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COL. ROLAND L. BUTLER, JR.
Secretary of State Police, March 31, 2023 to November 1, 2025. Acting Secretary of State Police, February 23 to March 30, 2023. Chief, Field Operations Bureau, Department of State Police, 2020-23.
Member, Task Force to Study Maryland's Criminal Gang Statutes, 2020; State Child Fatality Review Team, 2023-25; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2023-25; Maryland Cybersecurity Council, 2023-25; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2023-25; Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2023-25 (chair, 2023-24); Statewide Interoperability Radio Control Board, 2023-25; Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2023-25; Governor's Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2023-25; Council on Open Data, 2023-25; State Postmortem Examiners Commission, 2023-25; Advisory Board on Prescription-Drug Monitoring, 2023-25; Task Force to Ensure the Safety of Judicial Facilities, 2023-25; Steering Committee for the Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators, 2023-25; Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2023-25; Sexual Offender Advisory Board, 2023-25; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2023-25. Board of Visitors, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, 2023-25. Member, Commission on Trauma-Informed Care, 2023-25; Maryland Advanced Air Mobility Council, 2025.
Commander, Forestville Barrack, 1994-2015, and Southern Troop Commander, La Plata Barrack, 2015-16, Department of State Police. Assistant Chief, Northern Command, Frederick, 2016-23, and Assistant Chief, Headquarters, 2018-23, Field Operations Bureau, Department of State Police.
Attended Mackin Catholic High School, Washington DC; Howard University; School of Police Staff and Command, Northwestern University (law enforcement administration); The Johns Hopkins University, B.S., M.S. (management).
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