The Board of Directors of VirTra, Inc. appointed a new independent member, Jim McDonnell,63, to the Board, effective January 1, 2023. Concurrent with McDonnell's appointment, Jim Richardson, one of VirTra's independent board members, stepped down as a member of the Board of Directors. McDonnell is a recognized public safety executive and law enforcement leader.

After a four-decade career in some of the most challenging areas and times in American policing, he has become a sought-after voice on public safety, security, and counterterrorism issues across the nation. He is well known for his experience serving as Sheriff of Los Angeles County (LASD), Chief of Police in Long Beach, California (LBPD), and First Assistant Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). McDonnell serves as a strategic advisor to several major corporations, municipal government entities, a renowned university, and a non-profit global policy think tank, operating in a wide variety of technology, telecommunications, medical, and public safety specialties.

McDonnell also sits on several non-profit boards, including the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, the Peace Officers Association of Los Angeles County, and the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy's Board of Councilors. McDonnell has a strong network of police executives across the nation at the federal, state, and local levels. He regularly participates in state and national police executive conferences, including those hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of State, Major County Sheriffs of America, Major Cities Chiefs Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum.

Sheriff McDonnell is frequently requested as a speaker by media outlets, corporate clients, and academic institutions.