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• Bachelor of Art in Political Science from University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Master of Public Administration from George Washington University
• Mr. Bearse has been helping organizations manage risk in an increasingly complex and challenging threat environment for over 25 years.  He is the managing director of Nauset National Security Group (NNSG), LLC which provides a wide range of consultative and technical services to industry and government, both domestically and internationally.  He is also a risk management consultant at Senior Business Consultants, LLC, in Hyannis, MA.  His areas of expertise and domain wisdom include national security emergency preparedness, emergency management, continuity planning, critical infrastructure protection, public-private partnership building, and business development.  
• Prior to forming NNSG, Ron served for five years as a senior executive in the student loan industry and 21 years of federal service in a wide variety of analytical, managerial and senior leadership positions with the U.S. Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and the Treasury, including positions as the Director, Business Continuity and Emergency Preparedness Staff in the Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection Programs at DHS; Director, Office of Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection at Treasury; Chief, Exercise Policy, Development and Conduct at FEMA; Federal Coordinating Officer at FEMA; and Principal Advisor to the Director of FEMA Regions I and IX.   
• Ron is also a Senior Fellow at the George Mason University Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security and a distinguished graduate of the National Defense University’s Industrial College of the Armed Forces. 

• Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Master of Business Administration from Babson College
• Business Administration Coordinator teaching a wide range of business subjects at Cape Cod Community College
• Visiting lecturer at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth and Bridgewater State University

• Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation from United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1985
• J.D. from Temple University, 1993
• USCG Unlimited Master License
• 15 years sailing experience on various merchant marine vessels, 12 years experience working shoreside in a shipping company office. 
• Member of the Nautical Institute

James "Jim" Benedetto started full time with the Academy in July 2006. Besides being the engineer aboard the T/V Ranger, he is also responsible for the safe operation, trouble-shooting, maintenance and repair of marine engines and other Marine Department assets. Jim has been a gas and diesel mechanic for over 25 years. He has owned and operated his own charter boat for many years. He has USCG 100 ton Masters License and is a certified GM Master Technician.