Vice President of Administration


Jon Sofley

North Richland Hills Police Department

A native of North Carolina, Jon Sofley received his Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice (2003) and a Masters of Public Affairs (2005) from Western Carolina University. Upon graduation, Jon moved to Texas and accepted a job with the Austin Police Department where he worked in the Southwest, Central West, and Downtown area commands during his tenure. In 2010, Jon accepted a position with the Dallas Independent School District Police Department to create a Crime Analysis and Planning position where he is planner, analyst, and custodian of records for the department to name a few of his duties. In 2021 he joined the North Richland Hills Police Department as their new Crime Management Analyst. In this new role he is completely rebooting the crime analysis program into a data driven policing model.

His biggest duty with TXLEAN is planning and managing all TXLEAN trainings with the TXLEAN Training Committee. When he's not working, Jon enjoys seeing new and classic movies, baking, traveling and spending time with his family which includes his only child, a rescued bull mastiff/hound mixed breed dog named Sarge. Sarge's hobbies include sleeping, playing, laying on the couch, and drooling everywhere as protects the house from cats and squirrels. 



Dr. Andrew Dasher
MD Anderson Police Department

Drew Dasher currently serves as the Senior Threat and Risk Analyst at the University of Texas Police Department – Houston at MD Anderson. He has previously served as a Detective with the Dekalb County Police Department (GA) and as the Manager of the Crime Analysis and Intelligence Unit at the Lincoln Police Department (NE). Drew holds a PhD, an MBA, and a CPP certification. He has authored multiple articles for the Police Chef Magazine (IACP) and the Journal of Healthcare Protection Management (IAHSS). In his downtime, Drew enjoys playing on amateur radio (N1ER) and scuba diving with his family.  


James Lichau

Harris County Sheriff's Office

Lichau began his career as a Target Analyst Reporter for the US Military in 2012. He continued in the intelligence analysis field post enlistment by joining the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in 2016, where he has served as a criminal intelligence analyst for the Real Time Crime Center and the Crime Analysis and Intelligence Division.


Heather Lane

Grand Prairie Police Department

Heather L. Lane is currently one of three Criminal Intelligence Analysts working for the Grand Prairie Texas Police Department.  She comes from a police family and has worked in law enforcement since 1990, with the last 13 years working as a Crime Analyst.  Prior to that, she worked as Crime Scene Investigator for the Kansas City Missouri Police Department.  After being a CSI, Heather relocated from Kansas City to North Texas and was hired by the Mansfield Texas Police Department to start their Crime Analysis Unit.  After being introduced to GIS for producing actionable intelligence in crime fighting methodologies, she acquired a degree in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and a certificate in GIS Programming.  Heather currently serves on the TXLEAN training committee because she enjoys teaching and helping others learn and improve valuable skill sets.  Heather and her husband Blake, currently enjoy the Texas country life on 20+ acres with her two horses, five Texas Longhorns, two Australian Cattle Dogs and one feisty barn cat named Lugnut. 


Kyle Richards

Texas Department of Public Safety

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