Former Palm Springs Police Chief Gary Jeandron has a lifetime commitment to the communities of the Desert.

For more than three decades he served professionally with the Palm Springs Police Department. He started as a Records Clerk and became Chief of Police 29 years later in 2002.  Chief Jeandron retired at the end of 2007.

As Chief of Police, Jeandron managed a Department with 94 sworn officers, 156 total employees, and an annual budget of $22.4 million.  His management of the department lead to the continued confidence of both the City Council and his rank and file officers.

Jeandron's public safety decorations include Police Officer of the Year, Medal of Courage, Chairman of the Palm Springs Police Memorial Fund, 18 years as a SWAT team member, and Police Department Citizen Academy Instructor.

Chief Jeandron is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy.

Gary has been married to his wife Vicki for 29 years.  They are the proud parents of two adult children that both now live in the Desert.  In August 2006 they became grandparents for the first time.

In addition to serving as Police Chief, Jeandron was elected to serve on the Palm Springs Unified School Board of Directors. As a school board member Jeandron supervises a school district with 24,000 students and an annual budget of $199 million.

The Palm Springs Unified School District serves the communities of Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, Thousand Palms, and portions of Ranch Mirage, and Palm Desert.

Jeandron earned an AA in psychology from College of the Desert, a BA in Psychology from California State University San Bernardino, and a Masters Degree in Marriage, Family Therapy from Chapman University.  He is licensed by the State of California as a Marriage, Family Therapist.

With more than three decades serving the desert as a law enforcement officer and forty years as a resident Jeandron has been consistently recognized for his contributions to the community.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard founded the American Institute for Public Service in 1972.  They established a "Nobel Prize" for community service that recognizes ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Jeandron received the 2006 Jefferson Award Gold Medallion in Washington D.C. for his service to the people of the Palm Springs area.