Dion M. Redfield

Initiation & Membership:

• Initiated Beta Chapter, Spring 1985

• Charter Member, Chi Omega Omega Chapter

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Master of Public Administration, Illinois Institute of Technology

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Experience:

• Silver Star and Life Member

• Fifth President, Chi Omega Omega Chapter

• Second Vice President

• Held various positions including Anti-Grammateus, Parliamentarian, Philacter, Historian, Standards Chairman, Bylaws Chairman, Protocol and Program Chairman, and several other committee and IPCDF (Foundation) leadership roles

Committee Experience:

• Currently serves as the Regional Graduate President Liaison for Central Region Graduate Presidents

• Central Region Evaluation Chairman

• Central Region Philacter (4 years)

• International Tellers Committee

• International Central Region Heritage Committee (8 years)

Professional Experience:

• Over 30 years in law enforcement with the Chicago Police Department

• Served as a Detective specializing in Homicide, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Crimes

• Liaison with the Cook County State Attorney’s Office and Chicago Police Detective Division at the Domestic Violence Courthouse, upgrading felony domestic cases

• Retired Detective, currently working part-time as a Law Enforcement Investigative Analyst at Area One’s Cold Case Unit, Chicago Police Department

• Appointee to the Illinois FOID Card Review Board under Governor JB Pritzker