Former DC Tracy Linford APM
Tracy is a former Deputy Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (QPS). During her six years as a Deputy Commissioner, she held executive responsibility for the Crime, Counter Terrorism & Specialist Operations portfolio. In this role she was responsible for the delivery of expert specialist & investigative support, & strategy direction in the areas of organised crime, counter-terrorism, youth justice, ethical standards, intelligence & specialist operations. Prior to this she was the Deputy Commissioner overseeing the Strategy, Policy and Performance portfolio. In this role she oversaw a budget of over 2 billion dollars.
She has a combined experience of over 39 years in both the Victorian Police & the QPS. During her 31 years in Victoria Police, she worked on a number of state-wide projects. Highlights include - the introduction of a Victoria Police Intelligence Model, & the formation & implementation of the Major Crime Management Model, brought about following a series of gangland murders.
As a Deputy Commissioner she has performed key governance roles on Boards & Committees including the QPS Board of Management. She chaired the Demand & Capability Committee, the Senior Women's Collective; & was the organisation’s Chief Security Officer. She was the QPS representative on a range of national committees, including the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee, Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, Australian Transnational, Serious & Organised Crime Committee, & the National Criminal Intelligence System. She spent 2 years on the Women’s Safety Justice Taskforce and The Domestic & Family Violence Prevention Council. Tracy also represented the QPS on several intergovernmental committees.
Tracy holds a Bachelor of Business Management Degree & an Executive Masters Degree in Public Administration. She is a graduate of the Leadership Victoria Program, the international Leadership in Counter Terrorism Program, ANZSOG Executive Fellows Program, & has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course. In 2009 she won an outstanding leadership award from ACWAP for driving cultural change. She was awarded an APM in the Australia Day Honours in 2014, an Exemplary Leadership medal in 2019 and Meritorious Service medal in 2023.
