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R. Gil Kerlikowske - President
Chief of Police - Seattle Police Department
R.
Gil Kerlikowske is a 35-year law enforcement veteran and was
appointed as the Chief of Police for the Seattle Police Department
on August 14, 2000. Serving a Seattle population of 589,000
people, he directs 1,851 men and women to prevent crime, enforce
the law and support public safety. Some of his initiatives
include the Seattle Police Department in establishing a partnership
with INTERPOL in 2004, receiving national accreditation by
the Commission Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
(CALEA) in 2003 and reaccredited in 2006, and establishing
a Seattle Police Foundation in 2002. He also serves on the
board of directors to the Washington State Criminal Justice
Training Center, Salvation Army and Fight Crime: Invest in
Kids, and is an adjunct professor for Seattle University.
Chief Kerlikowske has served as Deputy Director
of the Community Oriented Policing Services for the U.S. Department
of Justice from 1998 to 2000, and Police Commissioner for
the City of Buffalo Police Department, New York from 1994
to 1998. While the police commissioner, he served as president
for the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) from 1996 to
1998. Throughout his career, he has received many awards and
accolades including the “James V. Cotter Award”
from CALEA for leading three police agencies to achieve national
accreditation in 2006, the “Leadership Award”
in 2006 and the “Gary Hayes National Memorial Award”
in 1990 for innovation in policing, both from PERF. He was
also the recipient of a one-year fellowship from the U.S.
Department of Justice in 1985 to evaluate police procedures
throughout the nation.
Chief Kerlikowske is a notable international
and national speaker about law enforcement and has lectured
in Budapest, London, Glasgow, Toronto, and throughout the
United States. He began his law enforcement career in St.
Petersburg, Florida in 1972. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in criminal
justice from the University of South Florida, Tampa and is
a graduate of the National Executive Institute at the FBI
Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Robert Davis - 2nd Vice
President
Chief of Police - San Jose Police Department
Chief
Robert Davis has strong roots in the San Jose community, graduating
from south San Jose's Dartmouth Junior High School and Branham
High School. Chief Davis completed volunteer service in Argentina
for his church from 1977-1979, where he honed his Spanish
speaking skills. He graduated from San Jose State University
with a B.A. Degree in English with Honors, graduated summa
cum laude from Golden Gate University with a Masters of Public
Administration Degree, and is a graduate of Federal Bureau
of Investigation's (FBI) National Academy and the FBI’s
National Executive Institute Program.
Chief Davis has been a San Jose Police Officer
since 1980. He has spent over nine years in the Patrol Division
in varying capacities, along with distinguishing himself in
the following assignments. As an officer, he served in the
Field Training Program and as a Police Academy Training Officer.
As a Sergeant, he was assigned to the Fraud/Burglary, Night
Detective, and Internal Affairs Units, as well as the Airport
Division. While a Lieutenant, he was the Commander of the
Gang Investigation Unit for over three years. As a Captain,
Chief Davis served in the Bureau of Technical Services, where
he was instrumental in implementing the new Automated Information
System and the nation's first Voluntary Racial Profiling Study.
As a Deputy Chief, he commanded the Bureau of Investigations
and its 256 detectives and support personnel.
Training has been a focus of Chief Davis'
throughout his career. Since 1987, he has been an instructor
at the Evergreen Valley College Police Academy, where he has
mentored thousands of Police Recruits. Additionally, from
1993 to present Chief Davis has been a certified Peace Officers
Standards and Training (POST) Commission Master Instructor
and has taught a wide variety of courses to law enforcement
professionals throughout the state. Over the last few years,
Chief Davis has traveled to Honduras and El Salvador on behalf
of the State Department to provide training concerning anti-gang
and community policing strategies. Chief Davis has also served
on the Board of Santa Clara County Big Brothers/Big Sisters
and is a graduate of the Community Leadership San Jose/Silicon
Valley Program.
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