Chief Tom Hain is a native to West Texas having grown up in Big Spring, Texas, where he graduated from Big Spring High School in 1984. He attended the Permian Basin Regional Police Academy as a member of the Big Spring Police Department in 1985 and continued as an officer until 1992.
Chief Hain moved his family, wife and two sons, to Odessa where he joined the Odessa Police Department. During his tenure with Odessa PD, he served in the Community Relations Bureau supporting Community Policing initiatives and teaching the D.A.R.E. program in schools from 1992-1998.
He then moved to the Ector County School District where he continued in Community Policing and taught the Gang Resistance Education and Training Program (G.R.E.A.T.) from 1998-2001. Chief Hain seized the opportunity to advance his career as the Chief Deputy for the Reagan County Seriff's Office in Big Lake, Texas.
After a short stay in Big Lake, Chief Hain was offered the Chief of Police position in Page, Arizona, where he remained from 2003 until 2008. During his tenure as Chief of Police, he attended the prestigious FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Under his leadership, Page Police Department saw substantial increases in the number of personnel for the department, patrol officers' salaries/training, and updated equipment.
In January 2008, Chief Hain was offered the position of Chief of Police of the UTPB Police Department. He hopes to bring his 24 years of law enforcement experience to the campus and lead the department through the many changes that are taking place at the University.
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