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Tory Kornblum, MA

Captain, Sunriver Police Department

Tory Kornblum, MA

Tory Kornblum started her law enforcement career with the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff in 2002. During her twenty years with the agency, she worked a variety of assignments in custody, patrol, training, investigations, recruiting and emergency services. She also held ancillary assignments as a field training officer and defensive tactics/electronic weapons instructor. Her favorite assignments included the field training program coordinator and the Contra Costa sheriff basic academy director. Tory retired as a captain in 2022 as the emergency services division and coroner’s division commander.

After her retirement, Tory fulfilled a long-time dream of moving to central Oregon, where she took a position with the Sunriver Police Department as a police officer. In 2023, she was promoted to corporal, and then her present rank of captain with the department.

Tory’s formal education includes a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from Boston University. Tory also attended the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute and the California POST Command College. She is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Class 280.

Degree Programs

Education

BA - Indiana University Bloomington
MA in Criminal Justice - Boston University

Associations

ICAP
OACP
FBINAA

Certifications

Sherman Block SLI
California POST Command College
FBI National Academy, Class 280
Student Reviews
  • "Professor Kornblum always exceeds the expectations to making the course an exceptional learning experience."
    -Summer '24 Student
  • "Professor K was engaging, clear with expectations and motivated me to produce quality work in both the discussions and writing assignments."
    -Fall '23 Student
  • "Professor Kornblum is a professor who truly cares and wants nothing but the best for her students. What I respect about the Professor is she is a humble person who engages with the students in the discussions. She asks questions, and if she does not have the answer, she willingly admits she does not know. Having been a command staff officer, having a master's degree, and a graduate of the FBI NA, Professor Kornblum has extensive experience and a background of dedication in the law enforcement profession. I have met many command staff members who only care about themselves and their next promotion, but Professor Kornblum is selfless, and I would gladly take another class from her."
    -Fall '23 Student
  • "Having an active law enforcement professional, such as Capt. Kornblum, with real experience is extremely beneficial to the learning process. As a student, you gather she has real life experience with the topics she is presenting, and she provides constructive feedback that was useful. For instance, Capt. Kornblum provided us suggestions for writing quality work, using an "active voice." Suggestions like this are helpful for adult students who have been out of the academic realm for some time. Thank you!"
    -Summer '22 Student
  • "The instructor was amazing and provided work that was exceptional. This allowed me to hone in my own work and improve."
    -Spring '22 Student
  • "Captain Kornblum did an outstanding job. She was accommodating and explained our assignments very well. It was nice to have an actual zoom class with other students, and Captain Kornblum's knowledge and experience made this module exceptional."
    -Summer '21 Student
  • "I need to take a second and express my appreciation for Professor Kornblum. This is my last semester in the program and this is the first class I have had a female instructor. I was only the second female in my department's history (the first lasted less than a year) and the first sworn female to promote. It has been difficult to navigate at times and Professor Kornblum acknowledged me. She been active in all of our discussions and has really enhanced the course material. One of the most impactful things from this course has been Professor Kornblum's encouragement and feedback. I have felt a lot of rejection and alienation in my career, no matter how hard I work or what I achieve, my current Lt seems impossible to appease. Professor Kornblum has never met me yet still believes in me. I have never had a female supervisor in law enforcement, Professor Kornblum has been the closest thing to a mentor I have had, and I hope she knows how much I appreciate her support and the lasting impact it has made."
    -Spring '21 Student
  • "Professor Kornblum was an outstanding instructor. She was engaged throughout the course and I appreciated her insight and feedback from assignments."
    -Spring '21 Student
  • "Professor Kornblum was very involved in all aspects of the class. She was very quick to respond to emails when I had questions. She went out of her way to seek information on her departments drone program to pass along to members of the class. She provided fair and beneficial feedback regarding assignments. She contributed to discussions with examples of her LE experiences. Highly satisfied with her as a professor."
    -Spring '21 Student
  • "Professor Kornblum demonstrated a keen interest in promoting students' interest in the course material by responding to discussion board posts with thought-provoking questions and by supplying informative supplemental materials. Along with being responsive and available for individual assistance via email, she fostered student learning through her attentive, detailed feedback to assignments and discussion board posts."
    -Summer '19 Student
  • "Very engaged with students in both the discussion boards and with feedback on assignments. Feedback was also very timely, so thank you for that. It helps to get feedback asap because I can use that for my next assignment."
    -Spring '19 Student
  • "Tory was extremely helpful and always quick to respond to emails. Assignments were clear and she always provided further clarity each week."
    -Spring '19 Student
  • "This is my first class, but I am really impressed with how our section instructor took time to provide good feedback in our discussion posts and also on our weekly assignments. I also appreciate how quickly the turnaround time was for grades."
    -Spring '19 Student

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