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National
Fraternal Order of Police
2023 Spring National
Board of Trustees Meeting
March 31 April 1, 2023
Boston, Massachusetts
National
Fraternal Order of Police
2023 Spring National
Board of Trustees Meeting
March 31 April 1, 2023
Boston, Massachusetts
Table of Contents
National Executive Board Page(s)
Patrick Yoes, President............................................................................................................................. 1-50
Joe Gamaldi, Vice President ................................................................................................................... 51-52
Jimmy Holderfield, Secretary ................................................................................................................. 53-68
James Smallwood, Treasurer ............................................................................................................... 69-104
Steve Weiler, Second Vice President ........................................................................................................ 105
Keith Turney, Sergeant at Arms ......................................................................................................... 106-109
Rob Pride, Chairman of the Trustees ................................................................................................. 110-112
National Associates Page(s)
Bernard Martin, President ........................................................................................................................ 113
National Legal Counsel Page(s)
Larry James ........................................................................................................................................ 114-146
Executive Director Page(s)
James O. Pasco, Jr .............................................................................................................................. 147-158
Labor Services Report Page(s)
Roger Mayberry, Director .................................................................................................................. 159-170
Officer Wellness Report Page(s)
Sherri Martin, Director ....................................................................................................................... 171-172
National Trustees Page(s)
Alabama Jay King .................................................................................................................................... 173
Arizona Paul Sheldon ............................................................................................................................. 174
Arkansas Allen Hamby..................................................................................................................... 175-176
California - Steve James ............................................................................................................................ 177
Colorado Rob Pride ................................................................................................................................ 178
Connecticut Daniel DePinto ................................................................................................................... 179
Delaware - Joe Fitzgerald .......................................................................................................................... 180
FloridaDavid Stevens ............................................................................................................................. 181
GeorgiaJamy Steinberg ......................................................................................................................... 182
Idaho Greg Austin ........................................................................................................................... 183-184
Illinois - Robert Nowaczyk ......................................................................................................................... 185
Iowa Donald Strong ......................................................................................................................... 186-189
Kentucky Shawn Helbig .......................................................................................................................... 190
Louisiana Kelly Gibson ............................................................................................................................ 191
MichiganJoe Adams .............................................................................................................................. 192
Minnesota Ruben Marichalar ......................................................................................................... 193-194
Missouri Kevin Ahlbrand ........................................................................................................................ 195
Nebraska- John Francavilla ................................................................................................................ 196-197
Nevada - David Moody .............................................................................................................................. 198
New Jersey Kevin Vernon ................................................................................................................ 199-200
New York - Michael Nied ................................................................................................................... 201-202
North Carolina - Dennis McCrary ....................................................................................................... 203-204
North Dakota Joe Johnson .............................................................................................................. 205-206
Ohio - Shaun Laird .............................................................................................................................. 207-208
Oklahoma Phil Wise ............................................................................................................................... 209
Oregon Todd Hargrove .......................................................................................................................... 210
Pennsylvania John Fiorill ................................................................................................................. 211-212
Rhode Island - Peter Johnston .................................................................................................................. 213
South Carolina - Jerry Wright .................................................................................................................... 214
South Dakota - Tony Harrison ................................................................................................................... 215
Tennessee Johnny Crumby .................................................................................................................... 216
Texas Frank Plowick ............................................................................................................................... 217
West Virginia Stephen Walker ........................................................................................................ 218-219
Wisconsin - Jerry Johnson ................................................................................................................ 220-2022
Wyoming Tina Trimble ........................................................................................................................... 223
Committees Page(s)
Awards & Recognition Committee, Chairman Ed Brannigan ............................................................. 224-225
CBS Cold Case Files Committee, Chairman Tina Trimble .......................................................................... 226
Conference Safety & Security Committee, Chairman Carlton Stallings .................................................... 227
Constitution & By-Laws Committee, Chairman Terry Mangum ........................................................ 228-232
Correctional Officers Committee, Chairman Ken Hawkins ....................................................................... 233
Credentials Committee, Chairman Colette Smith ..................................................................................... 234
Disaster Relief Committee, Chairman Dennis McCrary ............................................................................ 235
DART Committee, Chairman Jason Smith ................................................................................................. 236
Diversity Committee, Chairman Robert Gaddy ................................................................................. 237-239
Easterseals Committee, Chairman Robert Nowaczyk ........................................................................ 240-241
Education Services Committee, Chairman Ron Bartmier .................................................................. 242-243
Grievance Committee, Chairman Mark Donahue ..................................................................................... 244
History Committee, Chairman David Stevens .................................................................................... 245-246
Labor Services Committee, Chairman Mike Powell .................................................................................. 247
Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee, Chairman Larry Crosman ........................................................ 248
Legal Defense Plan Committee, Chairman Steve James .................................................................... 249-250
Legislative Committee, Chairman Mark Nelson ....................................................................................... 251
Memorial Honor Guard Committee, Chairman Ken Roske....................................................................... 252
Recruitment Committee, Chairman Brad Landes .............................................................................. 253-254
Safety & Technology Committee, Chairman John Ortolano ..................................................................... 255
Site Committee, Chairman Todd Bramwell ....................................................................................... 256-257
Succession Planning/Mentoring Committee, Chairman Adam Crawford ................................................ 258
Report of the National President
Patrick Yoes
pyoes@fop.net
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ers and Sisters,
It is my honor and privilege to welcome you to the 2023 Spring Board of Trustees Meeting in Boston,
Massachusetts for the 2023 National Board of Trustees Meeting. Brother President Todd Bramwell,
National Trustee Rich Shailor and the Massachusetts State Lodge have worked tirelessly to bring this
meeting and all of us to their beautiful city. I hope you take some time while in Boston to enjoy the city,
its rich history and great hospitality.
