LaVerne McCoy

A retired City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, police officer and United States Air Force reservist, McCoy graduated cum laude at UIU with a bachelor’s degree in public administration. She is especially proud of her alma mater’s educational support of the nation’s military family.

Graduating from the Milwaukee Police Academy, McCoy would serve the city’s residents for 25 years. After being assigned to patrol duties, she was named as a community service officer. In addition to recruiting new officers, McCoy worked with the public to prevent and solve neighborhood crimes, and provided personal safety and crime prevention presentations to business owners and residents of the community. Prior to her retirement, she was promoted to sergeant and supervised the day-to-day operations of patrol officers. McCoy also served in the Air Force for 28 years. Achieving the rank of chief master sergeant, she performed his duties and responsibilities with the 440th Military Base in Wisconsin and later at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina.

A supporter of local church food drives, Salvation Army and Goodwill, McCoy has served as past president of the League of Martins, a Girl Scout leader, and the second vice-president of the 24th Street School.