Rhonda Glover Reese

Rhonda Glover Reese, Ed.D., retired from the FBI in September 2018 after 34 years of service and is now the CEO of the Rhonda M. Glover Group LLC, a coaching/mentoring firm that develops law enforcement leaders and individuals interested in becoming law enforcement professionals. She holds certifications from the World Coach Institute as a Career Coach and a certification from the Youth Coaching Institute as a Youth Mentor Coach and Youth Leadership Coach, focusing on ages 14-40. Dr. Reese is also certified to administer the EQi-2.0, and EQ 360 assessments, which help individuals become more self-aware to manage behaviors brought to the workplace. She graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, with a BS in Criminal Justice and later received an MS in Management from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She received her Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from the Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Reese also co-authored the best-selling book, “Dear Fear Volume 2:18 Powerful Lessons on Living Your Best Life on the Other Side of Fear.”

Dr. Reese is a Life Member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), serving as the NOBLE National Youth Committee Chairperson. In 2001, Dr. Reese founded the NOBLE Youth Program and created its acclaimed annual youth leadership conference, impacting more than 4000 youth. She is also a charter member of the Connecticut Chapter of NOBLE, initiated in 2010. Dr. Reese is a member of Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) and a Life Member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), where she served on the Human and Civil Rights Committee. In 2008, through the Human and Civil Rights Committee, she developed the IACP’s onsite community service and Explorers Project, executed yearly during its annual conferences. As a result of her work with IACP, she was appointed to the National Law Enforcement Exploring Committee. Dr. Reese is also a member of the Police Executive Research Forum.

Dr. Reese is a Diamond Life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, where the National President appointed her to serve on its Safety and Security Task Force. She is a Life Member of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People, the National Council of Negro Women, and a member of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources. She is also a member of the International Coaching Federation. Dr. Reese also serves on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Initiative Network at Old Dominion University and the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Public Safety Cadets.

Dr. Reese was honored by Success Magazine as one of 50 women selected as a “2022 Woman of Influence” whose contributions have impacted industries, communities, and the personal and professional lives of others.