McMinnville Police Chief Nichole Mosley was sworn in for another term on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) recently in Nashville.
Mosley, who serves as TACP’s District 6 Director, covering Coffee, Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren and White counties, was appointed in 2021 to finish out an incomplete term, and was appointed for another two-year term in 2022 before her most recent reappointment.
A lifelong resident of Warren County, Mosley became the first female Chief for the McMinnville Police Department in January 2021. She began her law enforcement career in June of 1995 with the McMinnville Police Department as a patrol officer. She attended the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy Basic Law Enforcement School. In 1996, she was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, where she served as Detective for 11 years.
In 2007 she was promoted to the rank of Detective Sergeant, which included many responsibilities, such as case assignments. In 2012, she was promoted to Lieutenant Detective, in which she was responsible for the daily operations and supervision of the investigative unit. Mosley was promoted to Captain in 2018 and served in that position until she was promoted to Chief of Police in 2021. Mosley is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree and is a graduate of the 256th session of the FBI National Academy.
“It is an honor to be able to serve as the District 6 Director, and being a part of the largest law enforcement leadership organization in the state of Tennessee,” Mosley said. “We are actively engaged at the local, state and national level. I am looking forward to serving this second two-year term.”
TACP was founded in August 1970 with a focus on providing leadership training, public safety policy, and minimum standards for hiring law enforcement officers in Tennessee. Today more than 1,000 members strong, TACP is the largest law enforcement leadership organization in Tennessee. Through a wide range of programs and partnerships, the association provides premier training for leadership, policy development through accreditation, public safety strategies and community engagement. TACP is a known leader in law enforcement and is actively engaged through its membership at the local, state, and national level.
The TACP Board consists of 19 voting members including the President; Immediate Past President; 1st Vice President; 2nd Vice President; Treasurer; 12 District Directors; a SACOP Representative, and two At-Large Directors. The President; 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents; Treasurer and Immediate Past President make up the Executive Committee which oversees the general supervision of the affairs of the Association between regular business meetings.
For more information on TACP, visit their website at www.tacp.org.
