Mark D. Kocsi has served in law enforcement for 43 years. His career began in 1981 in East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he worked in all divisions of the police department, including patrol, juvenile, detectives, tactical, and administration, before retiring as a lieutenant. In 2002, Mark became the chief of police of the Brandywine Regional Police Department, located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. In 2008, the regional department disbanded, and East Brandywine Township moved forward with the police department. Under the chief’s guidance, East Brandywine Township Police became PLEAC accredited in 2016, and in 2021, the township was named one of the top-ten safest communities in Pennsylvania. Mark serves as an executive board member for the Chester County Regional Emergency Response Team Commission and as an advisory board member for the Chester County Domestic Violence Center.
Chief Kocsi has a bachelor of science degree in administration of justice from Penn State. He has attended JASI’s POSIT, POLEX, and Advanced POLEX programs as well as the Penn State Command Institute for Police Executives. He is a graduate of both the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development (LEEDS) program at Princeton University and the 193rd session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Mark holds a certificate of accreditation in professionalism from the Montgomery and Bucks County Chiefs of Police organizations.
Chief Kocsi has extensive teaching experience in the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission Act 120 and Act 180 programs. He has also taught criminal justice courses at the community college level.
When he is not working, Mark enjoys spending time with his wife, Colleen, and their four grandchildren and spending time in the mountains, fishing. Mark serves on the advisory board of directors of Ivy Hill Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Perkasie, PA, a nonprofit organization that provides equine therapy services to children and adults with special needs.
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