Dr. Laura L. V. King currently serves as the Chief of Police for the McHenry County Conservation District. Prior to her current assignment, she served as the Commander of the Support Services Division of the McHenry (Illinois) Police Department from 1996-2016. Chief King has had many officer wellness-related articles published in various professional journals. She works as a subject matter expert for BJA’s VALOR for Blue program and travels the country speaking on matters of mental wellness, psychological resiliency and physical fitness. Chief King earned her doctorate of philosophy and her master’s degree in psychology at Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota and works to use her formal education to inform and improve law enforcement operations. She is a graduate of both Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command and of Session 265 of the FBI’s National Academy.
Laura King
Women in Command
