Colonel Marian McGovern is the first woman to hold the position in the state’s history for the Massachusetts State Police. She was instrumental in the arrest of organized crime figure Howie Winter. She has been involved in investigation of Moly Bish disappearance case. She is also the original coordinator of the Massachusetts Child AMBER Alert progam She has been responsive to concerns of diverse communities. She has pledged to emphasize efforts to diversify the state police force. She works with civic leaders and groups to help reach out to diverse communities to explain what the Mass State Police does and recruit qualified candidates to help fulfill the agency's mission. Colonel McGovern’s three-decade career with the State Police began as a road trooper in 1979. She later served as a detective and then as commander of the Worcester County State Police Detective Unit. As a major, she was assigned to the crime lab, where she helped develop the unit that enters evidence into the Combined DNA Index System, a national database that seeks to match DNA collected from crime scenes to profiles of known offenders. Additionally, Colonel McGovern oversaw the implementation in Massachusetts of the AMBER Alert Program, a tool that has proven successful in finding abducted children. As a lieutenant colonel, she served as commander of the Division of Standards and Training, which oversees internal investigations and the State Police Academy. She was appointed Deputy Superintendent, the department’s second-in-command, in January 2009. Colonel McGovern has made a significant difference in law enforcement in Massachusetts and should be recognized for her tireless work in making Massachusetts safer for all residents.