This is Part 2 of a three part interview with Safety and Security Consultant and former 30 year veteran of Law Enforcement agencies throughout the state, Travis Hilliard. If you were conducting any kind of "Good Cop / Bad Cop" interrogation, Travis would HAVE to play the good cop. He's just not a good enough actor to play the bad cop (sorry Travis). Travis Hilliard is one of those "man he just doesn't seem like a cop" officers. His ability and desire to connect with everyone he comes into contact with, regardless of the circumstances, makes him a formidable adversary and ally to even the most hardened members of our society. If there is some good in a person, he will find it, and bring it to the surface. If he were an astronaut, we would say simply that "He has the Right Stuff."
Travis grew up in Briggsville Wisconsin, a small community in Marquette County. His parents owned the Pheasant Inn restaurant and resort, where along with his brother and sister, they spent most of their time working in every facet of the restaurant and resort business. When not working, he was either water skiing on Lake Mason, wading through Neenah Creek or in the winter months, ice skating or playing hockey on the lake.
He graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School in1988, and then went on to study Natural Resources and Environmental Law Enforcement at the University of Wisconsin in Stevens Point where he graduated in 1993. While working on his degree he was hired by the DNR in 1990 and worked there until 2014 as a Deputy Conservation Warden. Then shortly after getting his degree In 1994, he was hired by the Sauk Prairie Police Department where he worked until 2021.
Travis is married, has 2 children and is owner and CEO of Sandhill Safety and Security Consultants. The business focuses on a multitude of safety related topics with people at the forefront. He also works for Madison College in the Law Enforcement Academy program and is employed by the Cooperative Educational Service Agency.
Thanks for listening. Please check out our website at www.forsauk.com to hear great conversations on topics that need to be talked about. In these times of intense polarization we all need to find time to expand our Frame of Reference.
