AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MIGUEL ANGEL CONTRERAS, PhD, CPP, CFE

Miguel Angel Contreras, the founder and president of CONTRERAS ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL,  is  the founding and chairmen emeritus of the Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association www.fhleoa.org.

Dr. Contreras is a renowned  leader with a firm commitment to diverse ethnic communities worldwide. He is recognized for his work ethics in the areas of leadership, civil rights advocate, social ethics, reform, and reconciliation. A noted criminal justice, law enforcement, security management, and community leader for more than 25 years, his expertise and extensive background in these subject areas have resulted in his being called for consultation with various organizations on issues dealing with law enforcement, security management, immigration issues,  society, and social justice. 

Dr. Contreras, for 30 years served with distinction as a Supervisory Criminal Investigator and as a journeyman criminal investigator with Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, such as the US Department of Homeland Security’s Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement,  www.ice.gov  US Customs Service's Offices of Investigations and Internal Affairs, www.ice.gov  US Drug Enforcement Administration, www.dea.gov  US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, www.atf.gov  US Immigration & Naturalization Service, www.ice.gov  and US Defense Investigative Service, www.dss.mil. He served with the Lansing Police Department www.lansingpolice.com  as a police officer and corrections officer with the Ingham County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan, www.ingham.org/sh  in the late 1970s.  Dr. Contreras honorably retired from federal law enforcement service in 2006.

He has lectured foreign national federal police personnel in national security issues, and has traveled to several countries as a Federal law enforcement official.He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), designation granted by the American Society for Industrial Security,  www.asisonline.org  a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), designation granted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,  www.acfe.com  a Diplomate of the American Board of Law Enforcement Experts (DABLEE), designation granted by the American College of Forensic Examiners, www.acfei.com  and Certified Security Supervisor (CSS) and Certified Protection Officer (CPO), designations granted by the International Foundation for Protection Officers,  www.ifpo.org.

A consummate no-nonsense law enforcement and security management expert, is a driving-force of numerous coalitions across ideological, cultural and social spectrum, he has served on numerous local, regional and national boards assisting communities. 

Dr. Contreras received his Associate Applied of Science degree and Associate in Business at Arizona Western College,  www.azwestern.edu  and Lansing Community College,  www.lcc.edu  respectively, and a Bachelor’s of Art degree in Criminal Justice Administration at Michigan State University,  www.msu.edu  a Master in Theology and Apologetics, and a Doctor of Theology degree at Calvin School of Apologetics & Theology,  www.calvinschool.info a Master of Theology in Christian Counseling, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theology, and a Doctor in Theology in Pastoral Counseling at Northwestern Theological Seminary,  www.northwesternseminary.com. He also conducted advanced graduate studies in security management at the University of Leicester, Leicester, UK, www.le.ac.uk.  In January 2005, he received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwestern Theological Seminary.