Central Texas Leadership Series - Chief Victorian

By Rachel Velasco

Published February 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM CST

For KWBU’s Central Texas Leadership Series this week, Rachel Velasco leads a conversation with Sheryl Victorian, Chief of the Waco Police Department.

Chief Victorian will be discussing her start in police work, the guidance she had along her journey to becoming Waco’s first woman and African American police chief, and her deep commitment to relational policing and building bridges in the communities she serves.

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