Sarasota police chief named to national policing board

Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche has been named Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Police Executive Research Forum, an independent research organization focused on critical issues in policing.

PERF was founded in 1976 to identify and promote best practices in policing, according to a news release. The organization focuses on issues including reducing police response to resistance, community policing, technology, crime reduction strategies and other challenges facing law enforcement agencies across the country.

Troche will serve as Secretary of PERF’s Board of Directors, joining law enforcement leaders from across the country who help guide the organization’s work and contribute to the national conversation on the future of policing.

 “I’m honored to serve as Secretary of PERF’s Board of Directors and to work alongside law enforcement leaders from across the country who are committed to advancing our profession,” Troche said in the release. “Challenges facing law enforcement do not stop at the borders of our communities. Sharing ideas, learning from one another and using research and proven practices to make our communities safer benefits all of us.”

 Troche is joined on the PERF board by:

• Chief John Drake, Metropolitan Nashville (Tennessee) Police Department, president.
• Chief Lisa Davis, Austin (Texas) Police Department, vice president.
• Commissioner Kevin Bethel, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Police Department, treasurer.
• Commissioner Robert Tracy, St. Louis (Missouri) Metropolitan Police Department, member at large.
• Chief Ana Lalley, Elgin (Illinois) Police Department, member at large.

 Based in Washington, D.C., PERF has more than 3,000 members, including police executives and other law enforcement professionals committed to improving the effectiveness and professionalism of policing.