Archive for October 2021

Chief Scott Seaman served 27 years with the San Jose, California, Police Department retiring as a captain in 2002. He then served 12 years as chief of the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno, California, Police Department, retiring in 2014. In 2012, Chief Seaman was president of the California Police Chiefs Association. Since his retirement, Chief Seaman has…

Michael Schirling was appointed chief safety and compliance officer at the University of Vermont in June 2022. In that role he oversees campus police, emergency management, risk and environmental risk management – including fire safety, and compliance and privacy services. He served as commissioner of the Vermont Department Public Safety from 2019 until 2022. The…

Ivonne Roman has 25 years of experience in policing, serving in every rank from police officer to police chief, in the Newark, New Jersey, Police Department. Roman earned a Master of Public Administration with Distinction in 2017 and a Master of Science in Public Affairs in 2020 from Rutgers-Camden, where she has also completed coursework…

For more than 22 years, Michael J. Rein served as a trusted member of the Rutgers University Department of Public Safety; retiring in 2022 as the deputy chief of University Police. The Rutgers University Police Department is comprised of more than 180 sworn and 340 non-sworn employees. As deputy chief, he was primarily responsible for…

Jason Potts leads the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, Department of Public Safety, which provides the public with law enforcement and detention services. This department manages the city jail and includes the deputy city marshals (who provide public safety at city parks and facilities), as well as animal protection services. Potts started his policing career…

Rodney Parks is a retired MPD Assistant Chief. While assigned to MPD, he commanded the Homicide Branch and Criminal Investigation Division in addition to many other patrol and specialized assignments. Mr. Parks is a graduate of the 201st Session of the FBI National Academy and holds BSM and MSM degrees from Johns Hopkins University. He…

Chief (retired) Richard “Rick” Myers has more than 45 years serving in public safety, beginning as a street officer in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He has served as a police officer, public safety officer, deputy sheriff, and medical examiner investigator. Since his first chief of police appointment in 1984, he has served as a…

Undersheriff Sylvia Moir is known as a police executive who is calm in chaos and enthusiastic about the profession. A California native, Undersheriff Moir has over three decades of local police practice; with over a decade as a chief of police. She was appointed as the undersheriff of Marin County Sheriff’s Department in September 2022;…

Brett Meade began his police career in 1982 with the DeLand, Florida, Police Department. Chief Meade served nearly 25 years with the Orange County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office, retiring as a patrol commander. He was appointed deputy chief of police for the University of Central Florida (UCF) Police Department in September 2014 and retired with the…

Travis Martinez is currently a deputy chief of police with the Redlands, California, Police Department. Throughout his 28 years of service, Deputy Chief Martinez has sought both innovative and affordable technological strategies to address crime trends occurring in the community. He and his team began deploying global positioning system (GPS) technology to apprehend individuals driving…