Donna Anthony is the Chief of Police for the Chickaloon Tribal Police Department and has over 20 years of law enforcement and security experience that includes being a sworn Police Officer with the Palmer Police Department in Alaska, and a Deputy Sheriff in Ohio. During her time with Palmer, she was a Field Training Officer (FTO) and an investigator assigned to the Alaska State Trooper Statewide Drug Task Force Unit in an undercover capacity. She served as a case officer in several State and Federal cases. She has also worked throughout Alaska with many law enforcement agencies including the U.S. Marshals, DEA, ATF, and FBI.
Donna has graduated from the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services, United States Indian Police Advance Academy completing the Lt. Command School (2022) and the Chief of Police Command School (2024).
Donna is currently on the board for the Woman Police of Alaska, the Alaska Police and Fire Chaplains, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), the FBI CJIS Tribal Task Force and a member of the Alaska Police Chief’s Association.
Donna has received numerous awards for her work including the National Association of School Resource Officers Award (NASRO), Sherriff’s Commendations, Hero's Award, Palmer Chamber of Commerce, Alaska State Troopers (AST) Award for Commendation for Honorable Service, DEA Award of Appreciation, AST Mat-Su Drug Unit Task Force Award for Dedication, Governors Award form Governor Sean Purnell and the Enrique "Kiki" Camarena (In memory of DEA Agent) Award presented by the Palmer Elks lodge, as well as a lifesaving award for valor.
Firearms Training & Consulting:
• Certified NRA Instructor in:
• Rifle, Pistol & Shotgun
• Inside & Outside the Home Protection
• Refuse to be a Victim
• NRA Simulator Certified
• Certified Carry Concealed Weapons Instructor for Alaska.
• Front Sight Instructor, Nevada & Alaska since 2014 to Current
• Basic SWAT Course, by Charlie-Mike Enterprises in AK, 2010
• DEA Training Certification, by Drug Enforcement Administration in Washington, 2007
• Active Shooter -Advance Patrol Tactical Operations Certification, by Charlie-Mike Enterprise Inc., Palmer, Alaska, 2009
• Tactical Narcotics Techniques, by Law Enforcement Training Association, Inc in Florida, 2007
• Simunition Safety Certification Course February 2016
• 2016 USCCA Firearms Instructor
• May 2017 flew to Wisconsin to be an Expert in an Active Shooter in the Workplace Video.
• May 2017 consultant for Ruger guns.
• October 2017 UTM Certified Instructor
• November 2017 – NRA Law Enforcement Approved Instructor for re-certifications
• February 2018- 2 Day “Church Security Planning & Intruder Awareness/ Response” Course -Strategos International in Ohio
• March 2018- 3 day LEO Less Lethal Certified Instructor -Amtec Less Lethal Systems in California
• Guest Speaker Nationally for USCCA and The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapters
• 2018 October- Podcast video interview with Alex Lansher- Anatomy of a Warrior.
• 2018 October- Podcast video interview with Out of Order James Keleda
• 2019 January – Podcast video interview with USCCA-Shot Show in Las Vegas
Donna has graduated from the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services, United States Indian Police Advance Academy completing the Lt. Command School (2022) and the Chief of Police Command School (2024).
Donna is currently on the board for the Woman Police of Alaska, the Alaska Police and Fire Chaplains, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), the FBI CJIS Tribal Task Force and a member of the Alaska Police Chief’s Association.
Donna has received numerous awards for her work including the National Association of School Resource Officers Award (NASRO), Sherriff’s Commendations, Hero's Award, Palmer Chamber of Commerce, Alaska State Troopers (AST) Award for Commendation for Honorable Service, DEA Award of Appreciation, AST Mat-Su Drug Unit Task Force Award for Dedication, Governors Award form Governor Sean Purnell and the Enrique "Kiki" Camarena (In memory of DEA Agent) Award presented by the Palmer Elks lodge, as well as a lifesaving award for valor.
Firearms Training & Consulting:
• Certified NRA Instructor in:
• Rifle, Pistol & Shotgun
• Inside & Outside the Home Protection
• Refuse to be a Victim
• NRA Simulator Certified
• Certified Carry Concealed Weapons Instructor for Alaska.
• Front Sight Instructor, Nevada & Alaska since 2014 to Current
• Basic SWAT Course, by Charlie-Mike Enterprises in AK, 2010
• DEA Training Certification, by Drug Enforcement Administration in Washington, 2007
• Active Shooter -Advance Patrol Tactical Operations Certification, by Charlie-Mike Enterprise Inc., Palmer, Alaska, 2009
• Tactical Narcotics Techniques, by Law Enforcement Training Association, Inc in Florida, 2007
• Simunition Safety Certification Course February 2016
• 2016 USCCA Firearms Instructor
• May 2017 flew to Wisconsin to be an Expert in an Active Shooter in the Workplace Video.
• May 2017 consultant for Ruger guns.
• October 2017 UTM Certified Instructor
• November 2017 – NRA Law Enforcement Approved Instructor for re-certifications
• February 2018- 2 Day “Church Security Planning & Intruder Awareness/ Response” Course -Strategos International in Ohio
• March 2018- 3 day LEO Less Lethal Certified Instructor -Amtec Less Lethal Systems in California
• Guest Speaker Nationally for USCCA and The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapters
• 2018 October- Podcast video interview with Alex Lansher- Anatomy of a Warrior.
• 2018 October- Podcast video interview with Out of Order James Keleda
• 2019 January – Podcast video interview with USCCA-Shot Show in Las Vegas