Kym Craven
Kym Craven is a recognized leader in law enforcement recruitment, hiring, and retention. With over three decades of experience, she has worked with more than 400 agencies nationwide—including San Francisco, Boston, NY/NJ Port Authority, the State of Vermont, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Pierce County (WA), and Dallas Area Rapid Transit—helping them develop strategies to attract, hire, and retain qualified officers.
Ms. Craven has led national initiatives to increase the number of women in law enforcement, improve retention, and support professional development through mentoring and training. As a founding partner and initial steering committee member, she contributed to the original design of 30x30 documents. She was a subject matter expert for the NIJ From Research to Reality project with RTI, which analyzed the applicant pool for law enforcement careers, and the ASPIRE project, which focused on building career pathways into the profession in the HBCUs, HIS, and women-serving campuses. She has served as a subject matter expert for the DOJ Collaborative Reform Initiative - Technical Assistance Center for seven years and contributed to the BJA and COPS summit on recruitment, hiring, and retention.
Her expertise has been shared during conferences for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Sub-Saharan Police Conference, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, National Sheriffs Association, the World Police Summitt, the U.S. Department of Justice, National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, International Association of Women in Law Enforcement, and several state association conferences. In addition, she has published articles and participated in podcasts on what works—not only to recruit and hire—but to keep officers engaged and committed to the profession.
Ms. Craven holds a BS in Criminal Justice from the University of Lowell and an MA from Anna Maria College, and a policing certification from the Northeast Regional Police Academy.