A Remarkable Journey

Richard Berry Whitaker is the father of seven children and grandfather of twenty-one. He and his wife Cheryle have served three mission assignments to South America for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one assignment in the Addiction Recovery Program in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Whitaker also served five years as the First Counselor in the Nevada Las Vegas Mission presidency for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Whitaker is a retired Los Angeles Police Department Detective III. During his years on the department, he worked a number of assignments including patrol, plain clothes special operations, detective and administrative staff positions. While a detective he worked robbery, homicide, burglary and auto-theft. Whitaker holds a Bachelor of Independent Studies from Brigham Young University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California.