Meadowood Neighborhood Association

Guest Speaker

Jan 22, 2003

Dana D. Riley
Garland Police Department
217 N. Fifth Street
Garland, TX 75040
(972) 205-2826

Mrs. Riley researched, developed and implemented the award-winning Garland Police Volunteer Program. In the ten years since it?’s inception, the program has grown to be one of the largest law-enforcement volunteer programs in the state of Texas and has received awards at the local, state and national level. Mrs. Riley has been recognized by the U.S. Justice Department as an authority on volunteers in law enforcement and is currently named on their resource list. Her expertise in this area has been utilized by many law enforcement agencies throughout the country. She has served as a presenter at many conferences including the Texas Governor?’s Conference on Volunteerism and the International Conference for Volunteer Administration. Her friendly, knowledgeable manner of speaking makes her a much sought-after guest speaker and trainer on the subjects of law enforcement volunteers, line of duty death response, community outreach and civilian/sworn personnel issues.

She is affiliated with the following organizations:

?· Tri-City Police Academy-Instructor
?· National Points of Light Foundation-Member
?· Garland ISD Teen Parenting Advisory Committee-Member
?· International Association of Volunteer Administrators-Academy Instructor
?· US Freedom Corps National Volunteers In Police Service-Advisory Board Member
?· International Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government-Executive Board Member
?· Sachse High School Drill Team Booster Club-Executive Board Member
?· 2003 Texas Governor?’s Volunteer Leadership Conference Planning Committee-Member