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Law Enforcement Accreditation Services (LEAS) is led by Owners and Partners Chris Bird, David Madrak, and Craig Rudisill, who bring more than 75 years of combined law enforcement experience and over 50 years of collective experience in law enforcement accreditation, including service as accreditation managers, assessors, team leaders, and instructors within the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Program.
Drawing on their extensive backgrounds in professional standards, accreditation, policy development, training, and organizational leadership, Chris, David, and Craig provide law enforcement agencies with practical, experience-based consulting services designed to enhance accountability, operational excellence, and compliance with recognized professional standards.
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Chris Bird
Chris Bird is a 38-year law enforcement veteran who retired as a Captain in 2018 after serving 34 years with the Upper Merion Township Police Department in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Throughout his distinguished career, he served in a variety of operational and leadership roles, including patrol officer, traffic safety officer, patrol sergeant, administrative sergeant, lieutenant, and captain. Before his law enforcement career, Chris served in the United States Air Force, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant while serving in the Security Forces.
Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Villanova University. Committed to developing future law enforcement professionals, he served as a member of the adjunct faculty at Montgomery County Community College for 23 years and Cabrini University for four years, teaching courses in criminal justice.
Since 2001, Chris has been actively involved in the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. As Accreditation Manager for the Upper Merion Township Police Department for 15 years, he guided the department through multiple successful accreditation assessments while advancing professional standards and organizational excellence. He has also served for more than 16 years as an assessor and team leader for the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission, evaluating agencies throughout the Commonwealth and helping ensure consistent application of accreditation standards.
In addition to his assessment responsibilities, Chris has served as an instructor at the annual Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Conference, where he teaches Accreditation Assessor certification courses and mentors new assessors entering the program.
Drawing on nearly four decades of law enforcement, leadership, accreditation, and instructional experience, Chris continues to support law enforcement agencies through education, consulting, and the promotion of professional standards and organizational excellence.
David Madrak
David Madrak is a Corporal with the Upper Dublin Township Police Department in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and is widely recognized as a leading authority on law enforcement accreditation in the Commonwealth. Since beginning his law enforcement career in 2006, David has built an exceptional reputation in professional standards, organizational excellence, accreditation, leadership, and training. He is also a graduate of the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy leadership program.
After graduating from the Montgomery County Community College Municipal Police Academy in January 2006, David began his career as a patrol officer before being appointed Professional Standards Officer in 2009. In 2020, he was promoted to the rank of Corporal and currently serves in the department's Community Response Unit.
As Professional Standards Officer, David oversees a broad range of responsibilities related to policy, compliance, professional standards, and organizational accountability. Among these responsibilities, he serves as the department's Accreditation Manager, overseeing participation in the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association's Law Enforcement Accreditation Program and ensuring compliance with the standards established by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (PLEAC). During his tenure as Accreditation Manager, the department has successfully achieved reaccreditation in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023, and 2026. The department's 2023 and 2026 accreditation assessments resulted in zero findings. These consecutive "perfect" assessments marked the first time in the nearly 25-year history of Pennsylvania's accreditation program that an agency and its Accreditation Manager achieved back-to-back assessments with no findings. During David's tenure, the department also earned and has maintained its Premier Agency designation, first awarded in 2020.
David earned a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Saint Joseph's University after receiving Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Sociology, with a concentration in Criminal Justice, from Cabrini University. In 2013, he returned to Cabrini as an adjunct professor, where he taught until 2019. He later co-founded Law Enforcement Accreditation Services (LEAS) alongside Chris and Craig, combining his experience in law enforcement, accreditation, and instruction to provide consulting, policy development, training, and compliance support to agencies seeking to achieve and maintain the highest professional standards.
Since 2013, David has served in a variety of instructional, administrative, leadership, and governance roles within the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association's Law Enforcement Accreditation Program and the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. Since 2020, he has also served as President of the Pennsylvania Police Accreditation Coalition, where he has helped advance accreditation initiatives, mentor accreditation managers, and promote best practices throughout the Commonwealth.
Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a law enforcement professional, Accreditation Manager, instructor, consultant, and organizational leader, David is regarded as one of Pennsylvania's leading experts in law enforcement accreditation. He remains committed to advancing professional policing by promoting accountability, organizational excellence, transparency, and nationally recognized best practices through leadership, education, consulting, and accreditation.
Craig Rudisill
Craig Rudisill is a 28-year law enforcement veteran who retired in early 2023 as a Lieutenant with the Upper Southampton Township Police Department in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Throughout his career, he served in a variety of operational and leadership roles, including patrol officer, detective, and lieutenant. In 2010, he was appointed the department's Accreditation Manager, where he oversaw policy development, accreditation file management, and compliance with the standards established by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (PLEAC).
Following his retirement from law enforcement, Craig joined CODY Systems as a Sales Representative, partnering with law enforcement agencies to implement records management technology designed to enhance operational efficiency, compliance, and information management.
Craig is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps Reserve, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. During his military service, he was called to active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Bethel University and is a graduate of the 270th Session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Since 2010, Craig has been actively involved with the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association's Law Enforcement Accreditation Program and the Pennsylvania Police Accreditation Coalition. As an accreditation assessor and team leader, he has participated in the assessment of more than 40 law enforcement agencies throughout the Commonwealth, evaluating compliance with PLEAC standards and helping agencies strengthen their commitment to professional standards, accountability, and organizational excellence.
Drawing on nearly three decades of law enforcement, accreditation, leadership, and technology experience, Craig continues to support law enforcement agencies through consulting, accreditation, and innovative public safety solutions.