Experience You Can Trust

Formal Education 

Master’s of Management, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri 

Bachelor’s of Management, National-Louis University, Chicago, Illinois 

Associate’s Degree in Applied Science, Education and Training Management, Community College of the Air Force

Associate’s Degree in Applied Science, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force

Associate’s Degree in Applied Science, Criminal Justice, Community College of the Air Force

Associate’s Degree in Applied Science, Criminal Justice, St. Louis Community College, Missouri

Community Involvement 

Mount Baker Foundation, Board of Directors, Vice President 

Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, Board of Directors 

Bellingham-Whatcom Commission on Sexual and Domestic Violence 

Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force 

Alternatives to Incarceration Task Force, Board for Judicial Administration, Washington Courts

Whatcom Racial Equity Commission Stakeholder Group 

Whatcom County Emergency Management Council 

Whatcom County Sheriff's Office Citizens Academy, 2022 Graduate

American Legion, Department of Washington, Law and Order Committee Chair

American Legion, Bellingham, Post 7  

Grand Lodge of Missouri, PHA-F&AM

Professional History

Chief of Police, Blaine Washington Police Department, June 2019 to Present 

Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety, Portland State University, Portland, OR, December 2017 to May 2019 

Assistant Chief of Police/Assistant Director of Public Safety, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, September 2014 to December 2017  

Police Lieutenant (also held positions as a Detective Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Police Officer), St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, St. Louis, Missouri, August 1993 to August 2014  

Air Force First Sergeant (Retired), US Navy and US Air Force, 22 years

Professional Education 

Northwestern University Center for Public Safety, School of Police Staff and Command

Executive Police Certification: Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission

FBI-LEEDA: Executive Leadership Institute  

Fair and Impartial Policing Certified Instructor 

High-Performance Leadership, Master Certificate, International City Management Association

Police Academy Instructor Certification: Missouri Peace Officers Standards and Training

Air Force First Sergeant Academy