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Teamwork and cooperation have been part of my life from a very young age. I have played sports and been involved in clubs and community organizations throughout the last 30 years of my life. I learned early on that my success is not only defined by my personal accomplishments, but by how I am able to help those around me and my teams accomplish their goals as well.

I have found that the life lessons I learned early on through sports are the very essence of policing. I have been very blessed in my years of police work and have interacted with some amazing officers and community members who have all made positive impacts in the communities that I served. This sense of teamwork and cooperation is something that I thrive on. This is evident throughout my career in many of the awards I have received.

Taking a look at the last three years you will see that I have been devoted to teamwork and working with other units and members of the department. I have been fortunate to receive four department commendations, one officer of the month award, and one American Eagle award. A6,A12,C2-5 These awards were not for one individual act, but for being a part of something larger. They are a credit to how teamwork is essential in helping bring the department and community together to help achieve departmental goals. One such note from …show more content…

I did this by creating the Tiger Watch Awards program. Over the last three years as part of Tiger Watch, the community watch group that I started on campus, I worked with campus safety to find a way to recognize members of the community and created a unique Tiger Watch Challenge Coin. To date the program has honored 101 students, faculty and staff along with members of CSPD and the Colorado Springs Fire Department. It’s been a great program and one that I am very proud of and it keeps getting bigger each year.

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