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Meet Your District 11 SRO's

Officer Travis Flores

Photo & Bio coming soon!

Officer Flores' schools

Mitchell High School

 

 

Officer Carlos Santana

Officer Carlos Santana

Hello! I'm Officer Carlos Santana, and I've been with the Colorado Springs Police Department since the Fall of 2021. After completing the police academy, I worked at patrol at the Gold Hill Division on the midnight shift. I continued to work on the midnight shift until I was selected to join the School Resource Officer Unit as the Palmer High School SRO. Before CSPD, I was in the Army for about 10 years. I left active duty in 2020 and joined the Colorado National Guard which I am still serving. I was a military brat growing up, moving around a lot of my childhood. I claim South Carolina as my home state because that's where a lot of good memories were made and where I met my wife. In my free time, I enjoy time with my family, joining my children on sporting adventures, watching movies together, and traveling the world. 

Officer Santana's School:

Palmer High School

 

Officer Bryant Watts

I have been with Colorado Springs Police Department since July 2017. I have been apart of the SRO unit since September 2020. I was born and raised in Colorado Springs and attended Colorado Springs School District 11 schools as a student. I graduated from University of Colorado-Colorado Springs with a Bachelor’s degree in History. I also hold certificates as a Certified Personal Trainer (NASM/ISSA) with several specializations.

Prior to becoming a Police Officer I worked several different jobs including coaching football and baseball at the high school level. Due to my past experiences becoming an SRO was natural. I enjoy working with the students as a role model and giving back to a District/community that I was once apart of as a student and coach.

Officer Watt's schools

Doherty High School

 

Officer Kelsey Willis 

I was born and raised in South Africa. My family first moved to Georgia and then later to Colorado Springs when I was in the 6th grade. I went through the D12 schooling system where Officer Walsh was my SRO at Cheyenne Mountain High School. I didn't know at the time that one day he would be my coworker. 

My passion for police work did not start until my freshman year of college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. As a freshman, I had an incredible experience with a campus police officer and realized that I wanted to be a part of the academic realm as a police officer. I graduated in 2014 with a degree in Equine Science and moved back home to Colorado Springs to pursue my dream. 

I started my career with the Colorado Springs Police Department as an Emergency Response Technician, answering 911 and non-emergent calls in the Communications Center. Just over a year later, I became a sworn police officer in 2018. I spent 4 years working out of the Gold Hill Division and 2 years at the Stetson Hills Division. I was a member of the Downtown Area Response Team (DART) for 2 of my years at Gold Hill. 

I am a current member of the CSPD Honor Guard Drill Team and the Cadet Program. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time on my ranch where I live with my husband. We own horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, birds, dogs and cats. 

Officer Willis's Schools:

Coronado High School

 

Officer Brooke Banks

I am Officer Brooke Bankes. I have worked for the CSPD since 2022. I worked as a Community Service Officer out of the Gold Hill and Sand Creek division prior to becoming a sworn officer working out of the Stetson Hills division. Prior to CSPD, I worked with youth in juvenile detention facilities and as campus security at Coronado High School. 

I was born and raised in Illinois, and graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration. Outside of CSPD, I enjoy fueling my coffee addiction, making w

Officer Bank's School

Wasson Campus

Tesla High School

Officer Baird

Officer Dean Baird (D11 Rover)

I've been a police officer since 2018. I was selected to be in the School Resource Officer Unit in 2020, and am assigned to Sand Creek high school. I became an SRO because I enjoy working with kids and being a part of the school community.
Before I was a police officer I was an enlisted infantryman soldier with the United States Army. I was Ranger qualified, an Expert Infantryman badge carrier, an air assault badge carrier, and a Drill Sergeant. I was stationed in Colorado, Hawaii, and New York. I deployed to South Korea and Afghanistan.
I graduated Cum Laude with a baccalaureate degree in Science with an emphasis in Exercise Science, health promotion, and recreation. I also earned a minor in education from Colorado State University of Pueblo.  I was a college athlete and ran track and field for Adams State University.