Meet the finalists hoping to become Loveland's next police chief

Update, Oct. 13: Philip Gonshak withdrew from consideration, Loveland City Manager Steve Adams said during a forum for the finalists.

Original: Loveland city officials have named four finalists in their search to name the city's next police chief.

Chief Bob Ticer left the position this spring after he was chosen to lead the Prescott Valley Police Department in Arizona. Deputy Chief Eric Stewart has been serving as interim chief while city officials searched for Ticer's permanent replacement.

The names of four finalists were shared in a news release Thursday. Here are the finalists being considered to lead the department:

Timothy Doran

Doran has been the assistant police chief at Fort Collins Police Services since 2019. His prior law enforcement experience includes working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1995 to 2016, when he retired from the agency. From 2016-2019, Doran was the director of service operations for Advanced Energy Industries, a manufacturing company based in Denver.

During his time with the FBI, Doran worked in several roles, including as a senior director on the president's National Security Council and as an assistant special agent in charge.

Doran has a master's degree in national security and resource strategy from the National Defense University and a bachelor's degree in general engineering from the U.S. Military Academy.

David Farrow

Farrow has been the deputy chief of the field operations bureau for the Goodyear Police Department in Arizona since 2020. He worked at the Peoria Police Department in Arizona from 2017-2020, where he was a lieutenant for the special enforcement section and patrol operations.

Prior to that, he spent 20 years with the Gurnee Police Department in Illinois from 1997-2017, starting as a police officer and rising through the ranks to sergeant and then commander.

Farrow has a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Northern Arizona University and a bachelor's degree in administration of justice from Southern Illinois University.

Philip Gonshak

Gonshak has worked at the Seal Beach Police Department in California since 2007, rising through the ranks from police officer to sergeant, lieutenant and then operations bureau commander before becoming chief in 2019.

Previously, Gonshak worked for the Tempe Police Department in Arizona from 2000-2006, working as a patrol officer and narcotics detective.

Gonshak has a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Long Beach. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Anita Koester

Koester has been with the Lakewood Police Department west of Denver for 25 years. She has been division chief since 2016, first overseeing the investigations division and then overseeing the patrol division since 2020.

Koester began her career with the department in 1997 as a patrol agent and has held the ranks of detective, sergeant and commander prior to becoming a division chief.

She has a master's degree in organizational leadership from the American Military University and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Regis University. She is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Loveland police chief finalists meet and greet

When: 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13

Where: Embassy Suites Hotel, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland

What to expect: The meet-and-greet will open at 5:30 p.m., with an hour of presentations from the finalists beginning at 6 p.m. During the presentations, candidates will introduce themselves and answer questions from the city. Attendees will not be able to ask questions during the presentation, but they can speak to candidates before and after the presentation.

Attendees will have an opportunity to provide feedback on comment cards at the event that will be reviewed as part of the selection process.

Registration is not required. Light snacks will be provided.

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Meet the finalists hoping to become Loveland's next police chief