David M. Ryan

Project Director
Westchester County Domestic Violence High Risk Team (DVHRT)
 
Chief of Police (retired), Town of Pound Ridge Police Department, Westchester County, NY. Served as Chief of Police in the Town of Pound Ridge for 23+ years, retiring after a 40-year law enforcement career on August 12, 2022.
 
Chief Ryan is a nationally recognized subject matter expert in the fields of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking. Chief Ryan has introduced numerous programs which have created working partnerships with law enforcement and many aspects of the local and regional community including senior citizens, local businesses, school districts, parents, students, community mental health organizations, faith-based organizations and numerous sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking service providers.
  • Coordinator of the Westchester County NY Anti-Trafficking Task Force (ECM) as assigned through the International Organization for Adolescents
  • Director of the Westchester County NY Domestic Violence High Risk Team.
  • Law Enforcement Training and Policy Consultant to the NY State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
  • Instructor and Consultant to the Montclair University Global Center on Human Trafficking.
  • Member - Department of Justice Office for Violence Against Women Peer Review Team
  • International Association of Chiefs of Police Faculty Member
  • Police Instructor – Leadership Institute to Combat Human Trafficking
  • Consultant and Instructor to the Institute for Intergovernmental Research Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC).
  • Former Chair of the Westchester County Police Chief’s Association Committee on Domestic Violence.
  • Member - IACP
  • Member - Westchester County Chief’s of Police Association
  • Member of the Advisory Board of Hope’s Door, a domestic violence / sexual assault / human trafficking service provider and victim advocacy organization
  • Member of the Advisory Board for Pace Women’s Justice Center Friends of Gail
  • Instructor – Leadership Institute to Combat Human Trafficking
  • Vice President -- Board of Trustees for the NEW Dawn Family Resource Center.
  • Member of the Westchester County Victim Informed Care & Trauma Recovery (VICTR) Taskforce
  • Former 23 year Member of the Municipal Board of Westchester Emergency Medical Services
  • Founding Member of the Northern Westchester County Domestic Violence Risk Reduction Team (NWRRT)

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