Meet Pasadena Police’s First Female Deputy Chief

Cheryl Moody (Photo – cityofpasadena.net)

Pasadena Chief of Police, John Perez, has appointed Cheryl Moody to the rank of Deputy Chief.

By News Desk

Deputy Chief Moody will be the first woman in the police department’s more than 130-year history to serve as deputy chief. She will oversee all of Pasadena Police Department’s daily operations, as well as the department’s special projects, while continuing the department’s reorganization efforts.

Cheryl Moody

Deputy Chief Moody was hired as a police officer with Pasadena Police Department in 1992 after serving three years in the United States Air Force, and working four years with the Long Beach Police Department.

She has served on Pasadena Police Department’s Executive Command Staff for five years and has held executive board positions with local and national chapters of The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). Deputy Chief Moody is currently serving as the president of the Los Angeles County Chapter of Women Leaders in Law Enforcement (WLLE).

The new Deputy Chief will begin in her new role on Feb. 17.

Source: City of Pasadena.