Testimonials
Sheriff Miller
Medina County Sheriff Tom Miller, member of both the Ohio Task Force on Community Police Relations and Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board, believes change starts “when individuals collectively consent to work for the greater good.”
Lori
Lori Barreras, Ohio Civil Rights Commission and member of the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board, believes change starts “with an open mind and courage.”
Ron
Ron O’Brian, Franklin County Prosecutor and member of the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board, believes “change starts with each other.”
Chase
Tpr. Chase Watts with the Ohio State Highway Patrol created Books with Badges, which is a reading program for students, with the goal of building trust and positive relationships between students and emergency personnel. What is your community doing to affect change?
Frank
Frank, a performance poet, Technical Engineer for the Army National Guard and graduate of the University of Akron and Kent State University, believes “changes starts with me defying the odds.”
Ronnie
Dr. Ronnie Dunn, an associate professor in urban studies at Cleveland State University and member of the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board believes “changes starts with mutual respect and trust.”
Terrence
Terrence “CityNews” Sigers, a community spokesperson and Columbus radio personality believes “change starts with being the voice for the misunderstood.”
Sgt. Armstead
Sgt. Armstead, of the Akron Police Department and member of the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board, believes change starts with “respect for one another.”
Michael
Michael, an elder at the New Covenant Believers Church, believes “change starts by opening your mind and adjusting your perspective.”
Chenelle
Dr. Chenelle Jones, an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Ohio Dominican University, believes “change starts with educating my students to work better with police officers. ”
Khari
Khari Enaharo, an author, radio talk show host and community leader, believes “change starts with a new code of conduct and standards for community and police. ”
Latisha
Latisha Chastang, a mother and Director of Planning and Research at IMPACT Community Action, believes “change starts with me educating my children. ”
Cam
Cam Harris, a community advocate and proponent of civic engagement, believes “change starts with knowing you CAN make change ”
Allison
Sgt. Allison Schlie of the Blue Ash Police Department believes “changes starts with honesty, integrity, and compassion.”
Bryan
Bryan Robinson, a pastor at Ohio Greater Harvest Church in Columbus, Ohio, encourages us to “take a moment and imagine a world – a community - with no police. What would it look like? Is it somewhere that you wanna live – that you wanna raise your children? I don’t believe so.”
Jackie
Officer Jackie Cote, Columbus Division of Police, believes “change starts with recognizing that our perceptions are not always reality.”
Keisha
Keisha, an artist and community advocate, believes “change starts with healing.”
Sgt. Nicholson
Sgt. Nicholson, a 19-year veteran of the Columbus Division of Police, believes ‘change starts with understanding your community's problems and coming together as a team to find a solution.”
John
ODPS Director and Co-Chair of the OCCPAB, John Born explains that ‘this is the largest, most important investment - that I believe Ohio has made and can make - in making sure that there is no separation between law enforcement and the communities they serve.”
Ariel
Ariel Peguero, a student from the Columbus College of Art and Design, believes “change starts with accepting all the cultures in your community.”
Autumn
Autumm Caines, an educator and researcher in the field of academic technology at Capital University, believes “We need to do a better job of talking to one another – and besides talking – we also need to do a better job of listening.”
Nina
Nina Turner, former State Senator and Co-Chair of the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board.
