Dr. Richard Holton is a retired lieutenant and thirty-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department. He received his Bachelors Degree in Political Science from North Carolina A&T State University and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Miami. He received his Doctoral Degree from Nova Southeastern University in the field of Organizational Leadership and Education, with a specialization in Multi-Cultural Diversity and Conflict Resolution. He currently serves as an adjunct professor for St. Thomas Universities in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Holton is a certified trainer for the Criminal Justice Institute, and is considered to be an exceptional public speaker, workshop facilitator, and seminar leader in the principles of Leadership and Management. He has held numerous positions within the Miami-Dade Police Department that include the Community Affairs Bureau, Uniform Patrol, Safe Streets, Organized Crime Bureau, General Investigation's Unit, Personnel Management Bureau, and past commander of the Executive Development Institute while assigned to the MDPD Training Bureau.

Dr. Holton has also served as an elected Councilman for the Village of Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, President Emeritus for the Coconut Grove Local Development Corporation, and Vice Chairman of the South Florida Human Rights Council. He has been a certified Kingian Nonviolence Practitioner since 1993, with the Florida Martin Luther King, Jr., Institute For Nonviolence. Since then, Dr. Holton has trained police officers, politicians, community leaders, and at-risk youths in the principles and skills of Kingian Nonviolence throughout the country. Dr. Holton is also certified by the Supreme Court of Florida, as a family mediator. Currently; he is the President/CEO of Teen Police Academy, Inc., Dr. Rick Holton & Associates, P. A., and Chairman of the Coconut Grove Land Trust. His international travels include South Africa, Canada, and India.

Dr. Holton serves as Chief trainer for all workshops.