Meet the Committee Members!

Our advisory committees are made up of experienced leaders who help guide the work of the California Police Chiefs Association. Each committee focuses on key areas that support our mission and help us better serve our members. Check out the committee rosters below to see who's making a difference through their time, ideas, and expertise. Feeling inspired to join a committee yourself? Head over to our Advisory Committees page for more details.

Annual Training Symposium Committee

  • Rachel Johnson
    Rachel Johnson
    Chief Manhattan Beach Police Department
    Co-Chair
  • Paul LeBaron
    Paul LeBaron
    Retired Chief Hermosa Beach Police Department
    Co-Chair
  • Ed Barberini
    Ed Barberini
    Chief San Mateo Police Department
    Member
  • Neil H. Gang
    Neil H. Gang
    Retired Chief Pinole Police Department
    Member
  • Kelly Gordon
    Chief Santa Barbara Police Department
    Member
  • John Incontro
    John Incontro
    Chief San Marino Police Department
    Member
  • Paul Keith
    Paul Keith
    Chief El Cerrito Police Department
    Member
  • John Lopez
    Captain Richmond Police Department
    Member
  • Lyle Martin
    Retired Chief Bakersfield Police Department
    Member
  • Sean McDonagh
    Sean McDonagh
    Chief of Police Sebastopol Police Department
    Member
  • Wes Morris
    Captain San Diego Police Department
    Member
  • Ryan Railsback
    Officer Riverside Police Department
    Member
  • Chris Ramos
    Chris Ramos
    Captain Beaumont Police Department
    Member
  • Philip A Rodriguez
    Captain Brea Police Department
    Member
  • Christopher Wagner
    Captain Riverside Police Department
    Member
  • Sean Washington
    Chief Fremont Police Department
    Member

Finance Committee

  • Larry Gonzalez
    Larry Gonzalez
    Chief Riverside Police Department
    Chair
  • Marcelo Blanco
    Chief Upland Police Department
    Member
  • Max Bosel
    Retired Chief Mountain View Police Department
    Member
  • Edwin Brock
    Captain San Gabriel Police Department
    Member
  • Brian Kalinowski
    Chief Galt Police Department
    Member
  • Ryan Kinnan
    Ryan Kinnan
    Chief Woodland Police Department
    Member
  • Sekou Millington
    Chief Tracy Police Department
    Member
  • Jason Salazar
    Jason Salazar
    Chief Visalia Police Department
    Member
  • Sean Thuilliez
    Sean Thuilliez
    Police Chief Tustin Police Department
    Member

Legislative Committee

  • John Incontro
    John Incontro
    Chief San Marino Police Department
    Chair
  • Tracy Avelar
    Tracy Avelar
    Chief Pleasanton Police Department
    Member
  • Angela Averiett
    Chief San Leandro Police Department
    Member
  • Rustin Banks
    Chief Rocklin Police Department
    Member
  • Cory Call
    Chief Foster City Police Department
    Member
  • Robert Dunn
    Assistant Chief Torrance Police Department
    Member
  • Paul Espinosa
    Chief Montebello Police Department
    Member
  • Jonathan Feldman
    Jonathan Feldman
    Legislative Liaison Arc Strategies
    Member
  • Jamie Field
    Jamie Field
    Chief Los Gatos - Monte Sereno Police Department
    Member
  • Daniel Ford
    Captain Visalia Police Department
    Member
  • John Hall
    Retired Chief Exeter Police Department
    Member
  • Ryan Johansen
    Ryan Johansen
    Retired Chief San Bruno Police Department
    Member
  • Ryan Kinnan
    Ryan Kinnan
    Chief Woodland Police Department
    Member
  • Kevin Mensen
    Chief Chino Police Department
    Member
  • Carl Povilaitis
    Retired Chief Glendale Police Department
    Member
  • Robert Rodriguez
    Chief Santa Ana Police Department
    Member
  • Jayson Rutherford
    Jayson Rutherford
    Captain Scotts Valley Police Department
    Member
  • Michael Salvador
    Interim Chief Sanger Police Department
    Member
  • Ian Schmutzler
    Ian Schmutzler
    POST Command College Class #59, PERF SMIP Graduate Retired Chief Vacaville Police Department
    Member
  • Jeff Smith
    Jeff Smith
    Chief Pismo Beach Police Department
    Member
  • Kenneth Stenquist
    Chief Belmont Police Department
    Member
  • David Sun
    Los Angeles Police Department
    Member
  • Sean Thuilliez
    Sean Thuilliez
    Police Chief Tustin Police Department
    Member
  • James Touchstone
    James Touchstone
    Jones Mayer
    Member
  • Sean Washington
    Chief Fremont Police Department
    Member
  • Jeramy M Young
    Chief Livermore Police Department
    Member

