Gordy Pehrson is a project coordinator in the Office of Traffic Safety, Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS). Gordy has worked for DPS for 36 years. For the past 16 years, he managed a variety of Office of Traffic Safety projects. Prior to his current position, Gordy coordinated employee training for the DPS Driver License Examining Division and was a Driver License Exam Supervisor. Before joining DPS, Gordy taught driver education for novice teen drivers and motorcyclists.
Police Chief Brady Juell with the Elko New Market Police Department has been serving the public for 26 years as a law enforcement professional. In that time, he has served at all levels of public safety for many organizations. Chief Juell obtained his B.S. from Minnesota State University Mankato and his master’s degree in public safety and law enforcement leadership from the University of St. Thomas. Chief Juell is currently on the Board of Directors for Southern Valley Alliance (Advocates for victims of violence) and the president of the Scott County Chiefs of Police Association. He is a community-values-based policing leader and emphasizes community-based education by law enforcement to be proactive in the community to help prevent crime and tragedy before it happens.
