Chief of Police
Waco Police Department, Texas
Waco, Texas, United States
Sheryl Victorian is a native Texan and a 30-year law enforcement professional. She was sworn in as the City of Waco’s Chief of Police on March 15, 2021, after serving with the Houston Police Department for nearly 28 years.
Sheryl earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Administration of Justice from Texas Southern University in 2013. She is the creator and co-designer of “Building Trust From Trauma,” a course designed in the Summer of 2020 to educate and inspire officers to learn about the trust-building and trust-eroding events that negatively impact trust between communities of color and the police.
Chief Victorian is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum’s (PERF) Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) session #81, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy (FBINA) session #267, and several other notable leadership programs. She is the owner and founder of Leading on Purpose, LLC., which provides training, coaching, and curriculum development services to organizations seeking to improve the quality of leadership, both horizontally and vertically, internally, and externally.
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Addressing the Recruiting and Retention Crisis by Advancing Women in Policing: The 30x30 Initiative
Monday, October 16, 2023
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST
