Patricia Rushing

Dr. Patricia S. Rushing is director of the IGPA Center for Public Safety and Justice, where she focuses on grant writing, curriculum development and strategic plannng.

Before joining the Institute, Rushing served as Chief of Staff at the Illinois State Police (ISP) Academy and served as a member of the Illinois State Police Strategic Management Core Group which, working with the Governor’s Office of Strategic Management, developed the strategic planning model for use in state agencies throughout Illinois.

During her 25 years with the ISP, Rushing was instrumental in the development of the human resource plan, as well as the organization’s Leadership and Management Institute. She also helped develop leadership education for The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Poison Control Center. Most recently, she was appointed to the board of the Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery in Springfield.

Dr. Rushing is originally from Chicago. She began her academic career in music therapy, conducted postgraduate studies in psychology and received her doctorate in education, specializing in curriculum and instruction, at Illinois State University at Normal.

Center for Public Safety and Justice
2930 Montvale Drive - Suite B
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 877-864-7427