Robert “Bobby” Hollis is the Deputy Chief for the Lacey Police

Department and has worked in law enforcement for 23+ years. He has

worked with three other agencies, spending the majority of his time with

the Kent Police Department. Throughout

his career he has worked as a Field Training Officer (FTO), collision

investigator, Public Information officer (PIO), recruiting officer and

SWAT officer. As he promoted up the ranks he supervised K9, School

Resource Officers, Information Technology projects

and was the Emergency Management liaison during COVID. Bobby recently

completed the Executive Leadership Institute through Cal Chiefs and the

Women’s Leadership Institute through IACP. Bobby has is undergraduate

degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in

Public Administration, both earned from the University of Washington.

He is married and has one son and two step daughters.