Beverly Harvard
Beverly Harvard | |
|---|---|
United States Marshal for the Northern District of Georgia | |
| In office 2010–2019 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Richard Mecum |
| Succeeded by | Michael Yeager |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Beverly Joyce Bailey December 22, 1950 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Morris Brown College (BA) Georgia State University (MS) |
Beverly Joyce Bailey Harvard (born December 22, 1950) is a former police chief of
Atlanta, Georgia
, and the first black female police chief of a major city in the United States.
Biography
Beverly Joyce Bailey was born in
Atlanta Chief of Police in 1994 and was officially confirmed by the city council on October 26, 1994, becoming the first black woman to be a police chief of any major city in the United States. During her tenure as police chief, she dealt with several high-profile incidents, including a corruption scandal, the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing, and the 1997 Otherside Lounge bombing. She chose not to reapply for the position in 2002, instead choosing to become the Deputy Federal Security Director for the Transportation Security Administration at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.[1][2][3]
In 2010, Harvard was nominated by President
See also
References
- OCLC 239240886.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (30 November 1994). "AT WORK WITH: Beverly Harvard; Atlanta's Police Chief Won More Than a Bet". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Vejnoska, Jill (16 August 2016). "Top cop Beverly Harvard broke down many doors". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "President Obama Names Two to Serve as U.S. Marshals". whitehouse.gov. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "State-by-State Chronological Listing of United States Marshals" (PDF). United States Marshals Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.