Lieutenant Kimberly Klare grew up in Erlanger Kentucky. She began her law enforcement career working for the United States Customs Service as an intern during college, while studying criminal justice at Northern Kentucky University.
In 2001, she was hired as the first female officer at the Erlanger Police Department, and has spent her entire career serving the community in Erlanger. During her career she has served as a Detective, a Field Training Officer, the department coordinator for the Crisis Intervention Team training, and as a hostage negotiator on both the Northern Kentucky Regional SWAT Team and the combined Erlanger / Florence Police SWAT Teams.
Kimberly rose through the ranks, promoting to Sergeant in 2016 and attending the Academy of Police Supervision Class 65. She promoted to Lieutenant in 2021. As the Administrative Lieutenant she has developed a high school internship program to develop interest in the law enforcement career field.
In 2017, she was awarded the Cynthia Jean and George Nicols III National Scholarship to attend the Administrative Officer's Course at the Southern Police Institute. She successfully completed the AOC class 138th with a 4.0 GPA and achieved the Dean's List at the University of Louisville. Kimberly continued to serve the Alumni Association of the Southern Police Institute as the President of the National Executive Board, hosting the National SPIAA Conference in 2023.
Kimberly has completed the FBI LEEDA Trilogy and obtained awards in the Career Development Program for Intermediate Officer, Advanced Officer, Supervisor, Management, and Executive Officer. Kimberly has been a speaker and presenter for the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety at several conferences and engagements to include the National Association of Women Highway Safety Leaders, Kentucky Lifesaver's Conference and the Governor's Highway Safety Conferences.
In November of 2024, she was elected the President of the Kentucky Women's Law Enforcement Network and hopes to help continue building the organization and cultivate an atmosphere of mentoring for female officers across the state.