*Meet Regina Scott — the first Black woman to reach the rank of deputy chief with the Los Angeles Police Department.
With her 31 years of her experience on the force, she will oversee Los Angeles’s Central Bureau, which the LAPD describes as one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse areas in the city.
“Deputy Chief Regina Scott represents the bright future of our department and our city,” said Chief Michel Moore. “Tonight we celebrate a much deserved promotion of a proven leader as we embrace and encourage the next generation of LAPD leadership to step forward and serve.”
According to ABC 7, her advancement is part of a concerted effort by new police chief Michel Moore to diversify the upper ranks of the force. And with her 31 years of experience on the force, it was an easily-earned promotion for Scott.
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Deputy Chief Regina Scott represents the bright future of our department and our city.. Tonight we celebrate a much deserved promotion of a proven leader as we embrace and encourage the next generation of LAPD leadership to step forward and serve. pic.twitter.com/5kM7dJKROa
— Chief Michel Moore (@LAPDChiefMoore) August 18, 2018
“I am both honored and humbled by this historic promotion,” Scott said last week when the news was announced. “This promotion is more than just me, it is for those who paved the road before me, and those who dare to dream big. I want to thank Chief Moore for having the courage and insight for real change and reform. I am ready to help build trust and help bridge the gap between the police and communities we serve.”
Scott is also the first Black woman to achieve the rank of commander. She joined the LAPD in July 1987 and was on the force when women were never in the upper echelons, according to the report.
“Not even of women of color — I didn’t think it would be possible for just any woman,” she said.
“Then I started to see the women promoted to lieutenant, captain and then commander and deputy chief.”
Meet Regina Scott, the 1st black woman to become deputy chief for the LAPD https://t.co/hN4HtY7tPk pic.twitter.com/mjXxettJ0s
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 18, 2018
Scott is a New Jersey native and a graduate of West Point Leadership School and the 216th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, according to the Los Angeles Sentinel.
“It’s something I could never dream. Something that I never thought I would see while on the department,” she said.
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