Women Leaders in Law Enforcement : CHANGE TO LEAD , LEAD TO CHANGE
Over eight hundred women and men , of all rank and level , gathered in Santa Clara on September 4-6 , 2019 for the Women Leaders in Law Enforcement Training Symposium ( WLLE ). For multiple years in a row , this event has sold out within 6-weeks of registration opening and 2019 was no exception .
The idea of bringing women together to exchange ideas , training , and triumphs began in 1987 , when two women , Los Gatos Police Captain Alana Forrest and Menlo Park Police Commander Lacey Burt , met in a restaurant with 20 other female law enforcement professionals to discuss how to help each other in their profession . In 2006 , Cal Chiefs took that idea to the next level , and created a statewide training symposium for women leaders in law enforcement . Since then , the symposium continues to grow each year and we hope to welcome over 1200 attendees in 2020 . This year ’ s symposium theme Change to Lead , Lead to Change was reemphasized by an array of speakers
40 California Police Chief | www . californiapolicechiefs . org which included our WLLE founders Alana Forrest and Lacey Burt , District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert , Chief Sylvia Moir , Officer Ann Carrizales , Dr . Kimberly Miller and Chief Deanna Cantrell and many others . Thank you so much to all our amazing keynotes and speakers .
The Women Leaders in Law Enforcement Training Symposium would not be possible if not for our generous sponsors ; All Traffic Solutions , American Military University , Atkinson Andelson , Loya Rudd and Romo , Axon , CAHP Credit Union , California Narcotics Officers Association , Cambridge Financial Partners , Charter Communications – SPECTRUM , FirstNet Built with
AT & T , Forensic Logic COPLINK , Jones & Mayer , Liebert Cassidy Whitmore , Meggitt Training Systems , National Public Safety Council , National University , Rains Lucia Stern St . Phalle & Silver PC , Sun Ridge Systems , Tyler Technologies , University of San Diego , US Armor Corporation , & Verizon Wireless .
A huge thank you to Assistant Chief Dan Winters and the Santa Clara Police Department for hosting this year ’ s WLLE . The 2020 Women Leaders in Law Enforcement Training Symposium will be held on September 9-11 , 2020 at the Anaheim Hilton and we hope to see everyone there ! ■