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Caruth Police Institute Executive Board

The Caruth Police Institute Executive Board is a select group of nationally respected experts and leaders in public safety, policing, and municipal governance. Serving as strategic thought partners, board members help shape the Institute’s long-term goals, priorities, and direction; ensuring that CPI’s research, training, and consulting stay grounded in real-world practice and responsive to the evolving needs of officers, agencies, and the communities they serve.

Loren T. Atherley, PhD

Sr. Director of Performance Analytics & Research, Seattle Police Department

Allen J. Banks

Chief of Police, Round Rock Police Department, Round Rock, Texas

Amy Barden, EdD

Chief of CARE, Seattle Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE), Seattle, Washington

Jeffrey Bert

Chief of Police, Tomball Police Department, Tomball, Texas

Patricia Burruss, JD

Commissioner, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, Dallas, Texas

Jaya Davis, PhD

Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

Donald W. De Lucca

Partner, V2 Global, Miami, Florida

Maurine Dickey

Founder, The Dickey Foundation, Dallas, Texas

Michael Gerke

Chief of Police, Odessa Police Department, Odessa, Texas

Will Johnson

Chief Special Agent, BNSF Railway Police Department, Fort Worth, Texas

Marc Levin, JD

Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice, Washington, DC

Kristen Mahoney, JD

Director, Policy, Government and Partner Engagement, The University of Chicago Crime and Education Labs, Chicago, Illinois

Ganesha Martin, Esq.

Chief, Bureau of Constitutional Policing, Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Maureen McGough, JD

Instructor and Strategic Advisor, Excellence in Policing and Public Safety Program, University of South Carolina School of Law

Tarrick McGuire, DPA

Chief of Police, Alexandria Police Department, Alexandria, Virginia

Derick Miller

Chief of Police, Irving Police Department, Irving, Texas 

John W. Mina

Sheriff, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Orlando, Florida

Rebecca Neusteter, PhD

Executive Director, University of Chicago Health Lab, Chicago, Illinois 

Kathy O’Toole PhD

Partner, 21CP Solutions, Chicago, Illinois 

Anita Ravishankar, PhD

Principal Researcher, Urban Institute , Washington, DC

John M. Ray, PhD

Executive Director, Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas

Phil Ritter, JD

Elected Trustee, Dallas College, Dallas, Texas

Cornelia Sigworth

Senior Director, Strategic Law Enforcement Engagement, Axon, Scottsdale, Arizona

Sheryl D. Victorian, PhD

Chief of Police, Waco Police Department, Waco, Texas