Nicole Cusanelli
Nicole Cusanelli graduated from St. Joseph's University with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and went on to work as an Educational Coordinator with Cornell-Abraxas Group at the Bensalem Youth Development Correctional Facility, a secure detention facility for troubled youth. Before becoming a member of the New Jersey State Police, she worked several years for the city of Philadelphia Probation and Parole Department where she was responsible for maintaining and supervising the caseloads of between 100 and 400 probationers in several units including the Government Fraud Unit, the Alcohol/ Highway Safety Unit, the Accelerated Rehabilitation Unit, and the General Supervision Unit. After becoming a New Jersey State Trooper, Nicole was active for many years as a general road trooper assigned to several stations throughout Southern New Jersey where she conducted hundreds of criminal and accident investigations. During her patrol of the New Jersey Turnpike, she was responsible for the capture and investigation of three wanted homicide suspects, who fled from Seminole County, Florida. The capture and investigation led to the successful prosecution off all three individuals for murder. During her assignments to the various patrol stations, Nicole was handpicked by the Division to be assigned to several units including the Camden NJ Anti-Crime Partnership, the Applicant Investigation Unit, and as an instructor at the New Jersey State Police Academy. She was also appointed to serve on the Elite Executive Protection Unit responsible providing personal security for New Jersey Governor, John S. Corzine and ultimately, the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, which included details as far statewide as the Adventure Aquarium in Camden. Nicole's training and certifications include, Critical Incident Command System, Advanced Firearms Combat, Instructor Training, and Interview and Interrogation. While working as a trooper, Nicole also attained her Master of Arts Degree in Human Resources Training and Development at Seton Hall University and was inducted into the National Honor Society in Education, KAPPA DELTA PI. In 2008, Nicole was honored by being inducted into the Hall of Fame for Bishop Eustace Prep High School where she earned eleven varsity letters, was named MVP four times, was the New Jersey State Champion in the 3200 meters, held several school records, and was named the 1988 Female Scholar Athlete of The Year. After her career with the New Jersey State Police. Nicole was responsible for overseeing the civil complaint cases research and data collection project at the Camden Superior Court of New Jersey for LexisNexis. She is also the co-owner and publisher of PI Magazine and Unsolved Magazine. JIM NANOS IS A RETIRED SERGEANT WORKING 28 YEARS WITH THE WILDWOOD N.J. POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE HEADED THE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE DIVISION AND TOURISM POLICING UNIT SUPERVISING A 24 MAN UNIT AND SERVED MANY YEARS AS A DETECTIVE HANDLING MAJOR CASES. JIM WAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE LOCAL PROSECUTORS OFFICE AS AN UNDERCOVER NARCOTICS AGENT WORKING AS AN U/C FOR OVER A YEAR AND TO THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND PREPAREDNESS AS A COUNTER-TERRORISM INVESTIGATOR. JIM IS ALSO AN 18 YEAR VETERAN RESERVIST OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAVING BEEN DEPLOYED THREE TIMES POST 9-11: SIX MONTHS TO GROUND ZERO THE DAY AFTER THE ATTACK; SIX MONTHS TO CAMP X-RAY-GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA; AND SIX MONTHS OVERSEAS AS PART OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. JIM IS A COAST GUARD CHIEF (E-7) AND IS A SPECIAL AGENT WITH THE COAST GUARD INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE HANDLING INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIONS. AFTER RETIREMENT, JIM WAS RECRUITED BY COVENANT SECURITY SERVICES, A NATIONAL COMPANY AS THE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE WHERE HE OVERSAW THE OPERATIONAL TRAINING OF OVER 3000 ARMED AND UNARMED SECURITY OFFICERS NATIONWIDE AT MANY FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS. ED APPLE INVESTIGATIONS AND NOW EMPLOYS FIVE INVESTIGATORS SPECIALIZING IN DIFFICULT SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS. APPLE PRESENTLY SUPPORTS MANY LARGE LAW FIRMS, TWO OF WHICH HAVE A COMBINED TOTAL OF OVER 100 ATTORNEYS. APPLE IS BEST KNOWN FOR EXPERTISE IN SURVEILLANCE WORK AND IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL SURVEILLANCE PLATFORMS, UTILIZES A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) OR DRONE IN SUPPORT OF APPLES MISSIONS. APPLE INVESTIGATIONS HAS BEEN FEATURED ON SEGMENTS OF 20/20 AND AMERICA TONIGHT AND NOTIONAL PRINT PUBLICATIONS. IN 2017 JIM AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER NICOLE CUSANELLI PURCHASED PI MAGAZINE, PI GEAR, PI BOOKSTORE AND PI DIRECTORY FROM JIMMIE AND ROE MESIS. JIM AND NICOLE HAVE EXPANDED THE MAGAZINE AND RELAUNCHED PI GEAR AND ARE WORKING ON A LARGE EXPANSION OF PI DIRECTORY IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. JIM’S GOAL IS TO EXPAND THE READERSHIP AND SUBSCRIBER BASE FOR PI MAGAZINE AS WELL AS FORMING PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE ASSOCIATIONS AND ATTENDING CONFERENCES AS BOTH A VENDOR AND PRESENTER. PI MAGAZINES PHILOSOPHY IS TO LISTEN TO THE READERS AND SUBSCRIBERS AND PROVIDE MORE OF WHAT THE PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATOR IS ASKING TO SEE IN THE MAGAZINE.
