Dr. Serier has been serving as a law enforcement officer for 30 years. He served in two other city police departments before joining the Saint Paul Police Department, where he rose to the rank of Commander. He then became an administrator at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and later became County Sheriff. As Sheriff, he was responsible for a $57 million budget and 450 employees. He recently retired as Assistant Chief from the Saint Paul Police Department where he was responsible for 750 employees and a $130 million budget. He is also the author of the 2019 Organizational Study of the Saint Paul Police Department. Dr. Serier has worked with government at the city, county, and state levels, as well as with federal agencies on an array of issues as an executive. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Hamline University and earned both a master’s and a doctoral degree in Leadership, Policy, and Administration from the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and the board chair of a regional non-profit serving those in need of mental health services.
“I wanted to offer my compliments to Citygate, to Mr. Gary for this very comprehensive report.”
San Luis Obispo Council Member
“I really, really enjoyed reading your Word product. I appreciate the fact that it was direct, it was constructive, and . . . it wasn’t finger-pointing, it was just . . . the facts. And I think that the money was well spent.”
Salt Lake City Council Meeting
“I am very much appreciative of Citygate’s comprehensive view of all the issues. And you have been very candid and very forthright in the problem areas that you have identified and we appreciate that. Quite often sometimes people choose to gloss over those issues and therefore we never can get a real good handle on the problem to resolve it. And I very much appreciate your insight and your intuitive natures that you have all experienced in your government services and trying to identify where our problem areas are so we can identify for the public. I very much appreciate the idea and the comments that you made that we are talking about the citizens who come to the planning Department as customers. And so you’ve done a great service for us and we are certainly appreciative of all your efforts.”
Commissioner Jackson County
“I think Citygate has done a great job. It seems like you’ve been most thorough and even-handed in your evaluations and you’ve given us certainly a lot of suggestions and guidelines to work with.”
City of Vista, CA
“Thank you very much for a comprehensive report. Thank you.”
Palm Springs
“Thank you so much for this training. This was the best PIO training I’ve ever received.”
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