Scott Marks

Scott Marks has been a licensed police officer in the state of Minnesota for twenty-three years. Throughout his career he has held the positions of School Resource Officer, Traffic Unit, Explorer Advisor, Community Engagement Officer, and Chaplain Advisor. Currently he is a Patrol Sergeant and is the coordinator of the Mental Health Unit and Crisis Negotiation Team.  In 2004 he was awarded the department medal of valor and in 2016 he received the department Officer of the Year Award.  Scott developed and is the coordinator of his department Peer Support Team, and along with area leaders developed a consortium peer support team for five area police departments.  He is a founding board member of Peer Support Standards and Training, a non-profit that joined the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust as the Peer Support Advisory Board.  Scott is a Past President of the Minnesota Juvenile Officers Board of Directors and Board of Directors for Relate Counseling Center. He is a mental health professional for the Metro CISM Team. For over six years he has worked with Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team as the Staff Development Coordinator, presenter, and coach, developing new training material on implicit bias and cultural awareness to conform to 2018 MN POST Board mandates. His education includes an A.S. in Law Enforcement; a Bachelor of Social Work from Metropolitan State University, a program designed from a multicultural perspective; and a Master of Social Work from Catholic University of America with a clinical focus. He is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker providing individual and couples counseling services for first responders, dispatchers, and corrections officers, and their significant others.