Terri Wilfong served as the Chief of Police in the City of Greenville, South Carolina after a seven-year tenure. As the Chief of Police the agency was the first in the state of South Carolina to implement a Crisis Intervention Team. The agency of 250 persons is recognized as one of the top ten cities to live in the United States.
During 30 + year in law enforcement, she has previously served in the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Kentucky State Police and the Jefferson County Police Department. Terri was assigned to multiple units including Criminal Investigation, Internal Affairs, Accreditations Manager and the Hostage Negotiations Team. In 2003, the Jefferson County Police Department and the Louisville Division of Police were merged into the new Louisville Metro Police Department. Terri was selected to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the first command staff of the Louisville Metro Police Department. She currently is a Master Instructor with the FBI-LEEDA teaching the Trilogy, Internal Affairs and the Reflective Leadership. Terri is a Law Enforcement Consultant for Daigle Law Group with the responsibility of reviewing and revising law enforcement policies and procedures to maintain and reflect constitutional police practices.
Terri has teamed up with Lt. Kevin F. Dillon (ret) of KFD Training and Consultation LLC and instructs the Nationally recognized L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies along with Fair and Impartial Policing.
Terri has presented to the IACP, Southern Police Institute, local government hearings and both public and private entities. Ms. Wilfong served as the IACP Chair of the Crime Prevention Committee and the Conference Committee. She has served as the National Secretary to the Southern Police Institute Alumni Associations.
She has received the Liberty Award by the Greenville Bar Association, the YMCA Women of Achievement Award, the Breaking Class Ceiling Award from the National Center for Women and Policing and the Southern Police Institute Alumni Association Outstanding Performance Award.