ABOUT US
Founding The Will of a Warrior was the natural next step for Veteran and retired police officer Richard Peña. Not long after retirement, Richard felt compelled to continue to serve his community - particularly his former teammates at the police department. He knew he could relate to them and believed that sharing his life's story, both personal and professional, could be helpful to the officers and the department. He approached his former police chief to offer his services and from there, The Will of a Warrior was born.
MEET RICHARD
co-founder and facilitator
Richard Peña is a retired police officer and U.S Marine Machine Gunner with extensive policing and military experience. He retired from the Midlothian, Texas Police Department as a Sergeant, with his certificate as a Master Peace officer after 18 years of service. While serving the City of Midlothian, he was a certified Field Training Officer, TCOLE Instructor, OC Spray Instructor, certified ALERRT Instructor, Standardized Field Sobriety Instructor and Accident Investigator. He spent the final years of his career developing and implementing the School Resource Officer program in partnership with Midlothian I.S.D. and developing the school’s Safety and Security Program.
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Richard’s life experiences are equally varied, and all too often, he faced significant challenges, both personally and professionally. Richard credits these challenges with creating the man he is today, but equally importantly, with giving him the first-hand insight that has provided him with the knowledge, passion, and compassion to help others that struggle, particularly with Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress. It is because of this insight that he can provide invaluable information and instruction to first responders and their employers by bringing awareness to the signs and symptoms of the mental health struggles that many first responders experience, quietly and undetected, every day.