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Portrait of Clementina M. Chery

Chery, Clementina M.

CommissionerIndependent & Quasi-Public Agencies
  • Agency Independent & Quasi-Public Agencies
  • Division POST Commission
  • Title Commissioner

Official Record

  • Years in Current Position 1
  • Job Description The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission is charged with creating a mandatory certification process for police officers, as well as processes for decertification, suspension of certification, or reprimand in the event of certain misconduct.

Personal Information

Nothing on file.

Education & Career

  • Education
    • Honorary Doctorate Degrees from College of the Holy Cross, Regis College and Mount Ida College.
  • Previous Employment
    • Ordained Senior Chaplain and Co-Founder & CEO, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
    • established a Family Resource Officer within the Homicide Unit, Boston Police Department
  • Organizations
    • Barr Fellow
    • Citizen of the Year, National Association of Social Workers
    • Boston's 100 Most Influential Leaders of Color by Colette Phillips Communications.