Chatham Boro Top Cop Earns 'Chief Executive Designation'

CHATHAM, NJ - Chatham Borough Police Chief Chief Brian K. Gibbons has earned Advanced Accredited Chief Executive (ACE) designation by the NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP).

This his second accreditation with the NJSACOP – his first at the “Advanced” level – meaning he has met the standards set by the New Jersey State Chiefs of Police for the past six years.

The NJSACOP ACE Certification Program directly encourages New Jersey law enforcement executives to attain sanctioned benchmarks in pursuit of a recommended standard for police leadership that are measurable and attainable. By offering proof of these standards to NJSACOP Assessors, individual police leaders can attain NJSACOP Accredited Chief/Command Executive (ACE) Certification Status.

"The ACE Certification Program is in keeping with the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, the 21st Century Report and Recommendations on Policing and the state associations declared philosophy," NJSACOP ACE Chairman Chief Stephen Beecher said. "The Certification Program measures essential proofs in three areas for the ACE and ACE-COP Certification, and in five areas for the ACE-COP Advanced Certification. If it is merited, NJACOP awards individual leadership accredited status based on those appraisals."

The ACE Program also promotes and encourages continued education through ACE Re-Certification Program requirements.

Gibbons began his career as a Police Officer with the City of Orange Police Department in 1999. Assignments included the Patrol Division, Emergency Services Unit, Field Training Unit and PBA President. In September of 2002 he continued his career in patrol with the Chatham Borough Police Department. He was reassigned to the Accreditation Unit as Assistant Accreditation Manager in 2005 where he assisted the agency in achieving CALEA International Accreditation. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2007, Lieutenant/Executive Officer in 2010, Captain in 2015 and Chief of Police in 2018.

Gibbons has held various titles including Accreditation Manager, Assistant Accreditation Manager, Field Training Officer, Patrol Supervisor, Training/Community Services Unit Supervisor, Emergency Services Unit Team Member/Crisis Negotiator/Commander, and Internal Affairs Commander.

It is the policy of the NJSACOP to promote professional competence, continued education career development among all members of law enforcement and in particularly amongst our leaders. In order to achieve this goal, the NJSACOP encourages current, future and retired chiefs and police executives participate in the ACE Certification Program.

For more information visit www.njsacop.org.

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