VPD Chief Constable's Citation: Recruiting Unit
Channel: Vancouver Police Department
Date: 2019-03-15

Finding and hiring the Vancouver Police Department’s future police officers is a big job -- especially when you have among the highest recruitment standards in the country and are also competing with other police departments for the same quality candidates.

From January 1, 2016 to September 11, 2017, the Recruiting Unit was asked to hire 234 police officers and special municipal constables. The Unit worked hard and used innovative outreach initiatives to rise to the challenge. The candidates hired were diverse in their ethnicity and gender and reflected the community. They will serve the residents of Vancouver admirably for years to come.

For exceptional teamwork, commitment, and dedication, and answering for the Department’s call for the finest candidates that reflect the community we serve, the staff of the Vancouver Police Department Recruiting Unit were awarded a Chief Constable’s Citation: Sergeants John Gibbons and Al Gosbee; Detective Constables Kal Bowyer, Kory Folkestad, Dianne Howland, Lisa Kofod, Mark Mann, Christian Olver, Andrew Pang, Tajinder Parmar, Desiree Sparrow, and Darren Telenko; Constables Julie Birtch, Andrea Dunn, Joanne Hardman, Shaif Manji, Michelle Neufeld, and Ryan Perry; and Assistants Ms. Emma Lauro, Ms. Erin Murray, and Ms. Nicole Tough.