Tipi Brookins

Tipi Brookins is a native of Gloucester County, New Jersey, and is a seasoned Public Safety Communications professional with over twenty-three years of experience. She began her career as a 971 Call Taker, Dispatcher, Communications Training Officer, Training and Quality Assurance Specialist, and 911 Supervisor, having filled the shoes of a first responder. Tipi has worked in many roles that include Teletype Unit Manager for the DC Metropolitan Police Department, Training and Quality Assurance Manager, Chief of the Office of Professional Standards and Development, and Chief of Staff for the DC Office of Unified Communications. In that latter position, she handles several units, including the Wellness Program and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy.  She has proven skills, expertise, and mastery when designing, developing, implementing, and coordinating organizational development and training programs. Tipi also has a desire for organizational change. She was named Chair of the Training Subcommittee for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in 2022, received her Center Manager Certification from the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), serves with the Association of Public Safety Officials and the National Emergency Number Association, and currently chairs the agency's Culture task force. Tipi inspires and encourages others to lead by example with purpose and integrity and to develop the future leaders of tomorrow.