Bilingual (Spanish), visionary public servant, educator, & researcher committed to the six pillars of 21st Century Policing, social justice, and cultural agilityHigh performing Command Staff Officer with 33 years of progressively responsible municipal & campus law enforcement experienceCommitment & experience in developing strategies to alternative, tiered response approaches to policing that reimagine traditional public safety approaches (e.g. mental & behavior health crises; homelessness; employee wellness)A sought-after industry expert of adult-centered learning design. Developer and facilitator of customized learning programs that specialize on a holistic, systems thinking leadership development framework and strategy that cultivates talented leaders, embraces and promotes strong, confident followers, and promotes organizational environments and cultures that foster healthy workplaces and teams.Experience in building and facilitating the following innovative learning programs in Human Relations Core Courses in university, government, and corporate professional development settings: Cultural Diversity; Non-biased Based Policing; Racial Profiling; Community Policing; Tactical Communications; Professionalism; Leadership; Ethics; Procedural Justice; Hate Crimes Doctoral Research interests include destructive (toxic) leadership and its intersection with diversity in organizational contextsNotable Community and Leadership Service:Selected by the U.S. Department of Justice to spearhead a team of national experts to develop an alternative/tiered response approach for the Puerto Rico Police Department to address a rising domestic violence homicide rateSelected by the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence to lead a team of police executives to develop reimagined strategies to address biased & discriminatory practices in immigrant communities by law enforcementSelected by the Municipal Tourist Police of Baja California, Mexico to develop a program & strategies for police executives to address toxic leadership & unethical & biased practicesConceptualized client-specific workshops on adaptive leadership, cultural diversity, implicit bias, and toxic leadership training for the San Diego County Probation Department’s Professional Development AcademyCustom-designed Marriott leadership training program