Deputy Chief Quovella M. Maeweather, Johns Hopkins Police Department, Office of the Vice President for Public Safety, is a strategic law enforcement executive with demonstrated success in driving performance excellence. Most recently, DC Maeweather served as the Director of Public Safety/Office of Emergency Management for the Township of Franklin in Somerset, NJ, where she managed a department of approximately 140 law enforcement and civilian personnel.
Deputy Chief Maeweather retired from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office in Newark, New Jersey as the first Black female Chief of Detectives. In addition, prior to that, she broke the glass ceiling by achieving the rank as the first female Captain and first female Deputy Chief. She is a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) graduating with an Engineering Degree; and she obtained a master’s degree from Seton Hall University.
She has served over thirty years in government and law enforcement. During her tenure in the Prosecutor’s Office, she has commanded and served in multiple units, including Internal Affairs, Financial Crimes, Corruption, Bias Crimes, Homicide, Training, Human Resources to name a few.
Deputy Chief Maeweather is an adjunct instructor at Rutgers University (Newark) School of Criminal Justice & Monmouth University School of Criminal Justice and a Certified Subject Matter Expert in Use of Force, Internal Affairs, De-escalation, Community Engagement, Investigations, Security Officer Instruction, Human Resources, Training and other law enforcement, education and leadership matters.
She presently serves as the NOBLE National Region I Vice President, Executive Vice President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) New Jersey Chapter and previously served three terms as the National Financial Secretary. Within the community, she serves as a Board Member for Saint James Social Services Corporation in Newark and a Coordinator for the New Jersey Orators.
Lastly, but most importantly, she is the mother of two young adults, ages 23 and 20. As a tireless public servant and a trailblazer, Deputy Chief Maeweather has served her community in a variety of capacities. She continues to smash those glass ceilings while leading the way to reforming law enforcement.
