Press Release - FPD Police Chief Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FPD Police Chief Announcement

DATE: April 18, 2019

MEDIA CONTACT: Teal Soden, Communications Director, 907-687-9221, tsoden@fairbanks.us

The City of Fairbanks is happy to announce that Mayor Matherly has made a conditional offer of employment to Lt. Nancy Reeder for the position of Fairbanks Police Chief. Lt. Reeder has accepted the offer, which is contingent on a successful background check that will be done by an outside agency and confirmation by the City Council.

This decision was made after a rigorous hiring process which included a community forum and interviews by a panel consisting of City of Fairbanks Department Heads, as well as Law Enforcement, Military, and Community leaders.

Reeder is currently a Lieutenant for the Anchorage Police Department. She started her law enforcement career with Anchorage Police in 1984 and has served as Police Officer, Detective, Traffic Sergeant, and Lieutenant for several units. Prior to her career at Anchorage Police Department, Reeder served as a Sergeant in the US Air Force for 4 years and a Staff Sergeant in the Alaska Air National Guard for 2 years.

We are confident that Lt. Reeder’s experience and dedication to the profession of law enforcement will immensely benefit the Fairbanks Police Department and the City of Fairbanks as a whole.

There were several exceptional candidates for this position, and we would like to thank each person that stepped forward to apply. City Council will have the opportunity to confirm the offer of employment at the Council meeting on Monday, April 22nd.