Chief Mark Dumolt was sworn in as Pleasant Valley, Missouri’s Police Chief on August 17, 2009.
He is a well-regarded 30-year veteran of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and recently retired with the rank of Major. He has experience in all levels of police work having held operational, supervisory, and managerial assignments in patrol, investigations, and administration.
At the time of his retirement, he was the Special Assistant to the Chief of Police. Prior to his assignment in the Chief’s Office, he had served as the commanding officer of the Investigations Support Division, the Property Crimes Division, the Special Operations Division, and the South Patrol Division.
Chief Dumolt is a United States Marine Corps and a United States Army Reserve veteran.
He has obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Administration of Justice from Avila College and a Master of Science (MSA) degree in Administration from Central Michigan University.
In June of 2002, he graduated from the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP), Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Boston, Massachusetts. Chief Dumolt has attended numerous leadership, intelligence, counter terrorism, homeland defense, critical incident, and highway traffic safety management training classes during the past several years. In addition, he also graduated from the Organizational Leadership for Executives (OLE) course, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in July of 2004.
Chief Dumolt was born and raised in the old northeast section of Kansas City, Missouri. He is an Eagle Scout and graduated from Northeast High School. He is married and has one adult daughter. Chief Dumolt is long time Northland and Clay County resident.