Ep 405: May Voices One Community with Gaitley Stevenson Mathews and guest Chief Chris Ortiz on hmTv

hmTv at HMTC Podcasts · Jan 22, 2026 · 26m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Many Voices, One Community, host Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews sits down with Glen Cove’s new Chief of Police, Chris Ortiz, for an honest, uplifting conversation about leadership, community trust, and what it means to serve the town that raised you.Chief Ortiz shares his Glen Cove roots, his father’s immigrant expectations, and the surprising pivot that took him from considering a healthcare path to a career in law enforcement. Together, they reflect on the power of “the people are the police, and the police are the people,” and why relationship-based policing…