About Randy

MY EXPERIENCE:

Married for 28 years and a father of two

• • Kerri Ralston - Spouse

  • Alyssa Rojas - Daughter, age 24 (Director of Little Leaders Childcare)

    • 1 grandchild, Kendall

  • Brecken Ralston - Son, age 21 (Police Officer Garden City Police) 

Garden City Police Department Employee of the Month

• • 1999

  • 2001

Meritorious Service Medal of Valor: 2008

• • Rescued disabled, elderly people from an apartment complex fire.

Bronze Medal of Valor Award: 2010

• • Rescued a woman from a house fire

National Gang Crime Research Center (NGCRC) Milton Thrasher Award winner

• • Published article in NGCRC training book on Hybrid Gangs in the Midwest

Baseball/Softball Coach: 2001-2016

• • Garden City Recreation 

  • Summer All-Star Traveling Team

Baseball Umpire: 2008-Present

• • KSHAA High School

  • Garden City Recreation

  • Kansas State Tournament

2019 Pecos League Mountain Division Champions 

• • Garden City Wind Playoff appearance for the second time in team history.

  • Best winning record in team history (2019)

2022 Pecos League Mountain Division Champions

• • Set record for most wins in a single season

  • Set record for all time single game attendance

2023 Pecos League Playoff appearance.

Selected to USD 457 School Board

• • 2022

  • 2023 re-elected

Garden City High School Head JV Coach: 2019

MY AFFILIATIONS:

• Active Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

• Active Member, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police (KACP)

• Former member, Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Executive Leadership (FBILEEDA)

• Active member, National Internal Affairs Investigators Association (NIAIA)

• Active Member of the Garden City Community College Department of Public Safety Board.

• Active School Board Member of USD 457.

• NRA Member