Together, let us commit ourselves to meeting the needs of this great Order, explore and chart new
courses, and enjoy the friendship and fellowship with our brothers and sisters.
Memphis Tragedy sets us back years
I feel confident that we are appalled by the brutal assault on Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee. This
was not legitimate police work, or a traffic stop gone wrong, this was a criminal assault under the
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pretext of law. The Memphis Police Department terminated the five officers who participated in this
heinous attack. The district attorney and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have completed the
investigation, arrested the former officers, and charged them with second degree murder.” Tyre Nichols
allegedly fled from officers following a traffic stop. After a brief foot pursuit, five Memphis police officers
caught up him and beat him so badly he had to be hospitalized. A few days later, he died of those injuries.
Video of body cameras and a pole camera recorded the incident.
The officersNONE of themacted to stop this vicious attack, only compounds my horrorit is sickening.
The men arrested and charged for this crime have rights, the presumption of innocence, and the due
process protections of anyone accused of a crime. But the bottom line here is that Tyre Nichols, his family,
and our entire country need to see justice doneswiftly and surely.”
This criminal encounter should not and does not define the brave men and women of the Memphis Police
Department or the more than 800,000 officers who keep our country and communities safe from the kind
of violence that occurred in this incident.
The video was so shocking that virtually every police organization issues statements expressing disgust.
During the days leading up to the video release, I spoke with individuals who saw the video and leasers of
other organizations wishing to coordinate our responses. I advised that any FOP action would be timed
with the video release and only after having confidence that the statements of extreme brutality were
confirmed. The National FOP issues a statement shown above. While other organizations received media
coverage, the NFOP statement dominated the news cycle. During just a three-day period following the
release, our statement was mentioned in 2,042 print media sources around the world for a combined
reach 4,184 billion readers. National Television and Radio mentions reached a Viewership of 6,574,523.
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One of the Most Dangerous Years for Law Enforcement
Enough is enough." That's the message from the Fraternal Order of Police as 2022 comes to a close as one
of the most dangerous years for law enforcement officers across the country due to a "beyond
unacceptable" increase in the number of officers shot or killed in the line of duty.
That reality is a "stain on our society."
This past year has been one of the most dangerous years for law enforcement in recent history due to the
increase of violence directed towards law enforcement officers as well as the nationwide crime crisis,
which has seen criminals emboldened by the failed policies of pandering prosecutors and cynical
politicians. Last year we saw more officers shot in the line of duty than any other since the National
Fraternal Order of Police began recording this data in late 2015, and this year is not far behind.
We’ve seen 331 officers shot in the line of duty; up 13% from 2020 year to date. Of those officers who
were shot, 61 were killed by gunfire; up 22% from 2019 year to date.
There were 89 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this year, which resulted in 126 officers
being shot; 31 of those officers were killed.
Many will often look at this data and just see numbers. We MUST remember that they represent heroes
fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters. Thankfully, because of dramatic improvements in medical trauma
science and anti-ballistic technology, the lethality of these attacks would be much greater.
It is our sincere hope, as we begin a new year, that the new Congress will act swiftly and pass the 'Protect
and Serve Act' to address the national problem of ambushes and unprovoked attacks on our nation's law
enforcement officers.
"If these violent criminals are willing to commit brazen acts of violence against the men and women of
law enforcement, we can't begin to fathom what heinous acts they are willing to commit against law-
abiding citizens. As crime rates continue to rise, more citizens in this country are justifiably living in fear,
constantly wondering if they too will become a victim. Law-abiding citizens saw the real-life consequences
of what happens when elected officials embrace pro-criminal, revolving-door policies and make decisions
that put the interests of violent offenders ahead of public safety. These decisionsfailures to prosecute
violent offenders for their crimes or, even worse, releasing repeat offenders arrested for crimes who show
a propensity for escalation of violencemake our communities less safe. These rogue prosecutors are
putting innocent lives at risk. When there are no consequences for breaking the law, more people will
break the law and crime will increase.
I call on Americans in every community across the country to join us in taking a standto say, ‘Enough is
Enough!’ Truthfully, the violence against those sworn to serve and protect is beyond unacceptable; it’s a
stain on our society, and it must end. It is incumbent upon our elected officials and community leaders to
stand up, support our heroes, and speak out against the violence against law enforcement officers.
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