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Colleen E. Wilson
A twenty-five year police veteran, Colleen Wilson was appointed chief of police for the 130-person Port of Seattle Police Department in August 2007. She was previously chief of police in Sumner, WA.
In Sumner, Wilson directed 20 commissioned officers as well as emergency communications and animal control. The Sumner police also provide services on contract to neighboring cities.
Before moving to the Sumner force in 2002, Wilson was responsible for officer certification on the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Before that, she was chief of police in Monroe. She began her career as an assistant city clerk in Monroe and rose through the ranks as a police officer, sergeant and lieutenant before being named chief in 1993.
Wilson was the first female chief of police in Washington State. She is currently serving as the president of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.