Leading From Beyond the Badge: How Professional Staff are Transforming Modern Police Operations and What They Can Do for Your Agency

Monday, October 21, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Location: 206AB

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Brian Maxey, J.D., M.P.A

Chief Operating Officer
Seattle (WA) Police Department
Seattle, Washington, United States

Speaker(s)

Rebecca Boatright, Ph.D, J.D.

General Counsel & ExD Analytics and Research
Seattle (WA) Police Department
Seattle, Washington, United States
Elizabeth Daitz, J.D.

Assistant Commissioner of Police
Suffolk County (NY) Police Department
Suffolk, New York, United States
Marvin Haiman

Chief of Staff
Metropolitan Police Department (DC)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Ganesha Martin, J.D.

Vice President of Community Affairs and Public Policy
Mark43
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Katie Zafft

Manager, Policing & Evaluation
Crime and Justice Institute

In today’s rapidly changing environment, jurisdictions and departments have been reassessing and diversifying the skill sets needed to run an effective police department. Civilian executives such as a chief operating officer or chief of staff, in addition to civilian leaders in areas such as technology; training; professional standards; and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among others, bring the required expertise and experience to meet a new and growing set of demands and support police and public safety agencies’ efforts to more closely align with communities’ expectations. This presentation can provide useful information for jurisdictions and departments that are generally curious about, considering, or in the process of hiring civilian executives.