The City of Wichita announced Monday the two final candidates to potentially serve as WPD’s Police Chief: Mario Knapp and Joseph Sullivan.

Knapp is a former Police Major with the Miami-Dade Police. He served the department for over 26 years and is currently an executive with a private public safety technologies company.

Sullivan has more than 40 years of public safety experience and is a former Deputy Commissioner of Patrol Operations for the Philadelphia Police Department. He currently works in business development for a private public safety equipment firm.

Residents will have an opportunity to meet the candidates during a Q&A forum on Tuesday, October 11th at 5:30 p.m. in Botanica’s Lotus Hall (701 Amidon St.)

You can also visit wichita.gov/wpdchiefsearch to learn more about the selection process.