Chief Betty P. Kelepecz (Ret.), Esq., Subject Matter Expert and Master Trainer

Chief Betty P. Kelepecz (Ret.), Esq. is a Subject Matter Expert and Master Trainer for TSSI. Retired Chief Kelepecz is a distinguished law enforcement leader with over 25 years of public safety experience. She retired as the Chief of Police and Harbor Master for the Port of San Diego in April of 2005.

Her department provided law enforcement, marine firefighting and homeland security services to San Diego Bay, San Diego International Airport and the tidelands within the Port of San Diego’s jurisdiction. She played a key role in Homeland Security and Port/Seaport Security and worked closely with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the United States Coast Guard and the United States Navy. Along with the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy, Chief Kelepecz established the Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC), a nationally recognized model for collaborative federal, state and local resource and information sharing.

Prior to becoming the Chief of Police for the Port of San Diego

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