Board Members - Bios
Ms. Patricia (Petey) Casstevens
Foundation Director
Ms. Patricia (Petey) Casstevens has had the honor of serving as a civilian in law enforcement for over 14 years. As Foundation Director, she carries out the daily activities of the foundation, acting on behalf of the board in matters of fundraising as well as marketing, communication, and program cultivation and implementation.
Ms. Casstevens is an Alexandria, VA native who began her commitment to professional policing when she joined the Arlington County, VA Police Department as an Emergency Communications Technician where she served from 1992 – 1999. After seven years with the police department, she joined the IACP in the Research Center, later moving to the IACP’s Division of State and Provincial Police where she administered the IACP’s speed management program, highway safety grants, national occupant protection & impaired driving initiatives, and oversaw the National Chiefs Challenge highway safety awards program.
Ms. Casstevens became Foundation Director in 2002 and, after a brief break in service, returned to the Foundation in 2007 to continue enhancing foundation fundraising efforts and program development. Ms. Casstevens is a magna cum laude graduate of James Madison University. She is married to Assistant Chief Steven Casstevens of the Hoffman Estates, IL Police Department and has two stepchildren, Stephanie and Grant.
