UPD creates Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager position
Vehicle with the UVA Police Department. (FILE) (Source: WVIR)
By Andrew Webb | February 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM EST - Updated February 27 at 11:00 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Cortney Hawkins moved to Charlottesville from Birmingham, Alabama in December to take on a new role with the Univerty of Virginia Police Department (UPD), one that Chief Timothy Longo knew sheâd be perfect for.
âShe understood the importance of relationship and engagement, and to be intentional about this work of diversifying this police department,â Longo said.
Longo created the role of âDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager,â and says he wanted to be intentional about creating this job, not just going through the motions.