Episode Details

Who gets to decide who a leader is?  (Clue: it's not the leader).  

In this episode, I feature a conversation with a local executive police leader, who got the best compliment from another regional police leader.  I asked on my socials who I needed to have on that exhibited genuine leadership.. who did it humbly for their people. (You could not self-nominate).  I had a local sarge say I NEEDED to have Chief Cheol Kang on the show!

We talk cultural upbringing commonalities from our Asian-American experiences, his background immigrating from Korea to WA State, and what led him into leadership in the US Navy and policing. We talk about the many roles and efforts, he has held, from ranks up to Chief and reflections from small to large agencies in our region, trends and challenges that all active officers and leaders in law enforcement can learn from.

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Cheol Kang is a law enforcement professional with a diverse background in the United States Navy and civilian law enforcement. He is the Chief of the Community Programs and Services Division for the King County Sheriff’s Office, where he is responsible for the agency’s outreach programs, recruiting efforts, communications, and administration of the police services contracts. 

Cheol was originally born in Pusan, South Korea. He grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Seattle University in 1999. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from TUI University, where he graduated with summa cum laude honors in 2009.

Cheol began his public service in the United States Navy, where he served as an aviation maintenance officer for EA-6B Prowler squadrons at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. He deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 

Cheol joined the Mukilteo Police Department in 2004 and has held a variety of positions during his tenure, including patrol officer, detective, crime prevention officer, patrol sergeant, detective sergeant, and police commander.   Cheol served for seven years as the Police Chief for the Mukilteo Police Department.  He also serves as an associate professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Everett Community College.

Cheol's dedication to law enforcement and his community is evident in his many years of service and leadership in implementing innovative programs to promote public safety and well-being.

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