Speaker Mark Poland

Date – Time

April 2, 2025 – 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Location

Sugar Creek Country Club
420 Sugar Creek Blvd
Sugar Land, TX 77478 US

Additional Information

Chief Poland’s 28-year law enforcement career includes a diverse and strong background in many facets of law enforcement, management, and leadership. He was born and raised in northern Virginia just outside of the nation’s capital. He credits integrity, work ethic and leading by example as the attributes that led to his appointment as Chief of Police for the Sugar Land Police Department. Prior to Sugar Land, he worked for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia’s largest full-service sheriff’s office.

Chief Poland fosters and implements formal public-private partnership involving numerous community stakeholders working towards crime suppression as well as shared community goals.   Prior to becoming Chief, he served as Undersheriff with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Poland managed a $111-million-dollar budget and over 850 personnel for Loudoun County.

Chief Poland graduated with a master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, with a degree in Homeland Defense. He graduated with honors, Summa Cum Laude, from The George Washington University with a degree in Police Science and a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy, Session 260.  Chief Poland recently obtained a Harvard Kennedy School certification in Leadership for State and Local Government Executives.