Deputy Chief Keith Kelley is currently in command of the Athens-Clarke County Police
Department’s Field Operations Bureau. The Field Operations Bureau is comprised of the East
and West Patrol Precincts, and the Communications and Technology Division. Prior to his
assignment to the Field Operations Bureau, Deputy Chief Kelley commanded the police
department’s Administrative Services Bureau. The Administrative Services Bureau includes the
Communications and Technology Division and the Standards, Records, and Training Division.
As a Police Captain, Deputy Chief Kelley was responsible for many of the technological aspects
of the police department. He spearheaded the implementation of numerous new technologies
within the ACCPD still used today. Deputy Chief Kelley is a certified CALEA Accreditation
Manager and has overseen several highly successful CALEA on-site accreditations during his
command over the Communications and Technology Division. In January 2018, Deputy Chief
Kelley was appointed to the IACP’s Communications and Technology Committee and appointed
as a vice committee chair in 2021. He serves as chair of the IACP’s NG911 subcommittee and
also serves on the IACP’s sUAS (drone) subcommittee. Deputy Chief Kelley is a representative
for the IACP on the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition, and in May 2022, was
appointed by the IACP to SAFECOM, managed by the Department of Homeland Security’s
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). In January 2023, Deputy Chief Kelley
was appointed to serve on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Advisory Policy Board
(APB). Also January 2023, Deputy Chief Kelley was appointed to the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet) Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). Deputy Chief Kelley is a
graduate of the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College, the 79th session of the Police
Executive Research Forum’s (PERF) Senior Management Institute of Policing (SMIP), IACP’s
Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO) command training, the 87th Session of the NENA
Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP), and APCO’s Registered Public Safety Leader
(RPL) Program. Deputy Chief Kelley has a bachelor’s degree in Leadership Studies from
Piedmont University. He has a Master’s Degree in Public Safety Administration through
Columbus State University. Deputy Chief Kelley is a graduate of the Georgia Law Enforcement
Command College. Deputy Chief Kelley also holds Fire and EMS certifications and has served
with Oconee County (GA) Fire-Rescue for over 30 years. Served on PSAC 2024-2025.