Full Name:
Shirley A. Cote
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced; 1 child:Morgan Warner
Birth Date:
12/26/1951
Birth Place:
Highland Park, MI
Home City:
Anchorage, AK
Religion:
Catholic
Attended, Lansing Community College
MPA, Management, University of Phoenix, 2011
BS, Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, 1972-1974
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Former Deputy Sheriff, Meridian Township of the Ingham County Sheriffs Department
Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, State of Alaska, 2009-2014
Owner, Consulting Business, 2003-2009
Chief of Police, City of Soldotna, Alaska, 1997-2003
Captain, Municipality of Anchorage Police Department, 1977-1997
Member, Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police, present
Member, Alaska Peace Officers Association, present
Member, Anchorages Promise, present
Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police, present
Member, International Association of Women Police, present
Member, International Womens Leadership Association, present
Member, The Alliance for Youth, present
Founder/Member, Women Police of Alaska, present
Awards:
"Breaking the Glass Ceiling" Award from the National Center in Policing.
Devotion to Excellence in Education Award from the KPBSD School Board.
Excellence in Profession Award from the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce.
Alaska Peace Officers Association Member of the Year Award, 2 years in a row.
Civic Achievement Award for Exemplary Conduct and Excellence in Performance of Civic Responsibilities from the Anchorage Police Department.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
I love to garden, fish, read, hike with my daughter and her dogs, work-out at the Alaska Club, socialize, and travel.