Have you ever wanted to know how to respond to a rapidly evolving situation? Or how to command an entire organization that responds to rapidly evolving situations? Join us as we hear from former Joplin Police Chief Lane Roberts and learn how to increase our leadership agility.
During a career that spans
more than 40 years Chief Roberts has served as Chief of Police for the cities
of Twisp, WA, and Union Gap, WA. He also
served as Under Sheriff for Yakima County, WA. He served as Police Chief of Redmond, Oregon and Director for Deschutes
County 911 before accepting his current position as Chief of Police of Joplin,
MO. He has completed the FEMA Emergency
Management Professional Development Series, is a graduate of the Northwest Law
Enforcement Executive Command College, the FBI National Academy, and the FBI
Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar. He is past President of the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police, and is
currently a Regional Vice-President for the Missouri Police Chiefs
Association. He was appointed to the
Oregon Department Public Safety Standards and Training by then Governor Ted
Kulangoski. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon
appointed him to the Missouri Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission. Chief Roberts was named the Missouri Police Chiefs Association’s - Chief of the Year for 2013. Chief Roberts holds an MBA from William Woods University. Chief Roberts retired in 2014 after serving seven years for the City of Joplin. Chief Roberts served as the Director of Public Safety for the State of Missouri under Governor Jay Nixon from 2014-2017.
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This is a brown bag lunch. RSVP by clicking the link or call 417.624.1996.
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