Our Partners

The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)

IACLEA is the largest professional association devoted to excellence in campus public safety and law enforcement. The mission of IACLEA is to advance public safety for educational institutions by providing training, research, advocacy, accreditation, education, and professional services. IACLEA has managed or participated in many national TTA programs, including through the COPS Office Averted School Violence Database program and Community Policing Development Accreditation Program. IACLEA has developed programs specifically for HBCUs, including the provision of trainings and resources, such as webinars on topics such as sexual assault training, handling bomb threats, and mental health training.

Kisha Slaton

Kisha Slaton is the ASPIRE program manager within IACLEA. She holds a Master of Public Administration from Arkansas State University and a BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas. Kisha served as a detective/police officer and later a supervisory special agent in law enforcement agencies in Arkansas. She also has substantial nonprofit experience working on federal, state, and private grants, program development, and fundraising.

Tamara McCollough

Tamara McCollough currently serves as the program manager for IACLEA. She has nearly 18 years of experience in law enforcement and higher education security, including roles such as Director of Public Safety at Rose Hulman, Police Lieutenant, and various leadership positions at the Indiana State University Police Department. She is an adjunct lecturer at Indiana State University, teaching courses in Criminology and Security Studies. A double alumna of ISU, she holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminology and criminal justice, and recently earned her doctorate in educational leadership and management from Drexel University. She further has experience with dealing with adversity, course instruction, course development, training, mentoring, and building community.

National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE)

NAWLEE is a nonprofit that addresses the unique needs of women in senior positions in law enforcement. Its mission is to serve the interests of women executives and those who aspire to be executives in law enforcement. NAWLEE provides mentoring for women at all career stages and educates agency leaders on how to support women officers. NAWLEE was a founding partner of the 30×30 Initiative, which aims for 30% of police recruits to be women by 2030. NAWLEE also conducts research on diversity in policing through the DOJ COPS Office and NIJ. They provide training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies nationwide through the Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC) and Elevate Blue and are members of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Awareness: Public Safety Task Force, National Law Enforcement School Recognition Initiative, and Faith and Blue Weekend Initiative.

Kym Craven

Kym Craven is the Executive Director of NAWLEE. She began her 35-year career at the Lowell, Massachusetts Police Department working in several areas, including traffic safety, community engagement, and grants management. During her career, Ms. Craven has provided assistance to over 350 municipalities and state agencies. She specializes in providing solutions to LEAs in many areas, including recruitment and retention. Her passion is ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion in law enforcement, both internally and externally.

Josh Bronson

Josh Bronson is Chief of Staff/Senior Program Manager for NAWLEE and was formerly the Deputy Executive Director of IACLEA. In over 20 years working in policing, he has served as deputy chief of campus police at McDaniel College, a consultant with IACP, and in his current role has demonstrated success in problem-solving with partners. He relies on his on-the-ground experience to create meaningful programs for addressing sexual assault on campus, leadership development, and officer health and wellness. Josh has worked on multiple U.S. DOJ-funded projects, including CRI-TAC, the Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies and the Campus Sexual Assault Response Survey.

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)

NOBLE is a membership group of primarily Black law enforcement CEOs and command level officials in local, state, county, and federal government. It was developed through the recognition that Black law enforcement executives could more effectively impact the criminal justice system through a unified voice and addresses issues such as fairness in the administration of justice, strained police–community relations, and the hiring and promotion of Black police officers. NOBLE provides multiple programs and offerings to support the policing workforce and improve police–community relations; TTA through CRI-TAC; a national conference; a CEO Mentoring program; and The Law & Your Community, a hands-on interactive training program for teens designed to improve their communications with law enforcement officers and their understanding of federal, state, and local laws.

Dwayne Crawford

Dwayne Crawford is the Executive Director of NOBLE. He oversees numerous programs and initiatives designed to provide solutions to law enforcement issues and concerns, as well as to the evolving needs of communities. These include the annual NOBLE conference, awards and scholarship programs, and the CEO Mentoring program. Prior to his time at NOBLE, Mr. Crawford was the Senior Vice President of 100 Black Men of America, which is recognized as the nation’s top African American–led mentoring organization.

Melissa Thompson

Melissa Thompson is the National Training and Program Manager for NOBLE. She has over 15 years of executive leadership experience dedicated to challenging the status quo and promoting equal opportunities for diverse populations. Melissa implements trainings and programs that break down pejorative stereotypes and confront social issues to change narratives and promote systemic organizational and community change.

Historically Black Colleges & Universities Law Enforcement Executives & Administrators Association (HBCU-LEEA)

The HBCU-LEEA, Inc. is a nonprofit 501c3 national organization of police chiefs, executives and security directors that advance campus public safety for its students attending the 105 HBCU educational institutions nationally. Most of the HBCU campus police departments are certified police agencies with sworn police officers. These officers are certified through their respective states as are other local police departments. In 1999, the concept of the HBCU-LEEA was born when a group of concerned campus police chiefs and campus public safety directors reached consensus on the need to organize for the purposes of information-sharing and collectively addressing mutual challenges.

Chief Debra A. Williams

Chief Debra A. Williams is the Chief of Police and Associate Vice President/Director of Emergency Management for Clark Atlanta University Department of Public Safety and has over 39 years of committed law enforcement experience. She started her career with the City of Atlanta Police Department in 1983 before retiring as a Major in 2011. After retiring with the City of Atlanta Police Department, she served as a Senior Police Advisor and Deputy Team Leader responsible for providing law enforcement instructions, mentoring, and the delivery of training programs with the Narcotics Affairs Section in Mexico. In 2014, she joined the Clayton County Public Schools Police Department as the major over day-to-day operations. Chief Williams is the President of Historically Black Colleges & Universities Law Enforcement Executives & Administrators (HBCU-LEEA), providing leadership and guiding advancements in public safety for HBCUs across the country. She is also a member of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA); Georgia Association Law Enforcement Administrators (GACLEA); National Organizations of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE); Georgia Chapter of Black Law Enforcement, Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP), and the National Association of Women Enforcement Executives NAWLEE. She is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association (HAPCOA)

HAPCOA, the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, established in 1973, is the oldest and largest association in the U.S. of Hispanic American command officers from law enforcement and criminal justice agencies at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels. With members in hundreds of agencies across the United States and Puerto Rico, many of whom are active in local chapters, HAPCOA is a national organization with a local presence. HAPCOA’s mission is to “empower the future of law enforcement” by assisting law enforcement, criminal justice and community organizations nationwide in their efforts to recruit, train, mentor and promote qualified Hispanic American men and women committed to a career in the criminal justice arena and to communities in which they serve and protect. Additionally, HAPCOA serves to assist in the promotion and development of Hispanics in law enforcement.