Retiring from Your Career 2.0: Achieving Wellness During the Emotional, Psychological, Physical, and Financial Transition to Your Next Best Chapter

Sunday, October 19, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Location: 405/406, Colorado Convention Center

This panel discussion will feature a retired chief of police as moderator, a retired police executive, and five experts in retirement transitions. These include two psychologists specializing in policing matters, a police family wellness expert, a police physical fitness expert, and a financial expert. The panelists will share real-world experiences, offer expert advice, and provide recommendations for achieving a successful transition to life after policing. The primary focus will be on the psychological, physical, and emotional challenges that arise before, during, and after retirement.

Submitter and Speaker(s)

David W. McGill

Chief of Police/Chair, IACP Retired Chiefs of Police Section
Sedona AZ
Marble Falls, Texas, United States

Handouts

Speaker(s)

Caitlyn Brennan, M.S. CCISM

CEO/IACP OSOW Section Family Working Group Chair
The 100 Club of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jaime Brower, PhD

Police Psychologist
J Brower Psychological Services
Brighton, Colorado, United States
Marc Coopwood

Assistant Chief of Police (Ret.)
Apex Technology Management
Redding, California, United States
Edward C. Keane, PhD

Police Psychologist
Danbury Police Department
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Mandy M. Nice, NSCA TSAC-F,*D, NSCA CPT,*D, NPTI MPT

Chair, IACP OSOW Section Physical Health & Wellness Working Group
Lexipol Cordico
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States