NOBLE is partnering with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) on its proposal for funding for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Category 1, VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Training and Technical Assistance Program (O-BJA-2022-171210), the flagship program of the Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative.

As a partner, NOBLE will work to promote positive law enforcement and community relationships that support the recruitment of future public safety professionals.

In celebration of MLK Day, the Metro New York Chapter hosted New York City youth for a day of mentoring in Albany.

The Northern Virginia Chapter celebrated Black History Month by supporting F45 Training Fairfax Corner, a Black-owned fitness center that specializes in using different energy systems to increase endurance. F45- Functional is a mix of circuit and high-intensity interval training workouts that are designed to help improve everyday movement, burn fat, build muscle and boost metabolism.

The chapter launched the 2023 Scholarship Program application in February. Applications for scholarships are due May 31, 2023.

Director Edie Darling, a chapter member, was the keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. Events and Scholarship Foundation, Inc., luncheon in Tarpon Springs. Ms. Darling received a special recognition award for her participation.

The Metro Detroit Chapter hosted a meet-and-greet and recruited two new members.

February 16, 2023 – Law and the Community: A WIN-WIN Event - a youth engagement event that provided an opportunity for students to interact with local police officers while enjoying a celebrity baseball game. Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation sponsored the baseball game at Minute Maid Park.

On February 2, 2023, the Tempe Police Department and Arizona State University (ASU) participated in the Doeg Nelson Chapter’s “Real Talk: Your Voices, Your Choices,” part of a roundtable series. The event was attended by approximately 60 students from the local school district, teachers, school administrators, the Tempe Union School District director of safety and security and hosts – ASU staff and leadership – as well as Tempe Police Department personnel, including Police Chief Rashidi Johnson, who is also the Doeg Nelson Chapter president, and NOBLE National Second Vice President Jeffrey Glover.

Governor Katie Hobbs appointed Colonel Jeffrey Glover as director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). Endorsed by the Arizona Senate Director Nominations Committee, Colonel Glover worked for Tempe Police for the past 22 years, becoming the first African American chief in 2020. He is the first African American director of DPS.

Colonel Glover is a proponent of community involvement and education. He also provides instruction on various topics including leadership, ethics, and professionalism, team dynamics, fair and impartial policing, health and wellness and safety through communications training.

Colonel Glover is NOBLE's second national vice president. He is a board member for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the co-chair of the MADD Traffic Safety Committee. Colonel Glover also serves on the International Association of Chiefs of Police Crime Prevention Committee.

Recently assigned as commanding officer of NYPD’s newly restructured Counterterrorism Division, Assistant Chief Judith Harrison continues to make history, as she has done throughout her 26-year career. The first woman to command Brooklyn’s North Borough, Chief Harrison says her mentors opened doors for her – and she vows to support and mentor other women as they join the department and rise to positions of leadership. Kudos, Assistant Chief Harrison!