Creating A Safer Upstate
Creating a safer and more united UpstatePurpose
To create a safer and more united Upstate Region where all law enforcement stakeholders work collaboratively with community leaders to foster a culture that respects and values the lives of officers and all residents.
Strategy
Leverage the collaboration and cooperation of the Ten at the Top Upstate Counties to establish a Safer Upstate Steering Committee to represent, support and communicate local efforts to improve relationships between law enforcement and community residents across the region.
Goals & Recommendations
The Safer Upstate Steering Committee will focus on the following goals:
- Engage law enforcement officials, community leaders and residents to work together to build healthy working relationships that elevate mutual respect, value cultural differences, and acknowledge the roles and responsibilities that each play in creating safer Upstate Communities.
- Provide regular opportunities for law enforcement and community leaders to convene to proactively discuss community issues and emerging law enforcement topics while exploring approaches that can be implemented across the Upstate Region.
- Enhance public trust by documenting, sharing and implementing best practice approaches for developing a sustainable, healthy relationship between law enforcement officials and the greater Upstate Community.
Click here to view the Discovery Committee Recommendations.
To visit the committee page, click here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Session 4: TBD.
Fist Bump Friday – May 20, 2022
Fist Bump Friday – September 16, 2022
Fist Bump Friday – December 2, 2022
PAST EVENTS:
Session 3: June 14 – 5:30-7:00 pm, Tri-County Tech Law Enforcement Community Forum. Click here to view the recap.
Session 2 (Virtual Event): June 13 – 3:30-4:30 pm, Use of Analytics to Drive Policing. Speakers: Lee Hunt, PhD, City of Greenville Police Department, and Michele Covington PhD, USC Upstate. Click here to view the recap. Click here to view the presentations and the recording of the workshop is here.
National Night Out Information Session (Virtual Event), June 6. View the recap here.
Community Forum: May 3 – Creating a Safer Upstate: Tri-County Techincal College’s Easley Campus. Register here.
April 11, 2022 – Law Enforcement Community Outreach Strategies: View the slide presentation here, view the recap here, and a recording of the meeting here
November 30, 2021 – Beyond the Shield: Community Leaders and Law Enforcement
November 2, 2021 – Beyond the Shield: Hiring, Recruiting, Retention & Training Recap
November 2, 2021: Greenville Journal – Ten at the Top’s Creating a Safer Upstate Discovery Committee releases Recommendations
October 29, 2021: Safer Upstate Discovery Committee Releases Recommendations
October 4, 2021: Beyond the Shield Workshop Recap: Technology in Law Enforcement
September 29, 2021: Beyond the Shield Workshop: Agency Technology Recap.
August 25, 2021: Creating a Safer Upstate Beyond the Shield Workshop Recap
Creating a Safer Upstate Discovery Committee Members
First Name |
Last Name |
Organization |
Position |
Katherine |
Amidon |
Synterra |
Market Leader, Environmental Planning |
Bill |
Barnet |
Barnet Development Group |
CEO |
Steve |
Brown |
Greenwood County |
Chairman |
Carol |
Burdette |
United Way of Anderson County |
President |
Paul |
Cain |
Oconee County |
Councilman |
Becky |
Callaham |
Safe Harbor |
Executive Director |
Rick |
Clark |
Pickens County |
Sheriff |
Roy |
Costner |
Pickens County |
Chairman |
Michael |
Cunningham |
AnMed Health |
Vice President for Advancement |
Rick |
Danner |
City of Greer |
Mayor |
Chandra |
Dillard |
SC House |
Representative |
Sean |
Dogan |
Urban League of the Upstate |
Interim CEO |
Stephanie |
Enders |
Ripple of One |
Executive Director |
David |
Feild |
Colliers International |
Market President |
Stinson |
Ferguson |
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd |
Special Counsel |
Santana |
Freeman |
City of Abbeville |
Mayor |
Freddie |
Gault |
Office of Congressman William Timmons |
Outreach Director |
LaTorrie |
Geer |
Community Works |
Chief Operating Officer |
Danielle |
Gibbs |
Senator Scott Office |
Upstate Director |
Charlie |
Hall |
Upstate Warrior Solution |
Executive Director |
Matt |
Hamby |
City of Greer |
Police Chief |
Michael |
Hildebrand |
Upstate Mobility Alliance |
Director of Inclusion & Diversity |
Dan |
Holland |
Oconee County |
Cultural Diversity Director |
Todd |
Horne |
Clayton Construction |
Vice President |
Missy |
House |
City of Inman |
City Administrator |
Tammie |
Hoy Hawkins |
Community Works |
CEO |
Dean |
Hybl |
Ten at the Top |
Executive Director |
Scott |
Junkins |
Harris Flooring America |
Owner |
Kimbrelly |
Kegler |
Michelin |
Future Product Portfolio Leader |
Dennis |
Kelly |
Greenwood County |
Sheriff |
Mitch |
Kennedy |
City of Spartanburg |
Assistant City Manager |
Butch |
Kirven |
Greenville County |
Chairman |
Sonny |
Ledda |
City of Clinton |
Police Chief |
Jil |
Littlejohn |
Hubbell Incorporated |
Director of Inclusion & Diversity |
Erwin |
Maddrey |
Maddrey & Associates |
CEO |
David |
McCuen |
City of Anderson |
City Manager |
Keith |
McDaniel |
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church |
Pastor |
Adela |
Mendoza |
Hispanic Alliance |
Executive Director |
Stacey |
Mills |
USC-Upstate |
University Center Executive Director |
Amanda |
Munyan |
Laurens County Chamber |
President |
Floyd |
Nicholson |
SC Senate |
Senator |
Carlos |
Phillips |
Greenville Chamber |
CEO |
Andrena |
Powell-Baker |
Lockhart Power |
Senior Manager |
Tricia |
Ravenhorst |
SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
General Counsel |
Terence |
Roberts |
City of Anderson |
Mayor |
Jim |
Shew |
Marsh & McLennan |
Vice President |
George |
Shira |
Milliken |
Vice President of Human Resources |
Paige |
Stephenson |
United Way of the Piedmont |
President |
Jim |
Stewart |
City of Anderson |
Police Chief |
Harold |
Thompson |
City of Union |
Mayor |
Alonzo |
Thompson |
City of Spartanburg |
Police Chief |
Theresa |
Thompson |
Upstate Warrior Solution |
Deputy Director |
Wendy |
Walden |
Greenville Tech |
Associate Vice President |
Greg |
Whitaker |
Clemson University |
Deputy Campus Police Chief |
News
July 29 Police Department Community Engagement Survey Results
Police Executive Research Forum
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)
Law Enforcement Best Practices
Several Upstate Law Enforcement Agencies in Need of Officers