Senior Research Associate
Institute for Intergovernmental Research
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Chief Sonia Quiñones (Retired) is a senior research associate in the Law Enforcement Safety and Wellness (LESW) group for the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR). LESW is composed of the VALOR Program—a national officer safety project developed at the direction of the U.S. Attorney General—as well as the National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers Program and the National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program.
Chief Quiñones served in law enforcement for more than 28 years. Her career began in 1993, as a patrol officer for the Hallandale Beach, Florida, Police Department. She worked her way up through the ranks and was appointed Chief of Police in 2017.
Chief Quiñones earned her master of public administration degree from Barry University. She is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy (FBINA), Session 248. She retired from the Hallandale Beach Police Department in October 2021.
Chief Quiñones is the past president of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE) and a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Human and Civil Rights Committee.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
8:15 AM – 9:30 AM PST
