Politics & Government
Aurora Police Chief Misses Out On Top Job In Nashville
For the second time this year, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman has lost out on the top-cop job in another city.
AURORA, IL — Chief Kristen Ziman will continue to lead the Aurora Police Department for the foreseeable future after being passed over for the same position in Nashville.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper on Monday named John Drake to serve as the city’s next police chief, after Drake led the department with “a steady hand” on an interim basis since the previous chief’s resignation in August, The Tennesseean reports.
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Ziman and Drake were among five people named as finalists for the police chief position within the Nashville Police Department.
This is the second time in 2020 that Ziman has come close to leaving the Aurora Police Department. She was one of three candidates to become Chicago’s police superintendent this spring, before former Dallas Police Chief David Brown was named to that position.
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As Aurora’s police chief, Ziman leads Illinois' second-largest police department, with about 300 officers.
She earned national recognition for her leadership in the wake of the February 2019 mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Company, where a gunman killed five employees and injured several others, including some police officers.
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Ziman started her law enforcement career in 1991 as a cadet with the Aurora Police Department and became a sworn officer in 1994, according to her biography on the city's website.
She was promoted to sergeant in 2003, later earning the ranks of lieutenant in 2008 and commander in 2010. Ziman became Aurora's first female police chief when she took over the role in 2016.
She graduated from West Aurora High School before earning an associate's degree from Waubonsee Community College and a bachelor's degree from Aurora University. She holds two master's degrees, including one in homeland security and defense.
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