Thomson welcomes first female police chief: “A dream for so many years”

“Thomson’s top cop is now a woman. Courtney Gale just started this week as the first female police chief for the city of Thomson. In a historically male-dominated field, she says she’s bringing more than just girl power to the job.”
GAWPS 2020 Conference Cancelled
Regrettably, GAWPS had to cancel our conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic that we are all working through. Please be patient with us as we too work our day jobs and get the refunds out once we get home. Follow us on our Facebook page (Georgia Association of Women in Public Safety)/Instagram for the most […]
SAVE THE DATE: Promotional Assessment Opportunity
Have you ever wondered how you can prepare for next step in leadership? Do promotional and assessments boards give you anxiety? Did you know the material, but once in the assessment center you blanked out and failed miserably? GAWPS is proud and excited to offer a training opportunity which will help you prepare for that […]
Featured presenters at GAWPS2019

We are excited to announce the following speakers at GAWPS2019 in Athens, Georgia April 23-25. To find out more information on the conference, please visit www.gawps.org/training. Keynote Speakers: Nelly Miles (Director of Public Affairs for the GBI) and Natalie L. Ammons (Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the GBI). See their announcement video on LinkedIn here. We […]
Atlanta’s Chief of Police to Keynote 2018 Women’s Conference

ATHENS, GEORGIA – The Georgia Association of Women in Public Safety is honored to announce that City of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields will be the keynote speaker at their 2nd annual conference in May. Erika Shields is the 24th Chief of the City of Atlanta Police Department, appointed in December 2016. She is an […]