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    Ronal Serpas

    Professor/Chief of Police (Ret.)
    Loyola University New Orleans

    Chief of Police Ronal Serpas, Ph.D. (Ret.) is a Professor of Practice in the Loyola University New Orleans Criminology and Justice Department. He joined the Loyola faculty in 2014 following a 34-year career in policing.

    Chief Serpas served as the Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (2010-2014), Chief of the Nashville Metro Police Department (2004-2010), and Chief of the Washington State Patrol (2001-2004).

    In October 2017, he was designated the fifth Honorary President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). His service to the IACP also includes roles as an elected Vice President, founding Co-Chair of the Research Advisory Committee, and Chair of the Community-Oriented Policing Committee.

    Chief Serpas is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Policing Institute (formerly the National Police Foundation), a nonpartisan and independent nonprofit organization pursuing excellence in policing through science and innovation.

    Chief Serpas implemented the Community-Oriented Policing philosophy, Justice, and Legitimacy principles and introduced innovative and successful crime-fighting strategies.

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