Member Experience Committee

  • Jason Benites
    Jason Benites
    Police Chief Oxnard Police Department
    Chair
  • Jim Correa
    ELI 5/ FBINA 264 Captain Novato Police Department
    Member
  • Michael Grant
    Retired Chief | Current Public Safety and Emergency Services Manager, City of Hidden Hills | COO of Covered 6 Stallion Springs Police Department
    Member
  • Eric Hopley
    Retired Chief Ontario Police Department
    Member
  • Matt Lethin
    Captain San Mateo Police Department
    Member
  • John Ross Markle
    Public Safety Manager Fresno Airport Police
    Member
  • Ryan Monaghan
    Ryan Monaghan
    MA Retired Chief Tiburon Police Department
    Member
  • David Oberhoffer
    Retired Chief McFarland Police Department
    Member
  • Manuel Rodriguez
    Manuel Rodriguez
    Retired Chief National City Police Department
    Member
  • William Wu
    Chief Compton USD Police Department
    Member

Organizational Wellness & Resiliency Committee

  • Denton L Carlson
    Denton L Carlson
    Chief San Ramon Police Department
    Chair
  • Josiah Arnold
    Josiah Arnold
    Commander Madera Police Department
    Member
  • Jaime Brower
    Lexipol
    Member
  • Michael Claborn
    Michael Claborn
    Chief of Police Los Alamitos Police Department
    Member
  • John Cregan
    John Cregan
    Chief Santa Rosa Police Department
    Member
  • Andrew Enriquez
    Captain Manhattan Beach Police Department
    Member
  • Lorenzo Glenn
    Captain Anaheim Police Department
    Member
  • Adam Hawley
    Adam Hawley
    Chief of Police Brea Police Department
    Member
  • Heidi Kindorf
    Fremont Police Department
    Member
  • Paul LeBaron
    Paul LeBaron
    Retired Chief Hermosa Beach Police Department
    Member
  • Naved Qureshi
    Commander San Marino Police Department
    Member
  • Phillip L. Sanchez
    Retired Chief Pasadena Police Department
    Member
  • Carlos Vina
    Carlos Vina
    Captain Elk Grove Police Department
    Member
  • Fred Ynclan
    Fred Ynclan
    Chief Tulare Police Department
    Member

Professional Development Committee

  • Matthew Jenkins
    Matthew Jenkins
    Chief Healdsburg Police Department
    Co-Chair
  • Luis Torres
    Luis Torres
    Assistant Chief San Leandro Police Department
    Co-Chair
  • Ed Barberini
    Ed Barberini
    Chief San Mateo Police Department
    Member
  • Brian Blakemore
    Brian Blakemore
    Lieutenant Grass Valley Police Department
    Member
  • Jeremy Blakemore
    Assistant Chief Bakersfield Police Department
    Member
  • Becky Chestnut
    Captain San Ramon Police Department
    Member
  • Gregory Garner
    Retired Chief Sanger Police Department
    Member
  • Scott Gump
    Commander Westminster Police Department
    Member
  • John Hart
    John Hart
    Captain San Francisco Police Department
    Member
  • Joshua Johnson
    Joshua Johnson
    Commander Sanger Police Department
    Member
  • Lyle Martin
    Retired Chief Bakersfield Police Department
    Member
  • John Miller
    John Miller
    Chief Winters Police Department
    Member

