Chief of Police
Fayetteville Police Department, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
(Retired) Chief Gina V. Hawkins is presently the Assistant Chief Deputy for Cobb County Sheriff’s Office in Cobb County, Georgia. Prior to joining Cobb County, she served as the Chief of Police of the Fayetteville, North Carolina from 2017 until she retired in January 2023. She has more than 34 years of law enforcement experience, starting her career in 1988 with the City of Atlanta Police Department, then working with the City of Sandy Springs, Police Department and then the Clayton County, Police Department as a Deputy Chief of Police.
Chief Hawkins is a graduate of the 252nd Session of the FBINAA and a 2010 graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police, presented by PERF. Chief Hawkins is an alumna of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Executive Education Program and earned an executive certificate in public leadership by completing the Senior Executives in National and International Security, Leadership in Crises, and Leadership Decision Making Programs. In 2020, the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE) awarded Chief Hawkins the Women Law Enforcement Executive of the Year Award. She currently serves as NAWLEE’s 1st Vice President.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
8:15 AM – 9:30 AM PST
