The Atlanta Police Foundation
To Make Atlanta the Safest Large City in the Nation
The Atlanta Police Foundation employs a broad array of 21st century public safety initiatives to accomplish its mission. These initiatives include community programs designed to provide resources to underserved neighborhoods, as well as training to cultivate a mindset of true servanthood among the Atlanta Police Department sworn personnel.
Since 2003, APF has been providing vital strategic support to the Mayor, the Chief of Police and the Atlanta Police Department on the forefront of public safety’s future direction. In 2015, Atlanta was named a model city by President Obama’s task force for 21st Century Policing – one of only 15 jurisdictions to be given that status out of 18,000 reviewed.
Our work is far from over. Through our public-private partnership model, we will continue to pursue, privately fund and implement programming that creates a safe and just city for every citizen of Atlanta, driving out crime and enhancing the safety of our neighborhoods.
The 8 Pillars of the APF
The foundation of our organization and its goals
Technology
APF employs its Operation Shield initiative to improve APD’s predictive policing ability and solve investigative cases. Our latest Operation Shield program, Connect Atlanta, allows residents and business to register their private cameras so that APD can request footage from them should a crime occur in the area.
Increased Enforcement
Through training, collaboration, community policing and increased incentives, we will enhance the morale of APD and bring arrests and police visibility back to where it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Training
The largest portion of Public Safety First capital campaign will be devoted to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The training center will be a best-in-class facility for APD and other law enforcement agencies to train in 21st Century Policing best practices as well as a gathering spot for community events and conversations.
More Officers
Focused efforts on both retention and recruitment will bring APD back up to their authorized complement of 2,046 officers. APD will hire 750 officers over the next three years to meet this mark by employing officer support services such as hiring and retention bonuses and relocation stipends.
Community Policing
APF’s community policing mission is two-fold: to provide more police visibility for security in the neighborhoods we serve and to cultivate the highest level of community service in APD’s culture. The Secure Neighborhoods program embodies these values by providing officers with opportunities to move into the neighborhoods they serve.
Repeat Offenders
APF will continue to bring together APD, the Fulton County District Attorney’s office and Fulton County judges and others on the Atlanta Criminal Justice Commission to address Atlanta’s repeat offender issue.
Youth Engagement
APF will continue to expand its At-Promise youth initiative to divert Atlanta youth from crime to brighter pathways. The Foundation’s third location, the Truist Andrew and Walter Young Family At-Promise Center will open to youth and APF will seek to open a fourth center soon.
Regional Collaboration
APF will work with APD to ensure they continue critical collaboration and joint planning with county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. This will include joint training of agencies at the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. Additionally, APF will continue to nurture partnerships between the public and private security directors through the Atlanta Security Council.
Atlanta Police Foundation Staff
Dave Wilkinson
President & CEO
Rob Baskin
Vice President, Director of Public Affairs & Communications
Atlanta Police Foundation Board Members
Our board members drive our success.
Executive Committee
Robin Loudermilk
The Loudermilk Companies
Chairman
Bob Peterson
Carter
Vice Chairman/Secretary
Tye Darland
Georgia-Pacific LLC
Treasurer
Simon Bloom
Bloom Parham, LLP
David Dantzler
Troutman Sanders, LLP
Bryan Davis
Jones Day
Walt Ehmer
Waffle House
Dr. Deepak Raghavan
Manhattan Associates INC/ Georgia State University
Mark Guiliano
Invesco
Julia Houston
Equifax
Josh Kamin
King & Spalding
Dave Wilkinson
Atlanta Police Foundation
Board of Trustees
Andre Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Ambrish Baisiwala
Portman Holdings
Leonte Benton
Dallas Smith & Company
Andy Berg
Homrich Berg
Norm Brothers
UPS
Jeffrey M. Brown, CPA
Microsoft – Global Workplace Services
Paul Brown
Inspire Brands
Lee Burrows
Banks Streets Partners LLC
Chris Carlos
National Distributing Company
Carol Cookerly
Cookerly PR
Paul Corley
Empire Communities
Dan Eldridge
KPMG
Jimmy Etheredge
Accenture
Stewart Gantt
Manhattan Associates
Duncan Gibbs
TriStar Real Estate Investments
Derek Goshay
Genuine Parts
Mitch Graul
Wells Fargo
Ernest L. Greer
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Daniel Grider
The Home Depot
Venessa Harrison
AT&T
Karen J. Holcom
Acuity Brands, Inc.
Tad Hutcheson
Delta Air Lines
William J. Jordan
Alston & Bird LLP
Allan Kamensky
Synovus
Josh Kamin
King & Spalding
Steve Koonin
Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena
Nathan B. Knowles
Colliers International
Douglas A. Murphy, M.D.
Emory Clinic
Chuck Palmer
Troutman Sanders
Frank Patterson
Pinewood Atlanta Studios
Jenny Pruitt
Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty
Justin Rannick
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
John Richert
JP Morgan
Napoleon Rutledge
McKesson
Eric Schimpf
Merrill Lynch
Sachin Shailendra
SG Contracting
Jim Shelton
Shelton McNally Real Estate Partners
Lisa Smith
Georgia Power
John Stegeman
White Cap
Mark D. Wasserman
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Tom Watson
Morgan Stanley, Retired
Ken D. Welch
KPMG LLP
Joe Whitley
Womble Bond
Emeritus Board
David Dantzler
Troutman Sanders, LLP
Calvin Darden
UPS, Retired
Bob Mathews
Colliers International
John F. O’Neill III
Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
Leslie Patterson
Ernst & Young LLP
Christine (Chris) St. Clare
KPMG, Retired
Kevin Smith
Rollins, Inc.
Bob Mathews
Colliers International
Advisory Board
Mike Anderson
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
John Geraghty
SunTrust Bank
Sam Pettway
Boardwalk Consulting
Russell Stokes
GE Power Portfolio
Young Executives Board
Richard Allen
AXON
Christopher Anderson
Georgia Power
Matt Baker
Equifax
Ryan Bellows
Cushman & Wakefield
Andrew Braden
Braden Fellman
Taylor Brown
New Market Properties
Collin Cannella
Guidehouse
Reginald Chever II
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Matt Cochran
Global Payments
Holly Lovett
Georgia Power
Joe Crawford
Atlanta Property Group
Trey Edwards
Urban Landings
Nikki Forman
Amazon
Noel Hardin
Artera Services
J.P. James
Libreum International
Evan Karanovich
Chick-fil-A
Al Keeler
ALDI Inc. Jefferson Division
Emmett Mercer
KPMG LLP
Hollis Montgomery
The Hart Group at Morgan Stanley
Jack Murphy
Carter
Bailey Odom
Dorsey Alston, Realtors
Becker O’Shaughnessey
Truist
Ryan Ries
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
John Schellhase
InterContinental Hotels Group
Christopher Walker
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Atlanta Police Foundation
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