Ron Bayne

Deputy Chief Ron Bayne (Ret.)

Ron Bayne retired first at the rank of Commander after 25 years with the Scottsdale Police Department in Arizona.  He led one of the city’s four patrol districts.  After initially retiring, Ron was recruited and served as the Deputy Chief of the Sedona Police Department and then later was recruited to work for Arizona POST to develop leadership curriculum and deliver courses around the State of Arizona. 

Ron earned Master’s Degrees in Criminal Justice from New Mexico State University and in Education/Counseling/Human Relations from Northern Arizona University.  Ron is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy (Class 260).  He has served as the Area Chair in the Department of Criminal Justice & Security for multiple years at the University of Phoenix where he was awarded Faculty of the Year honors.  Ron is fluent in Spanish and has taught vocational Spanish to several public safety agencies throughout the United States.  

Ron is currently the primary instructor for Front Line Leadership, a highly acclaimed 4-day leadership course.  Ron was also an FBI-LEEDA instructor from 2014 to 2024.  He has taught hundreds of supervisor and command leadership classes around the United States and Puerto Rico, and was selected as the FBI-LEEDA SLI instructor to teach contracted courses to over 450 LAPD supervisors and command staff officers.  Before his civilian law enforcement career, Ron served 5½ years in the U.S Army Military Police Corps.  

 Course taught:  Front Line Leadership