Rick Morrison

Rick began his career in public service in 1989 as a Corrections Deputy for Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.  In 1994, he served as a Law Enforcement Officer for Kenneth City Police Department in Florida.  Rick continued his career in Law Enforcement and joined the Roanoke Police Department in 1996.  During his 22-year tenure at the Roanoke Police Department, Rick assumed many roles and responsibilities to include becoming a General Instructor for the Department of Criminal Justice Services in 1999, providing professional instruction to police departments, and community groups throughout the country. During his career in law enforcement, Rick also served as a Police Training Academy Director. As the Director, Rick supervised the department’s accreditation process and became one of the first independent police academies in the country to become nationally accredited.

Since his retirement at the rank of Captain, Rick started Inspired Policing Solutions LLC, which is a consulting and training company geared toward impacting organizational transformation and community culture change. Aside from his law enforcement experience, Rick has utilized his skill set in the food bank industry where he served as the Chief Impact Officer for Feeding Southwest Virginia.

Rick continues to teach and consult many police agencies across the country. His area of expertise is in; Leadership growth, Organizational Change, Mentoring the Underachieving Employee, Community Policing and Effective Problem Solving, Crime Mapping and Hot Spot Policing, Domestic Terrorism, Managing the Police Training Unit, and advises organizations on employee/volunteer personal safety considerations and conducts security site risk assessments.

Although Rick is retired from law enforcement, he continues to work closely with community leaders, police organizations, private sector, and non-profit organizations across the country to impact meaningful change. Rick has written several books on leadership and work culture change and continues to seek new opportunities to develop leaders, refine organizations and engage communities to promote positive change.