Scott Donaldson

Lieutenant Scott Donaldson serves as Director and Chief Administrator of the Collin College Law Enforcement Academy located in McKinney, Texas. Scott is responsible for directing, managing, and promoting all activities of law enforcement training, instruction, staffing, activities, facilities, professional relationships, and regulatory guidelines. Before joining Collin College, Scott served for ten years as a Training Coordinator for the Tarrant County College Criminal Justice Training Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
Scott began his career in 2000 as a correctional officer supervising inmates classified as high risk, under special precautions and protective custody. In 2001 he began his law enforcement career serving as a patrol officer, field-training officer, certified crime prevention inspector, property crimes detective, major crimes/homicide investigator. Scott holds several instructor certificates and is the recipient of many police commendations and accolades for his service in the community. Scott previously served on the Department of Homeland Security Action Team and as Coordinator of the TSA Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service Crew Member Self Defense program.
 
Scott has been the recipient of a Golden Apple Teaching Award, Chancellor's Quarterly Employee Excellence Award for Student Success, Divisional "Outstanding Leadership" and "Outstanding Teaching" Awards and two University of North Texas at Dallas-Caruth Police Institute Outstanding Faculty Awards. Scott currently serves as Chairman of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Curriculum Committee, TCOLE House Bill 2195 Committee, and the Irving ISD Department of Homeland Security Advisory Board. He also serves on the Leadership North Texas Alumni Curriculum Committee. Scott was President of the 107th Institute of Law Enforcement Administration School of Police Supervision and is a proud graduate of Leadership Fort Worth and Leadership North Texas.
 
Scott is a recognized International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Education Nationally Certified Subject Matter Expert Instructor. He has been invited to speak at numerous law enforcement training centers and municipalities across the country.