Steve Cader
Director of Emergency Service Planning at Department of Homeland Security
United States
Current
• Director of Emergency Service Planning at Department of Homeland Security
Education
• California State University System
• Santa Rosa Community College
Connections
  • None
Recommendations
  • None
Industry
  • Public Safety
 

Steve Cader's Summary

Summary:

Steve Cader’s career of over 30 years of dedicated public service as a California peace officer sets him apart in the law enforcement community. After distinguished tenures as Lieutenant and Captain, Steve Cader was named Atherton’s Chief of Police in 1995, a post he held for five years. Steve Cader’s time as Chief of Police is marked by continuous successes and impressive achievements. Expanding the concept of community policing to schools, Steve Cader implemented a High School Resource officer program that significantly decreased the number of reported incidents among youth. Furthermore, Steve Cader work to achieve a safer community by upgrading the police Communications equipment, revising and reinstituting the general orders manual, and implementing the “TRAK” child abduction program. After retiring from his position as Chief of Police, Steve Cader worked briefly in the private sector for Progressive Housing, Inc. Under Steve Cader’s leadership, Progressive Housing’s yearly gross income more than doubled. In 2004, Steve Cader began work with the Department of Homeland Security, serving as Director of Emergency Service Planning. As part of the BioWatch program, Steve Cader works with a company that takes daily air samples from the largest cities in the United States and analyzes their compositions for biotoxins. Having received copious training from the Department of Homeland Security on how to deal with bioterrorism, suicide bombings, and incident management, Steve Cader now teaches courses on the subjects to other law enforcement personnel. Currently, Steve Cader continues his work with the Department of Homeland Security, implementing interoperability emergency communication and notification programs between state and federal agencies. Steve Cader also continues to serve as a California peace officer, working part-time with the California State Fair Police Department.

 

Steve Cader's Experience

Currently:
Director of Emergency Service Planning at Department of Homeland Security
(Public Safety)
0 - Present
 

Steve Cader's Education

California State University System (BA, Criminology , 1970 - 1972)

Santa Rosa Community College (AA , Police Science , 1968 - 1970)
 

Steve Cader's Additional Information

Interests:

 Competitive Cutting, Horse Competition

Groups and Associations:

 FBI National Academy, (PFI) Police Futurists Association, California Chief’s of Police Association, Command College Alumni Association, FBI/NA International Association of Chiefs of Police, Member Elks Lodge, Member American Society of Industrial Security

Honors and Awards:

 1991 Board of Directors, Gold Country Cutting Horse Assn. 1994-1995 Program Coordinator -Sheriff’s Explorer Scouts 1987 Member, Sheriff's Mounted Search & Rescue Team 1985 Board of Directors, Sunset Whitney H/O Assn. 1984 President, Tahoe Park Association 1980 Appt. to Board of Directors, Tahoe S&L Assn. 1979 President, Placer Awareness House (Community based drug abuse and mental counseling non-profit organization). 1975 Presented with Youth Award by Optimists Club
 

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