Warnsley Tapped To Manage Community Outreach For Gwinnett Police

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — The Gwinnett police department appointed Lawrenceville resident Rachel Warnsley to be the outreach manager for community affairs. She is the first civilian to join the team, according to a news release from the Gwinnett County Police Department.

Warnsley was tapped “with the aim to strengthen positive relationships and trust” by fostering “communication, interaction, transparency and mutual respect,” said Gwinnett County Police Department public information officer Sgt. Jennifer Richter.

Warnsley brings more than 16 years of community outreach experience connecting diverse populations for civic engagement. In her most recent role as senior director of development and engagement at United Way of Greater Atlanta, she worked closely with the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office to implement the Gwinnett Reentry Intervention Program, designed to reduce recidivism among people leaving jail.

Warnsley was also on the team responsible that created HomeFirst Gwinnett to stem homelessness, where she worked with the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners and the Primerica Foundation.

Warnsley is a 2018 graduate of Leadership Gwinnett, a Sugarloaf Rotary member and a board member for Phoenix High School at Sugarloaf Mills. Warnsley also is active in the Gwinnett County Schools Community Mentoring Program. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Baruch College as a National Urban Fellow.

“We have the unique opportunity to be a beacon for the nation, demonstrating how an inclusive community empowered by diversity trusts local police to promote justice and equitable treatment to all residents,” Warnsley said.