Brasilia Lowe – Unit Chief, D.C. Pretrial Services Agency

Brasilia Lowe has been in criminal justice field since 2005 where she has held positions as a District Court Commissioner (State of Maryland) and Community Supervision Officer (CSOSA). In October 2006, she continued her law enforcement career with the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA) as a Pretrial Services Officer and was promoted to Supervisory Pretrial Services Officer in 2016. In June 2023, she was promoted to Senior Special Assistant to the Assistant Director of Defendant Engagement and Systems Support, where she served as an advisor.  In March 2024, she was assigned to serve as the Unit Chief for the Office of Post Release and Supervision- Supervision Unit 1, which comprise of 50 law enforcement and administrative personnel.

Brasilia received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Howard University and her Master of Science in Human Resources Administration from Central Michigan University.  Lastly, she is an active and charter member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Beta Alpha Beta Zeta Chapter where she currently serves at the 1^st Vice-President, and she is also a member of the Washington Metro Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) where she serves on the Scholarship Committee.

She has been married for 19 years to the wonderful Quentin T. Lowe, and they have three amazing children- Branden (23), Cornell (18) and Makaila (16).

Brian Harris – Supervisory Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Brian Harris is a native Washingtonian hailing from ward 8 (Anacostia).  After graduating from HD Woodson Senior High School, Brian attended North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC where he received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Later, he pursued a Master of Science at the University of Maryland, University College.

Brian began his federal career as an Intelligence Analyst with the Diplomatic Security Service, US Department of State until ultimately becoming a Special Agent with the Office of Inspector General, for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the fall of 2010.  During his eight years with HHS-OIG, Brian conducted investigations into healthcare fraud, grants and contracts, child support enforcement, and public corruption.   

In the fall of 2018, Brian transitioned to the US Postal Inspection Service assigned to the Contraband Interdiction and Investigations (“CI2”) Team, responsible for conducting narcotics and firearms investigations involving the US Mail. Brian also served on the ATF Task Force focusing on violent crimes committed within the District of Columbia.  In February 2024, Brian was promoted to Supervisory Postal Inspector of the Capital District Mail Theft and Violent Crimes Team. 

Throughout his career, Brian has completed specialized training in areas including tactics, undercover investigations, crisis negotiations, and the use of force instructor.

Brian currently serves as the President of the Washington Metro Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE”).

Brian has been married for fourteen years and has one elementary aged daughter.

Officer Hakim Tate – D.C. Metropolitan Police Department

Officer Hakim Tate is a 20-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department in the District of Columbia (MPD), who has spent his time on-duty and off-duty serving the citizens of Washington, D.C. As founder of the non-profit organization, Live Your Dreams Youth Group–whose mission is to restore life and respect amongst underserved youth in diverse communities through engagement activities and mentorship–he remains committed to uplifting his community. A third generation Washingtonian, raised on the northeast side of Washington, D.C. in the Trinidad neighborhood, he grew up with nine brothers and sisters. Officer Tate is also a musical composer, pianist, published producer, writer, and bestselling author.

Officer Tate earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and sociology from the University of Maryland University College. He joined the MPD in 2003. Assigned to the Fifth District at the beginning of his career, he found his niche working with the youth to keep them out of trouble. Through programs such as W.O.W Bicycle Safety, which gave young people bikes and taught them how to ride, Officer Tate’s influence helped to guide many of its program participants into college and corporate careers such as a movie director for Netflix. He later became a member of the newly reformed MPD Side by Side Band. He currently uses his experience and knowledge of music to create original songs and to remaster popular cover songs into a go-go remix. These songs are performed in schools and communities across Washington, D.C. to help bridge the gap between the community and law enforcement. The band’s music is the soundtrack to connecting color and cultural differences in the Nation’s Capital and is at the head of healing and understanding the community’s needs. Officer Hakim Tate has published five children’s books and has created a literacy program titled Books &

Badges. The program’s objective is to foster and strengthen relationships among law enforcement officers, educators, students, and their families. With community policing at his core, Officer Tate provides books to kids which helps to generate excitement about reading. It also encourages group discussions and provides a venue for students to develop their public speaking skills. As an alumnus of the Mayor Marion Barry’s Youth Leadership Institute, Officer Tate learned about leadership, entrepreneurship, government structure, and giving back to the community. These lessons propelled him to launch an initiative with the brothers of the Warren Lodge #8 organization called 100 Meals Every 100 Days, where meals and clothing are distributed to 100 people or more every 100 calendar days. A husband and father of two he is dedicated to serving GOD, his family, and his community.

Amber Jordan – Attorney, U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Amber Jordan, a graduate of the University of Virginia and Saint Louis University School of Law, began her career as a Criminal Investigator within the New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service. During her tenure in New York, Amber collaborated with the Employee Assistance Program to focus on employee well-being by providing stand up talks and information to employees regarding workplace harassment and mental health; performed investigations which helped resolve and deter workplace violence; as well as investigated white collar crimes including but not limited to crimes concerning stock market manipulations.

During her career, Amber effectuated numerous federal arrests which lead to federal prosecutions, convictions against individuals involved in securities fraud and mail fraud schemes, and the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals upholding two convictions in one of her cases. In 2017 and 2018, Amber received Women in Federal Law Enforcement Awards for being an Outstanding Federal Law Enforcement Employee and an Outstanding Advocate for Women in Law Enforcement, respectively. Moreover, the Wall Street Journal deemed one of her financial fraud investigations, with losses totaling 1 billion dollars, as “one of the biggest investments frauds since Bernie Madoff’s.”

In 2019, Amber joined the Office of Counsel as an Attorney for the United States Postal Inspection Service (Inspection Service) where she currently specializes in Labor and Employment Law. In addition, Amber has participated in several projects and collateral duties including but not limited to leading recruitment initiatives at local colleges, developing and administering an African American Cultural Awareness Training, serving as the co-lead for a project dedicated to re-writing, updating, and enhancing the Inspection Service’s policies and procedures, assisting with the Inspection Service’s Fair and Impartial Policing Implicit Bias Trainings, being the Agency Liaison for the 30 x 30 initiative, developing a legal case management system, developing polices and trainings for paid parental leave and pregnancy accommodations, and serving as the Inspection Service’s representative for Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE).

Amber has served in various leadership roles within the WIFLE Inc., Executive Committee, such as the Secretary and the Vice President. In 2023, Amber was appointed to serve as the President of the WIFLE Inc., Executive Committee, and currently serves in this capacity.

Prior to joining the Inspection Service, Amber practiced Administrative, Family, Appellate, and Civil law as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri and as a Senior Attorney for the Virginia Legal Aid Society. While practicing law, Amber successfully argued before the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, which resulted in a written published opinion, served as a member of the Recruitment Committee, and served as a mentor to interns.

Throughout her career, Amber has demonstrated a dedication to effectuating positive change to increase diversity and equity within the arena of the federal law enforcement workplace.

Most importantly, Amber works daily towards maintaining a healthy work life balance while being a wife, for eighteen years, and a mother to two high school aged daughters.