Associate Advisors
Associate Advisors are a non-voting group of practitioners, academics and key stakeholders dedicated to improving the profession of policing.
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Christopher G. Cook
Bio (pdf)
Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety, White Settlement Police Dept.
White Settlement, TX
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Ruben A. Puente
Bio (pdf)
Assistant Director, Office of the Director of Police, University of Texas System
Austin, TX
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John M. Ray
Bio (pdf)
Division Director, Law Enforcement and Security Training, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
College Station, TX
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Catrina Shead
Bio (pdf)
Deputy Chief, Dallas Police Dept.
Dallas, TX
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Douglas G. Shoemaker
Bio (pdf)
3rd Vice President, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
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Edward L.Smith
Bio (pdf)
Chief of Police, Nicoma Park Police Dept.
Nicoma Park, OK
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Darren M. Stevens
Bio (pdf)
Assistant Chief, Frisco Police Dept.
Frisco, TX