Voorhees, NJ
Captain Bill Walsh leads the Operations Division of the Voorhees Police Department, which includes both patrol and detectives. He has served the community for over 25-years. Bill holds a master’s degree in administrative science and several graduate certificates, including one in police leadership. His research and program designs were utilized to implement several initiatives including a health and wellness program with automatic wellness visits with a police psychologist, family components, and the formation of a multi-agency peer support team, which is being replicated across county lines now. He has collaborated with several universities to develop, evaluate, and enhance initiatives and training programs. In 2019, Bill was recognized by the IACP with their 40 Under 40 award for his work in officer health and wellness and community engagement. He has lectured at numerous universities and conferences on wellness topics, early intervention systems, field training, performance metrics, and community police academies. Bill has been published on early intervention systems and both community and law enforcement mental health programming. Bill is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP Session #93), a Rutgers University Certified Public Manager, an executive fellow and subject matter expert for the National Policing Institute and several other think tanks. Bill has completed his coursework and is entering his clinical mental health counseling master’s degree internship phase.