Monica Alexander

WHEREAS, On March 31, 2026, Executive Director Monica Hunter-1
Alexander of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training 2
Commission will be retiring; and 3
WHEREAS, Executive Director Alexander served the public for over 4
two decades in the Washington State Patrol. While protecting our 5
state and its residents she became a KOMO-TV traffic reporter and 6
raised a child. Executive Director Alexander, through her decades-7
long career, placed number one on the sergeant's exam in 2003, and 8
became the first Black female to be promoted to sergeant, lieutenant, 9
and captain with the Washington State Patrol; and 10
WHEREAS, Executive Director Alexander has been paramount in many 11
policy advancements for our state as the captain of the Office of 12
Government and Media Relations for the Washington State Patrol, 13
including securing wage increases for officers in the Washington 14
State Patrol, toxicology lab funding, the sexual assault kit tracking 15
system and funding, and the missing Native American women research 16
and report; and 17
WHEREAS, Executive Director Alexander has received honors and 18
awards from the National Black Police Association and the Black Law 19
Enforcement Association of Washington's 2019 Legacy Award; and20
WHEREAS, Executive Director Alexander holds a bachelor's degree 21
in political science from The Evergreen State College, and was 22
SENATE RESOLUTION
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By Senators Lovick, Holy, Bateman, Cleveland, Dhingra, Dozier, Fortunato, Hansen,
Hasegawa, Kauffman, Krishnadasan, Liias, Lovelett, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen,
Robinson, Salomon, Shewmake, Slatter, Stanford, Trudeau, Valdez, Wagoner, Warnick,
Wellman, C. Wilson, and Saldaña
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appointed to its board of trustees by Governor Jay Inslee in 2017; 1
and 2
WHEREAS, Executive Director Alexander began her service with the 3
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission in 2019 as the 4
advanced training division manager, became the deputy director in 5
2020, and started her tenure as the executive director in June of 6
2021; and 7
WHEREAS, Executive Director Alexander is a trailblazer in 8
centering community in law enforcement. Before Executive Director 9
Alexander took her role, Washington only housed two training 10
facilities. Thanks to her leadership, our state has added three 11
regional training academies in just four years, helping officers in 12
training stay close to home and allowing a broader pool of officers 13
the opportunity to serve their communities; and 14
WHEREAS, When Executive Director Alexander took her position, the 15
average wait time for newly hired officers was between four and six 16
months to start training. That wait time today is nonexistent. All 17
trainees now experience increased access to certification and 18
training, especially those in small and rural agencies; and19
WHEREAS, At the heart of policing is culture. Executive Director 20
Alexander changed the culture of policing in Washington; and21
WHEREAS, Executive Director Alexander's retirement leaves us a 22
legacy. A legacy that teaches law enforcement to be representative 23
and supportive of our great communities across Washington. Our state 24
is ever greater for her service; 25
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate honor and 26
celebrate the contributions of retired Captain and Executive Director 27
Monica Alexander and her service to the state of Washington.28
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