2nd Vice President | Director (2022) | Director, Instructor, CPES

Kerstin Hammarberg is the Manager for the Property and Evidence Unit of the Minneapolis Police Department. She has been a member of IAPE since 1997 and has served the Board of Directors for IAPE since 2010. She achieved the status of Certified Evidence Technician in 2003. Her experience with the Crystal Police Department (26 sworn) and with the Minneapolis Police Department (850 sworn) has given her a unique perspective of managing evidence from both a smaller department and a larger department..

Kerstin’s previous experience has been as an Executive with the Boy Scouts of America, a Program Coordinator with the American Red Cross, then she moved into law enforcement with the Crystal Police Department. While with Crystal Police she earned the certification of Crime Prevention Specialist through the MN Crime Prevention Association. She was the President of the MN Crime Prevention Advisory Committee and a Board member with the MN Association of Property and Evidence.

In 2020, Kerstin was instrumental in moving the MPD Property and Evidence Unit from three locations into one warehouse. This included planning for storage, planning the move of each location, and coordinating staffing and coverage so that daily operations were continuous during the move.

Kerstin earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Gustavus Adolphus College and her Master’s Degree in Management from St. Mary’s University. She is an active volunteer, avid skier, and golfer.