The City of Casa Grande has selected four finalists to interview for the Police Chief position. Interviews for the candidates are anticipated to be held on December 8th and 9th at City Hall.
The City Manager is expected to have the selected candidate on board in early 2016. The Police Chief manages a $15.7 million operational budget and supervises 121 employees to serve more than 55,000 Casa Grande residents.
The four finalists are:
•Roy Bermudez, Assistant Police Chief for the Nogales Police Department since 2007. Bermudez also served as a Patrol/Investigations Lieutenant and Police Captain since joining the Nogales Police Department in 1997. He has a bachelor’s degree in Public Safety with a specialization in Emergency Management from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
•Joe Angel Leos Jr., Captain for the Casa Grande Police Department since March 2015. Prior to joining CGPD, Leos spent 26 years with the Arizona Department of Public Safety where he held several command positions and completed multiple assignments as Interim Chief. He has a bachelor’s degree in Education and a master’s degree in Science of Human Relations from Northern Arizona University.
•Mark McCrory, Deputy Chief of Police for the Tulsa Police Department since 2005. He has a bachelor’s degree in Administration of Justice from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
•Chris Vasquez, Interim Director of Police Services for the Casa Grande Police Department since December 2014. Vasquez also spent seven years with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office where he served as Chief Deputy, Bureau Commander, and Elected Sheriff. He has a bachelor’s degree in Management and a master’s degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix.
The review committee evaluated 51 applicants prior to selecting the four finalists. The initial review process consisted of a writing exercise and telephone interview with a selection committee.