Cpl. Kimberly Geyer, a community volunteer, also serves on the Manor Township Police Department. (Suzette Wenger/Staff)
“Growing up, Kimberly Geyer always wanted to save lives.
“‘My first attempt at college was majoring in physical therapy but I think I wanted to be a doctor,” she says.
“But her life took a turn.
Geyer, 45, graduated from Columbia High School in 1986 and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from University of Phoenix in 2009.
“Now a corporal with the Manor Township Police Department, she is still true to her goal of protecting and saving lives. She serves as a community policing and bike officer, as well as a patrol and field training supervisor and liaison for the Youth Aid Panel.
“She invests her time in the practice of her Christian faith, family, friends and the community — and she loves it.
“‘I’d rather wear out than rust out,’ she notes.
“When she is not helping to organize a National Night Out event, teaching safety and common sense to eighth-grade girls, giving community presentations or having crime watch meetings, Geyer is coaching a girls’ basketball team, working with the local chapter of Girls On The Run, riding her bicycle or running races to help raise funds for local nonprofits.
“She also serves on the Crisis Intervention Team, a group of specially trained police officers and first responders who are called in on situations involving an individual in a mental health situation.
“‘My favorite Bible verse and the one I live by is Philippians 4:13, which says “I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength,”’ Geyer says.
Family: Daughter, Zoey, 12, and son, Gavin, 10.
Residence: Millersville.
Hometown: Columbia.
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