Face the Chamber | Lincoln Police Chief, Teresa Ewins
Speaker: Lincoln Police Chief, Teresa Ewins
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Ewins has risen through the ranks of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) since she joined the organization in 1994. Over the course of her 26-year policing career, she has served in the Field Operations Bureau, Investigations Bureau and Special Operations Bureau (Homeland Security and Tactical Company). As the Commander of Field Operations Bureau-Metro Division, Ewins oversaw five of the 10 District Stations in the downtown area with approximately 900 sworn members.
Ewins gained an added layer of experience in operationalizing 21st century and community-focused policing principles as she led SFPD’s work to develop policy to minimize bias in policing with the Department of Justice Collaborative Reform Initiative.
Ewins was born in Santa Monica, California and has spent the majority of her life in northern California in the Bay Area. She has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, has completed the FBI National Academy; Harvard Kennedy School’s State and Local Government; and the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police.
