Kristen Ziman spent nearly 30 years in law enforcement, rising through the ranks to become the first female police chief in Aurora, Illinois, history. In 2019, she was leading the department when a gunman opened fire at the Henry Pratt Company, killing five employees and shooting five police officers. In this episode, Kristen takes us through her career in policing, the toughest calls she responded to, the challenges of leadership, and what it was like leading her department through a mass shooting.
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Connect with Kristen Ziman:
Website: https://kristenziman.com/
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
https://ianbick.com/
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Timestamps:
00:00 The Active Shooter Call
01:04 Growing Up Around Policing
03:47 High School and the Police Cadet Program
06:22 Moving Up the Ranks
08:19 The Women Who Came Before
13:05 Surprises of the Job
15:01 First Body Bags
16:15 Gang Violence and Senseless Killings
18:53 The Public's Perception of Police
23:02 Running Toward Gunfire
26:24 The Stress of Training
27:21 Growing Callous
30:07 Becoming a DV Detective
34:02 Why DV Cases Are So Hard
37:26 From Patrol to Sergeant
40:36 The Lieutenant Test
47:39 Life as a Lieutenant
48:43 The Helicopter Crash
53:08 Preparing to Be a Leader
55:31 Chosen as Commander
58:16 The Value of Education
01:01:32 What Commanders Really Do
01:04:48 Building Community Trust
01:14:32 The Loneliness of the Chief
01:20:46 Should a Chief Be Elected
01:23:04 Preparing for the Worst
01:26:06 February 15th, 2019
01:31:49 The Aftermath of a Mass Shooting
01:41:08 Retirement and Finding Peace
01:49:00 The Beatings Won't Stop
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