Kristy Dorton

As a CTO since 2007 and a senior member of the training team, she has had the opportunity to develop and guide numerous trainees in a one-on-one setting. She is currently assigned to the Communications Academy as the Training Facilitator, facilitating training in the basic academy, where she teaches recruits all aspects of call-taking to prepare them for one-on-one training, the radio academy, preparing trainees for handling all radio traffic and dispatching calls for service, along with various other in-service training courses for her division. Training is and has always been her passion.

After graduating from Sacramento Police Department’s Frontline Leadership course in 2011, Kristy began her journey of classroom instruction through California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Instructor Development Institute (IDI) courses. This has taken her passion for training to an even greater level. Facilitating learning for a classroom of students is very exciting and rewarding for her, she utilizes adult learning concepts to deliver content to students in a meaningful way.

Kristy continues to teach Interpersonal Communication and Dispatcher Wellness in POST’s Basic Dispatch Academy Course, CTO School, and Dispatch Priming. Kristy’s students are brought to higher levels of understanding with her expertise and engaging nature, she helps students build a strong foundation of call-taking and dispatching skills that last an entire career.

Kristy is also a long-time member of the department’s Peer Support team, has aided with CAD development, assisted with the development of the department’s Mentor Program, and is a Mentor to other CTO’s. She is very active within the department and when teaching, it is evident how she cares deeply about the 911 profession.

Kristy earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies from CSU, Sacramento. In 2021, she graduated POST’s Master Instructor Certificate Course and she also currently holds a natinal instructor certificaiton through the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.

Kristy also consults with communications centers on training matters. To learn more about our consulting services, please contact us here and let us know how we can help.

To see Kristy in action, register for either or both of the following courses: