MINNESOTA

Chief Booker T. Hodges serves as Chief of Police for the City of Bloomington, Minnesota, and as President of NOBLE’s Northstar Chapter. He joined the Bloomington Police Department as chief in April 2022 after a career that has included service as a school resource officer, patrol deputy, narcotics detective, SWAT operator, watch commander, inspector, undersheriff, acting chief deputy, and Assistant Public Safety Commissioner. His previous service includes the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Prior Lake Police Department, and the Ramsey and Dakota County Sheriff’s Offices.

Throughout his career, Chief Hodges has focused on organizational leadership, workforce development, community relationships, and professional accountability. He has led organizations ranging from small agencies to large public-safety operations, has served for more than two decades as an unconscious-bias instructor, and is a Certified Human Resource Manager. His leadership at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office also contributed to hiring efforts that made the county jail the first minority-majority staffed correctional facility in Minnesota.

Chief Hodges earned a doctorate in Public Administration from Hamline University, a master’s degree from Saint Mary’s University, and a bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul and contributes to Police1 as a columnist and editorial board member. Through NOBLE, he continues to advance ethical leadership, professional excellence, community trust, and the organization’s mission of Justice by Action.