Chief of Police
Lenexa Police Department (KS)
Lenexa, Kansas, United States
Chief Dawn Layman has been employed in law enforcement since 1989. In December 2020 she was appointed Chief at the Lenexa, Kansas Police Department. She previously served as the Deputy Chief and also served as Commander of both the Patrol and Information Technology Divisions.
Chief Layman earned her MPA from the University of Kansas and her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from West Chester University (PA). In 2016, she received the West Chester University Distinguished Alumni Award. She is a graduate of the 59th session of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Senior Management Institute for Police and a graduate of the 251st session of the FBI National Academy.
Chief Layman has been an active member of National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE), serving as the organization’s President (2016 -2017) and (2011-2012). In 2015, she was named the NAWLEE Women Law Enforcement Executive of the Year. She currently serves as Vice-Chair for the Survivors of Blue Suicide Foundation, a national organization whose mission is to foster hope by uniting survivors of law enforcement suicide to support one another and honor our fallen heroes.
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