Mr. Stephens is a former GBI special agent with 31 years of service before his retirement in 2012. Within days of his retirement, he joined the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, where he served as Assistant Police Chief of Operations. In 2015, he was named Chief of Police for the Clarke County School District Police Department, where he remained until 2017.  In 2023, Mr. Stephens joined the faculty at Truett McConnell University’s Michael Sattler School of Public Service, where he currently serves as a visiting professor.  A graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police Command College, and the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange, Mr. Stephens earned a bachelor’s degree from Newberry College, South Carolina, and a master’s degree in public administration from Columbus State University. He currently resides in White County, Georgia.

 

September 2025