Koula Zambounis-Black is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. She began her law enforcement career in 2007 with the Medway Drug Enforcement Agency in Ohio. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Regent University, and will begin her doctoral studies at Regent in January 2024. Zambounis-Black is a graduate of the Administrative Officers Management program through North Carolina State University and holds a certification in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging from the Academy to Innovate HR. She is a member of the IACP Community Policing Committee. She currently holds the position of organizational development lieutenant with the Salisbury Police Department in Salisbury, North Carolina. Zambounis-Black’s primary responsibilities include the oversight of community policing initiatives, community engagement, peer support and officer development, recruitment and retention, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the school resource officer program. She has been featured in IACP’s “Police Chief” Magazine for her development of the Lotus Project.
