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 Atlanta’s  Mayor, Chief of Police, and Police Department to ensure that our City’s law enforcement agency remains on the forefront of policing and public safety practices.  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 police visibility and engagement 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 incentives such as hiring, retention and in-city residency bonuses.

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 President & CEO

Dave Wilkinson

Dave Wilkinson

President & CEO

 

 

About Dave Wilkinson

Dave Wilkinson is one of America’s leading law enforcement professionals. Before joining the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF), he served 22 years with the United States Secret Service in various senior roles. 

These included Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Presidential Protection under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Investigations, and Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service’s Georgia Division. He was awarded the Secret Service Distinguished Service Award from President Bush for his leadership during the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

In 2005, Dave became the President & CEO of APF. This independent non‐profit organization brings together civic‐minded business leaders from the region’s largest companies and philanthropic organizations to ensure that APF has the financial strength, technological prowess, and advocacy from the private sector to support public safety initiatives in Atlanta.

As one of the most respected thought leaders in the law enforcement community, Dave has led the Atlanta Police Foundation to become an indispensable strategic planning and research partner to four Atlanta Mayors and five Chiefs of Police. 

He graduated from Leadership Atlanta in 2008 and serves on the boards of directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Rotary Club of Atlanta, and Atlanta Metropol.

Dave is also a proud Tennessee Tech University graduate and lives in Brooks, Georgia, with his wife, Renee, and their two sons, Jacob and Jonathan.

 

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   

Koch Capabilities LLC
Treasurer

Simon Bloom
Bloom Parham, LLP

 

David Dantzler
Troutman Pepper

 

Walt Ehmer
Waffle House

 

Daniel Grider
The Home Depot

Mark Guiliano
Invesco

 

Karen J. Holcom
Acuity Brands Inc. 

 

Julia Houston
Equifax

 

Josh Kamin
King & Spalding

 

Chuck Palmer
Troutman Pepper

Dr. Deepak Raghavan
Manhattan Associates INC/ Georgia State University

 

Jim Shelton
Shelton McNally Real Estate Partners

 

Dave Wilkinson
Atlanta Police Foundation

Board of Trustees

Andre Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

 

Ambrish Baisiwala
Portman Holdings

 

Leonte Benton
T. Dallas Smith & Company

 

Andy Berg
Homrich Berg

 

David Boehmig
Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty

 

Norm Brothers
UPS

 

Paul Brown
Inspire Brands

 

Lee Burrows
Banks Streets Partners LLC

 

Chris Carlos
National Distributing Company

 

Larry Connolly
Connolly Family Foundation (Retired)

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 Company

 

Mitch Graul
Wells Fargo

 

Ernest L. Greer
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Venessa Harrison
AT&T

 

Tad Hutcheson
Delta Air Lines

 

William J. Jordan
Alston & Bird LLP

 

Allan Kamensky
Synovus

 

Audrey King
Georgia Power

 

Nathan B. Knowles
Colliers International

 

Steve Koonin
Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena

 

Beth Lowry
Holder Construction Co.

 

Kenneth Menendez
Freeman, Mathis, & Gary LLP

 

Douglas A. Murphy, M.D.
Emory Clinic

 

Page Naftel
White Cap

 

David E. Nahmias
Jones Day

Frank Patterson
Pinewood Atlanta Studios

 

Justin Rannick
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

 

John Richert
JP Morgan

Mark Riley
Urban Realty Partners

 

Napoleon Rutledge
McKesson

 

Eric Schimpf
Merrill Lynch

 

Sachin Shailendra
SG Contracting

 

Thomas Tesh
Rollins

 

Mark D. Wasserman
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

 

Tom Watson
Morgan Stanley, Retired

 

Ken D. Welch
KPMG LLP

 

Joe Whitley
Womble Bond

 

Thomas Worthy
Piedmont Healthcare

Emeritus Board

Calvin Darden
UPS, Retired

Bob Mathews
Colliers International

 

John F. O’Neill III
Partners Real Estate

Leslie Patterson
Ernst & Young LLP

 

Christine (Chris) St. Clare
KPMG, Retired

 

Kevin Smith
Rollins, Inc.

 

C. Roland Vaughn III
4V Enterprises LLP

 

Young Executives Board

Richard Allen
Axon

 

Andrew Braden
Braden Fellman

 

Taylor Brown  
New Market Properties

 

Collin Cannella
Guidehouse

Reginald Chever II
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

 

Matt Cochran
Global Payments

 

Joe Crawford
Atlanta Property Group

 

Trey Edwards 
Braden Fellman

James Egan 
Truist Securities

 

Thad Ellis III
Ansley Real Estate

 

Nikki Forman  
Amazon

 

Noel Hardin 
COX Enterprises

 

Evan Karanovich  
Chick-fil-A

 

 

Al Keeler      
ALDI Inc. Jefferson Division

Holly Lovett    
Southern Company Gas

 

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

 

Michael Russell
Fenway Sports Management

 

Derek Wright 
Thornburg Investment Management

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