Kacey Wiltz

Kacey Wiltz, Ph.D., serves as Chief of Police for the Kansas City Kansas Community College Police Department, overseeing campus safety for the third-largest community college in Kansas by enrollment, centrally located in the Kansas City metro area. Chief Wiltz holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice Leadership from Liberty University.

A dedicated advocate for community engagement, Chief Wiltz currently serves on the Kansas Safety Institute Board of Advisors, the KCKCC Police Science Board of Advisors, and the Douglas County Juvenile Justice Advisory Board. Wiltz's record of civic leadership also includes prior service as a Board Member of the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence and as Vice President of Sheep Dog Impact Assistance, a national nonprofit dedicated to engaging, assisting, and empowering the nation's military service members and first responders.

Chief Wiltz is also an instructor for the National Association of School Resource Officers. In 2023, Wiltz was recognized by the Kansas Juvenile Officers Association as the Kansas School Resource Officer of the Year. That same year, the Lawrence Police Department School Resource Officer Unit, which Wiltz led, was honored with a Model Agency Award from the National Association of School Resource Officers.