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Portrait of Kimberly P. West

West, Kimberly P.

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

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Education & Career

  • Education
    • BA Boston College
    • JD, Suffolk University Law School
  • Previous Employment
    • Partner, Ashcroft Law Firm, Boston
    • Chief, Criminal Bureau, Attorney General's Office, Massachusetts
    • Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Boston Health Care Fraud Unit, National Security Unit
    • Trial Attorney, Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague, Netherlands
    • Assistant District Attorney, Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, Public Integrity Unit.