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Travis Hooker
Bridge Builder
NOT AN ATTORNEY
I started with my hometown, Elgin Illinois, police department at 16 years of age as a Police Explorer (Boy Scouts of America). While attending college I worked for EPD as a parking control officer and at 22 was hired as a police officer. I was a police K9 handler for most of my career working with two amazing K9's in that time. I was promoted to Sergeant and was the Internal Compliance Sergeant before being promoted to Lieutenant. I oversee 4 sergeants, 30 patrols officers, and 5 civilian employees.
In 2017 I started a campaign for better interactions with our LGBTQ+ community in the Elgin area. This quickly grew to outreach with other underserved, underrepresented, and historically marginalized groups. My goal is building better partnerships, be an ally, increase awareness and build community partnerships. Some of the groups I work with include the deaf community, persons with Autism and their caregivers, minority religions & cultures, and those who face communication barriers with their local government. As I began retirement and due to the needs, I started a consulting firm, CDO Executives LLC.
CDO Executives is licensed/certified to teach law enforcement officers & government agencies to better interact with the subgroups mentioned above. Additionally, we offer training and policy creation as it relates to de-stigmatizing proactive mental health for law enforcement officers.
I am a member of the American Bar Assoc. and vice chair of their sexual orientation and gender identity subcommittee. I am a board member for the IL LGBT Chamber of Commerce. I'm also a member of the Canadian Bar.
I’m looking to network with fellow change makers. I have no hidden political agenda, other than advocating for human rights and equality. Please feel free to reach out if you too share a passion about reaching out to those who have felt disenfranchised with their local police departments & government. I love partnering with social justice advocates.
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- International Law
- Human Rights
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Elder Law
- Native American Law
- Municipal Law
- FaceTime
- Google Meet
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- WebEx
- Does Not Currently Practice Law
- American Bar Association
- ID Number: 05351316
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- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- ID Number: ISBA ID293426
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- International Bar Association
- ID Number: INV827961
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- The Canadian Bar Association
- ID Number: 9025197
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Lieutenant
- City of Elgin
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- Afternoon Shift Patrol Command. Manage five sergeants, 30 officers, and five civilians. Community Outreach Coordinator, Lead mental health program, Chaplain program, and Risk management coordinator.
- Senior Partner
- CDO Executives LLC
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- CDO Executives LLC is a small consulting firm that contracts with government agencies. We write policies with best practices, current case law and statute updates relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. CDO Executives writes for a continuing education publication, utilized by hundreds of police departments in multiple states.We partner with social justice advocates such as the International Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Southern Poverty Law Center, NAACP, Autism rights groups, Deaf rights groups, LGBTQ+ rights groups, and Mental Health Professional Groups. A unique course offering we have is interactions with minority religions/cultures; Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and Taoism. We have a program based on pro-active mental health in law enforcement. CDO Executives is a Certified LGBT Enterprise.CDO Executives advocate for, and build connections between historically marginalized groups and the government agencies that are there to serve all communities.
- International Bar Association # INV827961
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- Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board # 65043899
- Member
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- The Canadian Bar Association # 9025197
- Member
- Current
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- American Bar Association # 05351316
- Member
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- Community Partnership Award
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Pride Squad in Wedding
- Daily Herald
- Law Enforcement Interactions with the Deaf Community, Chicago
- Columbia College
- Connecting with Persons with Autism & Their Caregivers, Elgin
- Elgin Police Department
- Law Enforcement Interactions with LGBTQ+ Community, Elmhurst Illinois
- Elmhurst Police Department
- Courtroom Etiquette Program, Virtual
- Chicago Bar Association
- Was one of four panelist discussing judiciary interactions with members of the LGBTQ+ population. From victims, witness to defendants. Best practices on pro-nouns, terms, and awareness.
- Interactions with LGBT+ Clients, Elgin Mental Health Center, 750 S. State St. Elgin, IL 60123
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- Certified LGBT Business Enterprise
- Small Business Association & National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
- Website
- CDO Executives Website
