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Chief Mitchell R. Davis III, M.S.C.J. 

Chief Davis will discuss diversity and inclusion in the security industry as well as how law enforcement and security organizations can strengthen their relationship and work together during this difficult time.

Biography

Chief Mitchell R. Davis is Chief of Police for the Hazel Crest Police Department. Chief Davis is a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), where he is a member of the National Executive Board and the National Education and Training Committee.  He is also a Past Chapter President and current Executive Board member of the Chicagoland Metropolitan Chapter.

Chief Davis was appointed to the Executive Board for the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police by President James Kruger in 2017. He is also a representative for the organization on the State of Illinois Criminal Justice Coordinating Advisory Council, which addresses criminal justice reform. He is an evaluator for the ILACP Assessment Center Service.

Chief Davis was appointed to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Committee in 2017 and sat as a presenter on two panels at the 2017 IACP Conference.

Chief Davis serves as an Executive Board member and Training Committee Chairperson for the South Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police.

Chief Davis serves as the chairman of the Southland Juvenile Justice Council, which seeks to divert juveniles in south suburban Cook County from the criminal justice system. He is a member of the NBC 5 Community Action Board, which is an advisory board that works to display positive images and activities in our communities in the media. He served as a member of the Cook County Gun Violence Task Force, which developed suggestions to reduce gun violence in Cook County. He serves as an executive board member of the E-Com Consolidated Dispatch Center, which services nine south suburban communities of Chicago. He also serves as a member of the Cook County Interoperability Advisory Council, which works to ensure interoperability between agencies in Cook County and statewide.