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Kiederlen, Matthew
Chief Kiederlen began his path toward policing while serving in the United States Marine Corp from 1987-1991. He began his policing career at Northern Illinois University as a patrol officer 1993. While at NIU held positions as a detective, corporal, sergeant and lieutenant, served on the DeKalb County Major Crimes Unit, provided security for dignitaries – including than Vice-President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, and oversaw the development of a Critical Incident Response Team. He became Chief at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2007, growing the department by over 25%, implementing modern problem oriented policing philosophies and emergency management policies.
Chief Kiederlen holds an Associate’s Degree in Law Enforcement from Kishwaukee College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Leadership from Judson University and a Master’s Degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration from Western Illinois University and is the co-author of the whitepaper “Beyond Tactical: Recommendations and Practices for Successful Public Order Management on College and University Campuses”. He is a graduate of Northwestern University Center for Public Safety School of Police Staff and Command. He has participated in the National Incident Management System trainings through IS-800, National Response Framework. He has participated in the program and action reviews of a number universities, as a member of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrator’s (IACLEA) Loaned Executive Management Program. He is also represents the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, University and College Section, as a member of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Systems Advisory Policy Board, Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Subcommittee for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), currently Chairs the FBI Beyond 2021 Task Force and is a member of the National Use of Force Task Force.
Chief Kiederlen has been married to Dana for 30+ years, has 6 children and currently 8 grand-children.Faculty, staff and student directory information is updated every business day by an automated process. Changes to directory information will take one business day to be reflected in the directory.
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