Meet the Instructors
Brian Langley
Lead Subject Matter Expert
Brian Langley serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert for the NASWA UI Integrity Center’s National Integrity Academy. He is charged with helping develop training content and instructing classes. Brian’s UI career currently spans twenty-seven years with the Idaho Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor National Office, Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc., and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies. Brian also served honorably for four years with the United States Air Force. Brian’s education includes a Bachelor of Science with the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Business Administration with the University of Vermont.
Richard "Skip" Tompkins
Subject Matter Expert
Skip Tompkins is a Subject Matter Expert for the NASWA UI Integrity Center’s National Integrity Academy. Skip is instrumental in instructing virtual and in-person classes along with assisting in curriculum development. He has seventeen years of experience in the UI system with the last six years as the Division Director of Benefit Services for Maine’s Department of Labor. In this capacity, Skip was responsible for overseeing the claims centers and BPC unit. Skip’s areas of expertise include: claims taking, adjudication, fraud investigation, quality control (BTQ), appeals policy, state self-assessments, and rules procedures. In addition, he was a contributor for several systems upgrades and served for over thirteen years as a law enforcement officer. Skip’s education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management.
Tami Morris
Subject Matter Expert
Tami Morris is a Subject Matter Expert for the NASWA UI Integrity Center’s National Integrity Academy. Tami is instrumental in instructing virtual and in-person classes along with assisting in curriculum development. She has 11 years of experience in the UI system with the Kansas Department of Labor, where she held various positions, including BAM investigator and BAM supervisor, and was in charge of Data Validation and Tax Performance Systems reviewing. Tami’s education includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Kansas State University.
Steve Sheehan
Subject Matter Expert
Steve began work with California's State Workforce Agency in 1988, joining the SWA's internal Investigation Division (I.D.) in 1991. He would hold numerous positions within the I.D. over the next 27 years including Fraud Analyst over criminal tax investigations as well as over Unemployment Insurance investigations. Steve was one of the three original analysts when the Department formed a Criminal intelligence Unit (CIU) in 1997 to be proactive in fraud detection and deterrence. He would eventually manage the unit for the last ten years of his career, retiring in 2018. Steve enjoyed contributing to some of the nation's largest U.I. investigations, partnering with other State and federal partners. Using grant writing Steve was able to introduce cloud-based analytics and other technologies to California.
