Tatotshia Grier

Tatotshia Grier currently serves as the Assistant Chief of Police and Police Major at Albany State University, a position held since July 2022. Prior experience includes a tenure at Fort Valley State University from August 2011 to June 2022, where Tatotshia held multiple roles including Police Captain, Interim Chief, and Police Lieutenant. Tatotshia's career began at the Americus Police Department as a Police Detective from December 1998 to September 2011, along with serving as a Juvenile Officer at Sumter Youth Detention Center in 2000 and working as a Dispatcher/Jailer at the Sumter County Sheriff's Office from October 1996 to December 1998. Tatotshia Grier holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Fort Valley State University, earned between 2020 and 2022, a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the same institution from 2017 to 2019, and an Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice from Central Georgia Technical College from 2015 to 2017. Educational background also includes a diploma from Americus High School, completed between 1986 and 1990.