Executive Director Kim Vickers - For Contact Information please see Contact Us
AUSTIN, Texas Chief Vickers began his law enforcement career with the Abilene Police Department in 1979 and continued to serve there until his retirement in 2006. During his 27 years with APD he served in a wide variety of capacities, including training officer with oversight of academy testing and academics and the applicant selection process, School Resource Officer, Detective, Public Information Officer, and Commander of the APD Critical Mission Response Team (CMRT.) It was while he was Commander of this team they gained national attention when it handled and quickly solved the first Amber Alert stranger kidnapping case in Texas. He is nationally recognized as an expert instructor and consultant in the area of Family Violence dynamics and law. He has drafted numerous pieces of Texas Family Code law, and has testified numerous times as an expert witness before the Texas Legislature.
Upon his retirement from the Abilene Police Department, he began working as a Field Service Agent for TCLEOSE. After three years he promoted to Director of Education and Credentialing, where for two years he had oversight of all police, jailer and telecommunicator training and licensing in Texas. On September 1st, 2011 he assumed the duties of Executive Director for TCLEOSE.
Chief Vickers has 27 years of teaching and education experience, having earned his TCLEOSE Instructor Certification in 1985. His teaching has included a variety of law enforcement related courses for universities, agencies, academies, and associations across Texas, and has extensive experience in various public speaking venues. He holds a Master Peace Officer Certification from TCLEOSE, and is a graduate of the FBI Command Institute.
He is a member of the Education and Training Committee for both the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Sheriffs' Association, and is currently First Vice President of the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training. He serves as a board member for the National Council on Family Violence, and is President of the Board of Directors of the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Chief Vickers has been married to his wife, Chrys, for 39 years and has two children and three grandchildren. His son, Eric, is a detective with the Special Victims Unit of the Abilene Police Department, and his daughter, Jennifer, is a medical doctor in New York City.
Former Executive Director, Timothy Braatan's Comments on Our Profession
June 01, 2011: What Makes a Great Leader 
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| What gear are you in - neutral or drive? | January 03, 2011 | Timothy Braaten | |
| The future ain’t what it used to be | December 01, 2010 | Timothy Braaten | |
| INTROSPECTION - An examination of your own thoughts and feelings | November 01, 2010 | Timothy Braaten | |
| You’re Only Here For A Visit | October 01, 2010 | Timothy Braaten | |
| A Front Row Seat at the Greatest Show on Earth | September 01, 2010 | Timothy Braaten | |
| LOL | August 20, 2010 | Timothly Braaten | |
| When is it too late? | July 15, 2010 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Make Only Those That You Can Keep; Keep All That You Make | March 16, 2010 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Future Trend Analysis | February 01, 2010 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Know Your Limits | January 04, 2010 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Holiday Season 2010 | December 04, 2009 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Unconditional Love | October 14, 2009 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Character - Character - Character | May 19, 2009 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Learning From Our Mistakes | March 01, 2009 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Knowledge is Knowing What You Don't Know | December 15, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Effort Not the Outcome | November 15, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Does Money Drive Professionalism? | November 01, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Caring | August 28, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Discretion - That Elusive Term | August 12, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Preparing for the Little Things | June 20, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| You Play Like You Practice | April 03, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Fundamental Fairness | April 03, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| A Person of Class | April 03, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Recruiter's Conversation | March 08, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Keeping It Between the Lines | February 20, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Shared Responsibility | February 01, 2008 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Understanding | June 01, 2007 | Timothy Braaten | |
| When Time Slips Away | April 01, 2007 | Timothy Braaten | |
| What You Permit, You Promote | March 01, 2007 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Out of the Mouth of a Child | February 28, 2007 | Timothy Braaten | |
| Luck or Hard Work | January 01, 2007 | Timothy Braaten | |