Chief of Police
Denton Police Department, Texas
Denton, Texas, United States
Chief Shoemaker currently serves as Chief of Police of the Denton, TX, Police Department. Prior to that, he served as Chief of Police of the Grand Junction, CO, Police Department since 2018, after over 26 years of service with the Jefferson City Missouri Police Department. He is a member of the Texas Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, and the Police Executives Research Forum. He served as the elected Vice Chair of the IACP’s Public Information Officers Section from 2018 through 2020, with duties to collaborate with other media experts and establish best practices in public outreach and media relations. In 2019, he was appointed by IACP Past President Casstevens to the position of Committee Chair for the Police Standards Ethics and Image Committee, a position he held until he was elected as the 5th Vice President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in September of 2021. In October of 2026, Chief Shoemaker will assume the Presidency of the IACP.
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Walking Backward into the Future: Reflections on Culture Change from Three Different Countries
Saturday, October 14, 2023
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