Brad Gaylord currently serves as the Director of Public Safety for the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, a position held since February 2016. Prior experience includes serving as Task Force Commander for the Drug & Violent Crime Task Force in the 23rd Judicial District from July 2002 to December 2015, and as a Criminal Investigator with the Cushing Police Department from January 1997 to June 2002. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice & Ethics from Mid-America Christian University and an Associate of Science in Criminal Justice from Seminole State College (Oklahoma).