Archive for October 2021

Chief Susan Manheimer retired after a distinguished 37-year career in law enforcement, during which she served in leadership roles across four diverse police agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most recently, she has been appointed as an Interim Chief providing stable leadership during transitions for several Bay Area cities, serving as the Interim Chief…

Jim Johnson is a retired chief from Baltimore County, Maryland. He spent nearly four decades with the Baltimore County Police serving in virtually every discipline and specialty within the department. He was chief of the major city’s agency for ten years. He currently owns and operates his own practice offering expert witness public safety case…

Wayne Jerman recently retired as police chief of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Police Department. He was sworn in as the city’s 43rd police chief on October 29, 2012. Before his leadership position in Cedar Rapids, Jerman was an officer with the Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Police for 33 years. Jerman focused the majority of…

Eric L. Holmes serves as the chief of police and director of public safety for Duquesne University. In the public safety, risk management, and higher education sectors Chief Holmes is known as a person able to build relationships and establish partnerships and alliances. Chief Holmes is committed to shaping the future of law enforcement. Chief…

Tim Hegarty served with the Riley County, Kansas, Police Department for 26 years, retiring as a division commander in February 2021. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007, and over the next 13 years he commanded his agency’s Investigations, Patrol, Administration, and Support Divisions. He served as an adjunct instructor in the…

Chief Robert Handy is a 30-year law enforcement professional, having served in various assignments from police recruit to police chief. Chief Handy served in three separate jurisdictions: Huntington Beach, California; San Bernardino, California; and Phoenix, Arizona. Chief Handy worked a wide variety of assignments from officer and detective through leadership positions in all divisions of…

Chief Tracey Gove (ret.) served for 24 years with the West Hartford, Connecticut, Police Department, one of the largest suburban police agencies in Connecticut. He rose through the ranks serving in Patrol, Traffic, Community Interaction, Detective Division, and Special Investigations. He ultimately served as chief of police for six years. During his tenure as chief,…

Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA conducts National Institute of Health-funded research at the intersection of public health, public safety, and justice, focusing on policing, substance use, and the overdose crisis. Prior to entering the research field, Dr. del Pozo served as a police officer for 23 years. He spent 19 years with the New…

Chief (retired) Brendan Cox is the Director of Policing Strategies at the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) National Support Bureau where he provides strategic guidance on the implementation of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion/Let Everyone Advance with Dignity to jurisdictions around the world. Cox was previously employed with the Albany, New York, Police Department where he…

Ken Corney began his career with the Ventura, California, Police Department in 1986. He was promoted to sergeant in 1995, commander in January 2000, and assistant chief in December 2003. Corney was appointed as police chief in December 2009 before retiring in 2019. He continued to serve as Ventura’s interim police chief until April 2020.…