Lee McCann
Vice President
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Lee McCann, brings over 36 years of active public safety
experience to Voorhees Associates. He works on executive search and
general management consulting projects.
Following his honorable discharge from the United States Army,
Mr. McCann began his career in local law enforcement as a patrol
officer in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He rose through the ranks of
that agency, attaining the highest merit position, Lieutenant, in
less than ten years. In 1982 he was named Chief of Police in
Buffalo Grove, Illinois and served as Chief of Police in Buffalo
Grove & Skokie, Illinois for the next 23 years. While serving
in Buffalo Grove, he led the police department in becoming one of
the first 50 law enforcement agencies in the nation to be
accredited.
Mr. McCann accepted numerous leadership roles with
intergovernmental agencies during his tenure as Chief of Police. He
helped found and manage the Lake County (Illinois) Major Crimes
Task Force, served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Northwest Central Dispatch System and was President of the Northern
Illinois Police Crime Laboratory. He was Secretary of the Executive
Board of the Northwest Police Academy for ten years, and was also
President of the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System - a mutual
aid organization that provides manpower and other specialized
services to member agencies during disaster and other emergency
situations. During the five years he served as President of this
organization, Mr. McCann oversaw a 100% growth in membership to
over 80 law enforcement agencies serving a population of
approximately 1,000,000 people.
Mr. McCann's consulting experience includes general police
management studies, executive search & recruiting assignments,
and service as on-site assessment team leader for the Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies since 1987. He also is a
member of several professional organizations and has served on the
governing boards of civic and charitable organizations such
as OMNI Youth Services, United Way and as chairman of the
Regional Action Planning Project, a local initiative to suppress
street gang activity.
Mr. McCann is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy, the
Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Institute, and Chicago State
University.
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