. He has served as the FOP’s representative to the NJ DOP, and a former Commissioner of the NJ Police Training Commission. Chief Sisto has been instructing promotional classes since 1984 and was the former owner of The Center for Law Enforcement Studies in Totowa. Since 1987 he has been an internationally certified assessor. He is a member of the Morris County Police Chief’s Association; a member of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police; and a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. His command, supervision and leadership experience, coupled with his strong union background has enabled him to dedicate his efforts towards improving the professionalism of law enforcement officers throughout New Jersey.

DEPUTY CHIEF JOSEPH SIMONETTI served 29 years with the Belleville Police Department and retired as the Deputy Chief. He received many awards and citations for his excellence in police work. He has a B.S. in Public Administration and a Masters Degree in Education. He has been instructing law enforcement test preparation for the last eleven years. He is currently a professor for the New Jersey State Police Graduate Program at Seton Hall University. He is a former Director of the Essex County Police Academy. Deputy Chief Simonetti is an instructor in the Key Testing & Review Management, Supervision & Leadership module as well as in New Jersey Attorney General Guidelines. Chief Simonetti has been assisting law enforcement officers in their career advancement since 1992. SIMEON N. CUMBERBATCH is a retired City of Hoboken New Jersey Police Captain with 30 years of increasingly responsible law enforcement experience. Serving in a supervisory capacity for 22 of his 29 years with the department he accrued comprehensive knowledge in both uniformed and administrative disciplines. He was the department’s first African-American to attain the supervisory/command ranks of sergeant, lieutenant and captain. Mr. Cumberbatch holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Criminal Justice from New Jersey City University, and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Human Resource Training and Development from Seton Hall University. Mr. Cumberbatch is certified by the New Jersey Police Training Commission to instruct at New Jersey’s police academies and additionally is an Instructor of self-defense and side handled baton at the Bergen County Police and Fire Academy in Mahwah, New Jersey. Captain Cumberbatch was exclusively designated to serve as Acting Police Chief and was similarly handpicked as Incident Commander during Op Sail 200 the Millennium Celebration and the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. In May 2002, Mr. Cumberbatch was appointed to his current position of Supervisory Confidential Investigator with the Port Authority’s Office of Inspector General.

CHIEF PAUL J. HAGER has been a police officer for 20 years with his law enforcement career beginning in 1987 with the Pohatcong Township Police Department. In 1990 Chief Hager was assigned as detective for the police department. He served in that capacity until 2002. He worked his way through the Pohatcong Township Police Department's rank structure being promoted to Detective/Sergeant in 1996 and to Chief of Police in October of 2002.  In January 2007 Chief Hager attended the prestigious FBI National Academy's 228th session, in Quantico, Virginia. Only 1/2 of 1% of law enforcement officials world wide are fortunate enough to attend the FBI National Academy. During the eleven weeks spent at the Academy, the chief completed 17 credits of instruction via the University of Virginia and completed the famed Yellow Brick Road Marine Corps obstacle course. Chief Hager is a certified police instructor in the State of New Jersey and teaches many topics including Methods of Instruction at the satellite campus of the Somerset County Police Academy located at the Warren County Community College. He has been awarded 4 commendations, 3 through the Pohatcong Police Department. In addition the Chief received a Special Recognition certificate from the United State’s Attorney’s Office for his work in the successful prosecution of a sexual assault case in 1994.

DANIEL MURPHY, B.A, M.A. was a high school English teacher, supervisor of reading, vice principal and principal in the Asbury Park District for twenty nine years.  While at Asbury Park he was a recipient of the Scholars’ Recognition Award from William Patterson University.  He was also the director of two alternative high school programs in Lakewood for five years.  He has taught test taking skills including SAT preparation, GED test prep and entry level test skills for U. S. Postal Service candidates.  Currently Mr. Murphy is the educational specialist and consultant for Key Testing and Review and an instructor for oral interviews and police entry examinations.