Retired Police Captain Rick Morrison

Rick began his career in public service in 1989 as a Corrections Deputy for Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. In 1994, he served as a Law Enforcement Officer for Kenneth City Police Department in Florida. Rick continued his career in Law Enforcement and joined the Roanoke Police Department in 1996. During his 22-year tenure at the Roanoke Police Department, Rick assumed many roles and responsibilities to include becoming a General Instructor for the Department of Criminal Justice Services in 1999, providing professional instruction to police departments, and community groups throughout the country. During his career in law enforcement, Rick has served as a Police Training Academy Director. As the Director, Rick supervised the police department’s accreditation process and became one of the first independent police academies in the country to become nationally accredited.

Since his retirement at the rank of Captain, Rick continues to consult, coach, mentor, and train those in the private sector as well as government organizations. Aside from his law enforcement experience, Rick has utilized his skill set in the food bank industry where he served as the Chief Impact Officer for Feeding Southwest Virginia.

Rick’s area of expertise is in; Leadership growth, Organizational Change, Mentoring the Underachieving Employee, Community Policing and Effective Problem Solving, Crime Mapping and Hot Spot Policing, Domestic Terrorism, Managing the Police Training Unit, and advises organizations on employee/volunteer personal safety considerations and security site assessments.

Although Rick is retired from law enforcement, he continues to work closely with community leaders, police organizations, private sector, and non-profit organizations across the country to impact meaningful change. Rick has written several books on leadership and work culture change and continues to seek new opportunities to develop leaders, refine organizations and engage communities to promote positive change.

Rick currently resides in Cornelius, NC. Is married to Janet for 11 years and has a son (Nathan 25) and two stepdaughters, (Lindsey 28, and Lauren 22).

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Feeding Southwest Virginia Chief Impact Officer 2017-2018
Roanoke Police Department Community Response Team Captain 2015 – 2017
Roanoke Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit Captain 2014 – 2015
Roanoke Police Department Training Academy Director 2008 – 2013
Roanoke Police Department Patrol Lieutenant 2007 – 2008
Roanoke Police Department Training Academy Assistant Director 2005 – 2007
Roanoke Police Department Sergeant 2004 – 2007

LEADERSHIP TRAINING SUMMARY
Professional Executive Leadership School
FBI National Academy Law Enforcement Leadership Training
Fundamental Personnel Law for Supervisors First-Line Supervision

EDUCATION
Liberty University (Undergraduate in Criminal Justice (pursuing)
Virginia Western Community College
Clearwater High School

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Blue Ridge Association of Chiefs of Police
Roanoke Information Technology Budget Committee
Roanoke Information Technology Evaluation Committee
Roanoke Public Schools Safety Committee
Personnel and Employment Practices Commission
Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority Safety Committee

RECOGNITIONS
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award in 2015
Office of National Drug Control Policy “Tough on Crime” to “Smart on Crime” Reform Conference, Washington D.C. 2014
Successful implementation of Roanoke’s (DMI) Drug Intervention Program 2012
Officer of the Year 2011 & Officer of the Year 2003
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In 2017, started a consulting and training business:
Inspired Policing Solutions LLC

Wrote three eBooks:
“Change is Possible”
“What If”
“The Cost of Culture”