Hutchings JohnJohn Hutchings was Chief of Police for the Tenino Police Department in Washington State. He began his law enforcement career with the City of Orange, California, where he grew up. He, his wife, and two children moved to Olympia in 1985. He served 27 ears with the Olympia Police Department before taking over as Chief of Police in Tenino. Hutchings has worked in every capacity police work has to offer, giving him a very broad base of experience. He completed his B.A. at The Evergreen State College (Olympia) in 2000. He completed his M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University (Orange, California) in 2004. Besides his M.A., he obtained graduate certificates in Organizational Development and Human Resources. Fmr. Chief Hutchings is a Fulbright Scholar (2007/08). He lived in England for three months while conducting a multi-country research project studying the effects of critical incident stress debriefings on police officers. The results of his research are pending publication. John collaborated with NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill), and a host of local professionals from the mental health field to create Olympia's CIT program. He is eternally grateful for their work, mentorship, and friendship. Hutchings has presented at numerous mental health conferences around the State of Washington. He presented on CIT in Sydney, Australia (2003) for the International Congress on Law and Mental Health. John worked closely with a Sergeant from Newcastle, England on the development and assessment of the U.K.'s first Mental Health Awareness pilot course. On behalf of England's National Health Service, John has presented numerous times in North Yorkshire, England on crisis intervention and officer involved shootings. His audiences include the officer on the beat, police command staff, psychologists, and psychiatrists, both experienced and those in training. In 2011, Chief Hutchings' son, Sgt. Michael J. Hutchings (US Army Ret) returned from serving in Iraq (Operation Enduring Freedom). Sgt. Hutchings survived an IED blast in the up-armored MRAP he was riding, and suffered a traumatic brain injury and severe PTSD. He is in the process of recovering from both. Mike and his father are currently conducting training for police officers in the conditions of war, identifying the returning combat soldier and the de-escalation of those in crisis. He currently serves as Commissioner for the Thurston County Washington Board of County Commissioners Read More Read Less