Aaron Slater started his career in 1998 and has held positions as an FTO, Detective, Undercover Narcotics, Sergeant, and Lieutenant. He has earned a B.S. in Organizational Leadership, a M.S. in Criminal Justice Leadership and Management, and is a graduate of LEMIT Leadership Command College. Aaron was a Lieutenant and division commander for the Rosenberg Police Department in Texas, with an array of police experience and education. Specifically, he was a pioneer in the use of social media strategies for law enforcement, as he was the creator of the Rosenberg Police Department’s Facebook page, which became the fifth most followed municipal police agency page in the nation. He is most well-known for his innovative and progressive philosophies, taking police agencies toward the future of policing. Aaron Slater’s work in social media has reached and been featured in many national news outlets such as: People Magazine, Fox and Friends, Huffington Post, PoliceOne, Queen Latifah, Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, The Washington Post, and many more. He has been awarded for his use in social media for law enforcement. Since leaving law enforcement full-time, he has taught hundreds of agencies and thousands of officers in the strategies of successful community policing and creating a social media program. His experience and strategies using social media has expanded, as he is the owner and founder of ReLEntless Defender Apparel, the largest online LEO themed apparel company in the nation. He has designed this course to be a turnkey social media program for any size agency.
