Citizens of Greensboro, High Point, Guilford County and the small towns and surrounding areas of unincorporated Guilford County have all been concerned about the number of shootings and the amount of violent crimes committed in the area, which is one reason that will be a key point of focus when Greensboro Police Department Assistant Chief Stephanie Mardis is the featured speaker at the Thursday, Nov. 7 meeting of the Greensboro Human Rights Commission.
The public can attend this online event via Zoom beginning at 6 p.m. on that Thursday. (The meeting ID is 894 2018 6295. To join the meeting by phone, you can call 301-715-8592.)
In this installment of the Human Right’s Commission’s “Let’s Talk” series, Mardis will address community violence, its prevention – and measures that area residents can take to guard against it.
Mardis joined the Greensboro Police Department over two decades ago and she was named the department’s Rookie of the Year in 2002.
She has served in a wide variety of roles since then: patrol, vice and narcotics, resource management, and professional standards.
Mardis was named a captain in the Police Department in 2019 and she attained the assistant chief rank in 2023.
Mardis now oversees the department’s Management Bureau, which oversees the Office of Community Engagement, the Resource Management Division, the Fiscal Management Division, and Public Safety Information Technology.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Bennett College and she earned a Master’s of Public Administration from Liberty University in 2022.
She also, interestingly, comes from a very big family. She was one of 13 children.
Mardis serves extensively in the community and is an active member of the NC Police Executives Association as well as the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
The Human Rights Department, according to city officials “promotes mutual understanding, respect, and fair treatment of all Greensboro residents regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or familial status.”
You can learn more about the Human Rights Commission at www.greensboro-nc.gov/hrc. If you have questions, contact Commissions Administrator Liz Lennon at 336-373-2038.
