USD Master of Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership Online

What does true leadership look like? It’s serving, supporting, and empowering others. 🤝

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the prestigious Phillip Collum Award for the Summer 2026 Data Fluency and Analysis for Law Enforcement Leaders Course. This recognition honors students who demonstrated extraordinary dedication to their classmates through active engagement, peer coaching, and mentorship.

Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement and for exemplifying the best of the LEPSL program! 👏

🏆 Captain Jonathan Baxter, San Francisco Fire Department (CA)
🏆 Officer Lindzie Laughridge, Brentwood Police Department (CA)
🏆 Major Ryan Lazisky, Fairfax County Police Department (VA)
🏆 Officer Victor Masters, Tukwila Police Department (WA)
🏆 Deputy Chief Randon Matthews, Bloomfield Police Department (NM)
🏆 Investigator Sean McVickers, Washoe County District Attorney's Office (NV)
🏆 Commander Scott Pendleton, Aurora Police Department (CO)
🏆 Lieutenant Peter Robinson, Glendale Police Department (CA)
🏆 Lieutenant Carlos Sanchez, Orange County Sheriff's Department (CA)



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This week, LEPSL lost a treasured member of our family with the passing of Chief Marlon Washington from the Marin County Probation Office , a LEPSL graduate from the Fall 2024 class.

Chief Washington's 29-year career in probation and juvenile justice was defined by the same qualities his LEPSL classmates and instructors came to know him for: calm leadership, genuine care for people, and an unshakable belief that public safety and second chances belong together.

In his very first course in the LEPSL program, Chief Washington was voted Discussion Board MVP by his classmates, a small honor that speaks to how he showed up: engaged, generous with his perspective, and genuinely invested in the people around him. You can read more about Chief Washington's impressive career and leadership legacy in the news release linked in the comments.

Rest easy, Chief. May your family find peace in the countless lives you changed, and may your legacy carry forward in the leaders you helped build.

Marin County Probation

Six leaders. Six states. One shared commitment to excellence. 🏆

Big congratulations to our Summer 2026 Phillip Collum Award winners for the Organizational Leadership for Law Enforcement course! From California to Florida, Hawaii to Virginia, this term’s honorees span the entire nation, bringing diverse perspectives to our digital classroom.

Selected by the LEPSL faculty for their academic excellence and peer mentorship, these public safety executives truly went above and beyond by engaging robustly in course discussions and setting an example for their peers throughout the duration of the course.

Please join us in recognizing these dedicated, coast-to-coast leaders:

⭐ Captain Jonathan Baxter, San Francisco Fire Department (CA)
⭐ Assistant Chief of Police Ryan Dale, Lincoln PD (NE)
⭐ Deputy Chief Robert Hines, Fairfax County PD (VA)
⭐ Lieutenant Sterling Kihei, West Palm Beach PD (FL)
⭐ Commander Scott Pendleton, Aurora PD (CO)
⭐ Lieutenant Koa Saul, Honolulu PD (HI)



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When a member of our LEPSL community earns national recognition, we celebrate. 🎉

Congratulations to Pasadena Police Chief Gene Harris (a LEPSL OG from the Class of 2017 and a program ambassador) who was honored with the Who's Who in America's Neighborhoods Award from Neighborhoods, USA.

The award celebrates leaders who bring communities and local government closer together. For Gene, that's how he's led for more than three decades, from Marine Corps forward observer to Chief of Police, building trust, partnerships, and youth engagement across Pasadena.

As he said of the honor: "Building trust and strengthening neighborhoods is a shared responsibility."

Compassion, collaboration and humility...that's been Chief Harris his entire career. We're proud he's part of the LEPSL family. 👏

Full story in the comments. 👇
Pasadena Police Department

34 years of bringing the best law enforcement leaders together. That's what FBI-LEEDA's Annual Executive Training Conference is all about, and we were honored to be a part of it this year in Fort Lauderdale.

Thank you to the entire FBI-LEEDA team for a remarkable few days and for many years of shared mission. Leadership is a skill you build, not a title you're handed, and this community proves it every year.

Shout out to LEPSL faculty member and retired chief Dennis Nayor, who is also actively involved with FBI-LEEDA as an instructor, and to the one and only Paul Butler, who always bring energy and positivity to the stage.

FBI-LEEDA

A few more grad pics !

The LEPSL faculty is pleased to announce the awardees of the prestigious Phillip Collum Award for the Spring 2026 Best Practices in Community Engagement course. 🎉

Each of these awardees was selected by a faculty member, having demonstrated academic excellence and mentorship to their peers, in addition to engaging robustly in course discussions.

Effective law enforcement starts with trust and partnership. We are incredibly proud to honor these awardees who are balancing their duties on the street with a commitment to becoming the empathetic, forward-thinking leaders their communities deserve. We are incredibly proud to honor these recipients! 👏

⭐ Captain Kelli Crigler, Signal Hill PD
⭐ Detective Ryan Diener, Baltimore PD
⭐ Commander Gregory Gonzales, Simi Valley PD
⭐ Sergeant Jeremy Kelley, Salisbury PD
⭐ Captain Kal Kunz, Ontario PD
⭐ Correctional Deputy Maxime Schifano, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
⭐ Sr. Latent Print Examiner Denise Shepard, Chula Vista PD
⭐ Chief Nicholas Snyder, City of Lancaster PD
⭐ Infrastructure Liaison Officer Matthew Sutton, U.S. Marines Corps Forces

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