Duane Voss, MS

Duane Voss, MS

Duane Voss is a 35-year law enforcement veteran who worked in police management from 1999 until his retirement. He started his career as a patrol officer in a small town in Massachusetts, he then worked as a Transit Police Officer in the City of Boston, finally spending the last 30 years with the City of San Diego. Duane enjoyed a diverse and successful law enforcement career and retired as a Lieutenant with the San Diego Police Department in 2021.

Lt. Voss obtained his BS in Organizational Leadership from Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., and completed his MS in Law Enforcement and Police Safety Leadership (LEPSL) from the University of San Diego.

Training and development have always been a focus of his career. He had worked in Field Training for nearly 30 years and is a California POST-certified instructor in Law Enforcement Response to Terrorism. His most rewarding assignment was as the Commanding Officer of the San Diego Police Department’s Canine Unit, where he developed training and created new programs based on information learned in the LEPSL program. In his last assignment as the Commanding Officer over Traffic Investigations and Fleet Safety, he continued to utilize his experience and knowledge to mentor and coach future law enforcement leaders while overseeing complex and sometimes tricky investigations. His wife of 33 years is a Training Manager for Hunter Douglas, a national window treatment company based in Colorado, and shares many training ideas and continues to be his biggest asset.

He and his wife have 3 children: his son earned a physics degree from the University of San Diego and is currently serving as an accomplished naval aviator in the United States Navy. His oldest daughter was a professional ballerina trainee who graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in Supply Chain Management and worked for Amazon as a supply chain manager. His youngest daughter graduated from The King’s College in New York City, studying Media Culture and The Arts. She currently works as the Executive Assistant to the CEO of Spartan Capital on Wall Street. Of all his accomplishments, he considers these his greatest.