GREENSBORO — The city today announced the final two candidates for the Greensboro police chief job.
The candidates are Kenneth C. Miller, senior deputy chief for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and Lisa G. Womack, former police chief of the Elgin (Ill.) Police Department.
According to details provided by Greensboro, Miller's law enforcement career began [during a four-year hitch] with the U.S. Air Force, where he served as a security police sergeant until 1985. From there, he was auxiliary deputy sheriff with the Greene County Sheriff's Department while earning his bachelor's degree in criminal justice and political science at East Tennessee State University. He also has a master's in public administration from UNC Charlotte.* hyperlink not in original
In 1989, Miller joined the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department as a patrol officer and worked up the ranks to sergeant, captain, major and deputy chief. He has managed administrative and support services divisions, as well as the department's internal affairs bureau. In his current post since January, Miller oversees a staff of more than 600 full-time employees and a budget of $18 million.
Womack's law enforcement career began in 1992 following a four-year term as assistant to the city manager's office in [the City of] Hurst, Texas. She began as a police officer with the Arlington Police Department and worked her way up the ranks to sergeant, lieutenant and deputy chief, a post she held from 2001-04. For the next year, she served as chief of police for the Sugar Land Police Department in [Sugar Land,] Texas.
Womack then served as chief of police of the Elgin Police Department [in Elgin, Ill.] from 2005-10. In that post, she managed a staff of more than 300 full-time employees and a budget of $32 million. She resigned [*] from the job in April after the hiring of a new city manager.
Womack holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Texas Woman's University and a master's degree in public administration from the University of North Texas, Denton.
Read more about the candidates at www.greensboro-nc.gov/Candidates.
More than 200 people applied for the Greensboro job, and city officials recently narrowed the field to six, all of whom were interviewed before the final two finalists were picked.
Miller and Womack will participate in panel assessment activities later this week. Panels consist of local public safety officials, business community representatives, neighborhood representatives and residents from each council district, as well as Greensboro Police Department [(GPD)] employees, according to a news release.
Current Police Chief Tim Bellamy is retiring July 31. Assistant Police Chief Dwight Crotts has been selected interim chief effective Aug. 1.
[Update: Although not to the same extent as the News & Record, WFMY copies and pastes too.]
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