Annapolis, Maryland 21401        

EDUCATION

B.A. – Kent State University – 1971 (History)

M.A. – The George Washington University – 1982 (Criminal Justice)

Additional graduate courses toward Ph.D. – Capella University – Organization and

Management

Certificate in Para-Legal Studies – University of Maryland – 1979 (Criminal Law)

Graduate – Police Executive Research Forum, Senior Management Institute for Police –

Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government - 1993

10/95-current Police Captain – Annapolis, Maryland

Administrative Services Division Commander

Includes: Recruiting, Training, Budget, Purchasing, Human Resources, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Planning and Research, Armory, Payroll, Grants, Accreditation, Parking Fines Section

4/94-10/95 Police Captain - Annapolis, Maryland (Promoted 9/94)

Special Operations Division Commander

Included: Traffic Unit, Canine Unit, Marine Unit, Bike Patrol, Foot Patrol, Community Oriented Policing Squad, School Crossing Guards.

7/88-3/94 Police Lieutenant – Annapolis Maryland

Administrative Services Division Commander

5/86-6/88 Police Sergeant – Annapolis, Maryland

Patrol, Shift Supervisor

12/83-4/86 Police Corporal - Annapolis, Maryland

Planning and Research, Supervisor

3/80-11/83 Police Officer First Class - Annapolis, Maryland

Planning and Research

Aide to Chief of Police

Crime Lab

Recruitment

9/76-2/80 Detective First Class - Annapolis, Maryland

General assignment detective

3/73-8/76 Police Officer – Annapolis, Maryland

Patrol

Foot Patrol

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Developed first in-house Field Training Officer Training and Evaluation Program (2000)

Developed Orientation Program for all new employees (1999)

Developed Orientation Program for new police officers who receive entry level training at other agencies’ academies (1999)

Developed training program for Police Communications Operators (1997)

Founded Bike Patrol Unit (1994)

Established medical section/light duty program (1994)

Chairman of first General Order Review Committee (1991-1994)

Departmental representative to City Risk Management Committee (1988-1994)

Departmental representative to City Data Processing Committee (1988-1994)

Obtained grant which brought the first computer to the Annapolis Police Department (1984)

Founding member of the Maryland Association of Police Planners (1980)

    MEMBERSHIPS

International Association of Chiefs of Police

Police Executive Research Forum

National Center for Women and Policing – Advisory Board Member

Chesapeake Region Law Enforcement Accreditation Alliance – President (2001-current);Vice President (1996-2000)

National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives

International Association of Women Police

Maryland Association of Chiefs of Police

Maryland Association of Women Police

Mid-Atlantic Association of Women in Law Enforcement

Maryland Association of Police Planners

Fraternal Order of Police, Annapolis City Lodge No 1 – Past President (1985), Secretary (1973 to present)

International Police Mountain Bike Association

Assessor – Certified Assessor and Trainer for the National Center for Women and Policing on Women’s Issues in Law Enforcement, including the areas of recruitment, training and retention. Have been a speaker at the National Center for Women and Policing conferences on gender issues in law enforcement. Have participated in training seminars on recruitment and retention of women in law enforcement.

Assessor Experience – Certified Assessor and Team Leader for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. since 1995. Have participated in 12 on-site assessments in eleven states, 9 as Team Leader. Agencies have included municipal and federal departments.

Certified Assessor and Team Leader for the Chesapeake Region Law Enforcement Accreditation Alliance since 1994. Have participated in numerous mock assessments in the Chesapeake Region, which includes Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Agencies have included federal, county and municipal departments.

Promotional Board Assessor. Have participated as an assessor for the ranks of sergeant Lieutenant and Captain at various federal, county and municipal law enforcement agencies since 1984. Agencies include the United States Secret Service, Uniformed Division, Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, Howard and Prince George’s Counties (Maryland), Baltimore City (Maryland), Easton and Gaithersburg (Maryland).

Have monitored, organized and administered the promotional process at the Annapolis Police Department since 1988 for all ranks, Officer First Class, Corporal, Sergeant and Lieutenant and the assessment process for the rank of Captain. Have trained assessors for these processes.

Have trained assessors for entry-level interviews at the Annapolis Police Department since 1994.

Currently enrolled in Ph.D. program in Organization and Management. Courses taken at this level include: Gender and Diversity Issues, Training and Development, Human Resource Management, Personnel Testing, selection and Evaluation, Training and Development and Organizational Behavior. My proposed dissertation topic will relate to the role and experience of women in law enforcement particularly in the last three decades.