LLOYD BRATZ
Vice President of Regional & International Operations
Phone: (310) 486-6727
Email: Lloyd Bratz
In 1996, Lloyd was appointed Commander of the Bureau of Community Policing, a comprehensive and diverse unit consisting of over 200 members of the Auxiliary Police unit, 400 adult School Crossing Guards, the Community Relations Unit, 21 police mini-stations located throughout the city, and the School Resource and Education unit consisting of 25 police officers devoted to teaching school-based programming including D.A.R.E. and G.R.E.A.T in over 100 Cleveland public, private, charter and parochial schools.
Lloyd earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Akron, along with Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Technical Education from the university.
Dr. Bratz has been an adjunct professor at a number of area colleges, universities and institutions including Cleveland State University, the University of Akron, and the Ohio Peace Officers’ Training Academy. He has published articles nationally and regionally in several law enforcement periodicals including “Law and Order,” “F.B.I. Law Enforcement Bulletin,” and “In the Line of Duty,” as well as authored two student-help publications. Further, Lloyd has served on numerous commissions, advisory boards, and curriculum development committees.