Stacy Ward

Stacy Ward served with the Reno Police Department from 2008 to 2019. During her tenure there, she oversaw all substance abuse prevention and education programming for the department, and was the primary liaison with outside agencies in this field. Mrs. Ward directed the implementation of multiple federally funded initiatives, including the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Methamphetamine Initiative, the Bureau of Justice Assistance SPI project, and the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program grant. These initiatives focused on areas such as community education, healthcare professional partnership and education, and innovative data analysis. Since 2016, Mrs. Ward has also served as a Subject Matter Expert for CNA, wherein she advises other jurisdictions as they execute Smart Policing Initiative initiatives. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2007. Her professional areas of focus include substance abuse prevention, solving non-traditional police problems, and bridging the gaps between law enforcement and other civilian agencies in order to work toward common goals.