Renee Gordon has served as the City of Alexandria Department of Emergency & Customer Communications Director since 2015. In addition, she serves as a Commissioner for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Previously, Director Gordon was the Director of 911 and Emergency Communications in Baltimore, Maryland. She began her public safety career as a member of the Prince George's County Police Department in Maryland and transitioned to public safety communications in 2008. Director Gordon holds a Master of Business Administration from Trinity University and is a graduate of the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center, Public Safety Senior Executive Institute. She is also a graduate of the University of Richmond Professional Executive Leadership School and an industry leader empowering her organization as a certified professional in the Society for Human Resource Management. Additionally, she holds several international certifications in public safety. Among her international public safety certifications are the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO), International Registered Public-Safety Leader (RPL), Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE), and Emergency Number Professional (ENP) by the National Emergency Numbers Association (NENA).
R. Gordon is a FirstNet Authority board member.
