Michael Beck Releases Names of Police Chief Advisory Panel
By Terry Miller
Published: Friday, March 12th, 2010
During three public forums in November 2009, City Manager Michael J. Beck outlined the selection process for the police chief, including the creation of an interview panel that would be made up of representatives from the community, the Pasadena Police Department, city of Pasadena department directors and police chiefs from other agencies.
At that time, a commitment was made to release the identities of the advisory panel appointed to interview, evaluate and rank the semi-finalist candidates.
Consistent with that commitment, the following list of panelist names is being released:
* Joyce Streator, former District 1 Pasadena City Councilwoman and Los Angeles County probation director (retired)
* Jaylene Moseley, Northwest Pasadena developer and president of Flintridge Operating Foundation
* Edwin Diaz, superintendent of schools, Pasadena Unified School District
* Alfredo Mejia, commercial real estate broker and member of one of six long-time Pasadena families featured during the exhibition “Family Stories: Sharing a Community’s Legacy” at Pasadena Museum of History from May 2009 to January 2010
* Hall Daily, director of government relations, Caltech
* Bill Podley, Pasadena realtor and former president of Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
* Andrew Green, director of finance, City of Pasadena
* Michele Bagneris, city attorney, City of Pasadena
* Gena Persons, Pasadena Police Department police administrator, executive board member of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and former employee of L.A. County Sheriff’s Department
* Jari Faulkner, Pasadena Police Department lieutenant in the Community Services Section, which includes programs for adults and children.
* Robert Mercado, Pasadena Police Department detective and president of Pasadena Police Officers Association
* Diego Torres, Pasadena Police Department sergeant and board member of Pasadena Police Sergeants Association
* Marilyn Diaz, chief of police, City of Sierra Madre, and former Pasadena Police Department commander
* David Snowden, chief of police, City of Beverly Hills, and former president of California Police Chiefs Association
* John Welter, chief of police, City of Anaheim, previously with San Diego Police Department
* Jerry Dyer, chief of police, City of Fresno, and former president of California Police Chiefs Association
The panelists represent a diverse mix of community leaders, local government officials and law enforcement executives.
They conducted interviews today and provided their top recommendations to Beck, who will likely make a final decision in late May following his one-on-one interviews with the top-ranked finalists and conducting extensive background checks, including visits to the jurisdictions they represent.
The panelists were provided a summary list of community comments about the qualities Pasadena’s next police chief should possess and the local issues of which the chief should be aware. The comments were generated during three public community forums and via the city website.
“I am grateful for the panelists’ willingness to serve in this important capacity,” said Beck. “I appreciate the community’s understanding as I move forward with this very important decision.”
In keeping with common practices in executive recruitment processes, the names of the candidates will not be released by the city of Pasadena.
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