Chapter Info
The regular monthly meeting of the Chicago Chapter of NOBLE is held every third Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m., meeting locations will be announced.
EXECUTIVE BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Board
President: Chief Eugene Williams, Chicago PD
Vice-President: Deputy Chief Greg Baker, South Holland PD
National Treasurer: Chief Eugene Williams, Chicago PD
Treasurer: Lt. Erroll Davis, Chicago PD
Corresponding Secretary: Deputy Police Chief of Administration Greg Baker, South Holland PD
Recording Secretary: Deputy Chief Demetrius Cook, Evanston PD
Sergeant-at-Arms: 1st Deputy Chief Eddie McCann, Cook County Forest Preserve PD
Parliamentarian: Dir. Sammie Young, Intergovernmental Affairs, Harvey PD
Regional and National Associate Member Rep.: P.O. Bryant Neely, Chicago PD
Executive Assistants to the President: Chief John Richardson, UIC PD; Chief Regina Evans, Country Club Hills PD; and Cook County Judge Mitchell Ware (Retired);
Committees
Membership Committee: Sgt. Larry Sneed, Chicago PD
Special Projects: Sgt. Saadia Griffin-Carter, Chicago PD
South Suburban Advocate: Chief Eddie Gilmore, Calumet City PD
North Suburban Advocate: Deputy Chief Demetrius Cook, Evanston PD
West Suburban Advocate: Chief Rick Tanksley, Oak Park PD
Federal Dept. Advocate: Robyn Dessaure, Asst Director of Mission Support, Dept of Homeland Security
** Chapter Chaplin: Sgt. Tyrone Jordan, Chicago PD
Objectives
The objectives that are employed to implement the goal of the organization include:
- Mentoring - NOBLE members are committed to mentoring as a way of life.
- An emphasis on being a competent learning organization that continuously learns from the collective knowledge of its members, and other sources of criminal justice research and data, while simultaneously working to rapidly convert this learning into action;
- Working to ensure long-term organizational stability by identifying and establishing mutually beneficial relationships with corporations and other funding sources;
- Recommending and executing policies, processes and procedures that recognize and pursue goals common to all segments of the community and law enforcement, with a focus on ensuring strict accountability and uncompromising integrity;
- Promoting and encouraging attitudes and characteristics that permit adaptability to the changing demands placed on law enforcement, and the development of professional and communication competencies that help view, comprehend and shape appropriate responses to an ever-changing environment; and
- Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of NOBLE through a clearly defined and shared sense of purpose and commitment among its members.
The NOBLE Purpose
- To unify Black Law Enforcement Officers at executive and command levels;
- To conduct research in relevant areas of law enforcement;
- To establish linkages and liaisons with organizations of similar concern;
- To evaluate and recommend legislation relating to the criminal justice process;
- To establish effective means and strategies for dealing with racism in the field of criminal justice;
- To develop communication techniques for sensitizing police executives, police officers, institutions and agencies in the criminal justice system to the problems of the black community;
- To develop mechanisms that will facilitate the exchange of information among black police executives;
- To articulate the concerns of Black Executives in law enforcement.