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EDUCATION&CAREERS
July 22, 2020
Black Leader Hired
as Assistant Chief
Mike Leasure
earns praise
for community
engagement
Portland Police Chief Chuck
Lovell Wednesday promoted Mike
Leasure, a black officer with com-
mand experience and a commu-
nity volunteer who works closely
with African American youth, to
Assistant Chief of the Police Bu-
reau’s Operations Branch.
“Mike is known as a commit-
ted, collaborative and progressive
leader,” said Chief Lovell. “He has
dedicated his career to communi-
ty engagement and has been in-
volved in mentoring and coaching
youth and participating in com-
munity advisory groups, including
the Diversity and Inclusion Coun-
cil. I am looking forward to hav-
ing him join our Executive Team
with his wealth of experience and
relationships in the community.”
Leasure currently serves on the
Jefferson High School Boys to
Men Mentoring program. He has
participated in the African-Amer-
ican Advisory Council, the Diver-
Mike Leasure
sity Inclusion Leadership Council,
and as a basketball camp coordi-
nator for the Portland Police Sum-
mer Camp. He has been honored
with the Achievement Medal
from the Community/Police Re-
lations Committee and the George
Weatheroy Police Volunteer of the
Year award.
Leasure most recently served
as commander of the Central Pre-
cinct. He began his Portland Po-
lice Bureau career in 2000. After
c ontinued on P age 4