A Senior Manager at BerryDunn, Michele is a 30-year law enforcement professional with 17 years of experience as a police chief. Based in Minnesota and Arizona, she conducts management and organizational studies of law enforcement and public safety agencies. She also helps agencies with operations, police staffing studies, policing skills, leadership assessment and development, and technical assistance projects. Michele is a thought leader in police reform and has developed a highly collaborative model called Community Co-Production Policing (CCPP) that transforms police agencies into a community-owned commodity.
Michele has also served on several boards of directors on a local, state, and federal level. She is a past president of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the author of Acting Out – Outlining Specific Behaviors and Actions for Effective Leadership, as well as several journal articles.
Michele helps clients with a variety of issues including:
BA, Concordia University, Organizational Management
MA, Concordia University, Organizational Management
EdD, Walden University, Higher Education and Adult Learning
"Today, we are called as leaders to step forward and create racial equity and break down systems of oppression. This cannot be accomplished by repeating what solutions have been used in the past or the quick fix of defunding the police in communities. If we want true change and collaboration, it starts with empowering residents to get involved in shaping the vision for public safety services while also equipping those who police the community with the resources they need to effectively provide services. In partnership with BerryDunn, we are advancing their recommendation to implement CCPP to help us take our community-oriented policing philosophy to the next level. We expect this process to provide sustained opportunities for members of the community to truly collaborate and positively influence the future of policing in Northglenn.”
- Heather Geyer, City Manager, Northglenn, Colorado
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