Chief of Police
Boulder Police Department
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold began as a social worker, before joining Cincinnati Police Department in 1993. Throughout her tenure at CPD, Chief Herold developed and implemented initiatives, including mental health response teams, place-based crime reduction efforts, and ethical and constitutional responses to address community needs around homelessness and substance abuse issues. Chief Herold has received awards for her community collaboration and problem-solving projects, including the 2016 Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement and Problem-Solving Award, and the 2017 and 2022 Herman Goldstein Awards for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing. Chief Herold holds a master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Xavier University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and PERF’s Senior Management Institute for Police. She has served as police chief in Boulder, Colorado since April 2020, leading her community and agency through the 2021 King Soopers mass shooting. She is committed to ensuring that the Boulder Police Department is recognized across the country as a model police agency, dedicated to evidence-based innovation and reform.
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