Technology Committee

  • Rick Scott
    Rick Scott
    Chief San Luis Obispo Police Department
    Chair
  • Marylinda Arroyo
    Marylinda Arroyo
    Assistant Chief of Police Santa Barbara Police Department
    Member
  • Glen Brock
    POST Command College Class 68 Captain Hemet Police Department
    Member
  • Neil Cervenka
    Neil Cervenka
    MBA Chief Fort Bragg Police Department
    Member
  • Nelson Corteway
    Nelson Corteway
    Chief Hillsborough Police Department
    Member
  • Bobby Davis
    Chief Elk Grove Police Department
    Member
  • Jeremiah Hart
    Chief Torrance Police Department
    Member
  • Adam Hawley
    Adam Hawley
    Chief of Police Brea Police Department
    Member
  • Daniel John Healy
    Commander Suisun City Police Department
    Member
  • Wesley Herman
    Wesley Herman
    Lieutenant Citrus Heights Police Department
    Member
  • William Hutchinson
    Lieutenant Palm Springs Police Department
    Member
  • Tommy Isachsen
    Tommy Isachsen
    Lieutenant Santa Rosa Police Department
    Member
  • Jim Munro
    Jim Munro
    Chief of Police Grover Beach Police Department
    Member
  • Greg Park
    Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
    Member
  • Landon Phillips
    Chief Hermosa Beach Police Department
    Member
  • Juan V. Rocha
    Captain Gilroy Police Department
    Member
  • Greg Runge
    Captain La Mesa Police Department
    Member

Traffic Safety Committee

  • John Geissberger
    Chief Albany Police Department
    Co-Chair
  • Steven Shaw
    Steven Shaw
    Chief Desert Hot Springs Police Department
    Co-Chair
  • Paul Carmona
    Captain Manteca Police Department
    Member
  • Neil Cervenka
    Neil Cervenka
    MBA Chief Fort Bragg Police Department
    Member
  • Stephen Delema
    Law Enforcement Liaison California Office of Traffic Safety
    Member
  • Chris Emery
    Retired Lieutenant Folsom Police Department
    Member
  • Edgar Fernandez
    Commander Oxnard Police Department
    Member
  • Mark Headrick
    Chief, Enforcement and Planning Division California Highway Patrol
    Member
  • Saul Jaeger
    Retired Captain Mountain View Police Department
    Member
  • Chris Murphy
    Regional Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    Member
  • Jonathan Radus
    Chief Fullerton Police Department
    Member
  • Jerry Ramar
    Interim City Manager City of Oakdale
    Member
  • Brian Wittmer
    Chief of Police Wheatland Police Department
    Member

Women Leaders in Law Enforcement® Training Symposium Committee

  • Lisa Madden
    Lieutenant Truckee Police Department
    Chair
  • Angela Averiett
    Chief San Leandro Police Department
    Advisor
  • Jackie Gomez-Whiteley
    Jackie Gomez-Whiteley
    MAOL Retired Chief Cypress Police Department
    Advisor
  • Brenda Amaro
    Jail Supervisor Anaheim Police Department
    Member
  • Kara Apple
    Lieutenant Palo Alto Police Department
    Member
  • Jessica Angelica Banuelos
    Hayward Police Department
    Member
  • Teresa Barragan
    Probation Officer III San Bernardino County Probation Department
    Member
  • Jordan Beckford
    Captain Fresno Police Department
    Member
  • Rosalia Cabrera
    Officer Sacramento Police Department
    Member
  • Julie Cochran
    Livermore Police Department
    Member
  • Melissa Colla
    Captain Hillsborough Police Department
    Member
  • Corissa Edwards
    San Diego Police Department
    Member
  • Christine Ford
    Christine Ford
    Bureau Chief POST
    Member
  • Kelly Gordon
    Chief Santa Barbara Police Department
    Member
  • Melissa Graham
    Support Services Supervisor East Bay Regional Park District Police Department
    Member
  • Heidi Groszmann
    Patrol Sergeant Arcata Police Department
    Member
  • Suzanne Heath
    Anaheim Police Department
    Member
  • Tiffani Kay
    Menifee Police Department
    Member
  • Sydney Kofford
    Officer Oakland Police Department
    Member
  • Jessica La Strape
    Deputy Sheriff Alameda County Sheriff's Office
    Member
  • Faye Maloney
    Sergeant Hayward Police Department
    Member
  • Melanie Mayo
    Melanie Mayo
    Sergeant Fresno Police Department
    Member
  • Erin Montgomery
    Elk Grove Police Department
    Member
  • Alexis Nash
    Sergeant Oakland Police Department
    Member
  • Cindy J Pontes
    Chief California Highway Patrol
    Member
  • Cristal Sanchez
    Cristal Sanchez
    Division Director Monterey County Probation Department
    Member
  • Amy Sariotti
    Corporal South San Francisco Police Department
    Member
  • Hollie Savage
    Community Services Officer La Verne Police Department
    Member
  • Shasta Vanetti
    Lieutenant Concord Police Department
    Member
  • Ramona Vega
    Senior Probation Officer San Bernardino County Probation Department
    Member
  • Jennifer Wadhams
    Sergeant San Diego Police Department
    Member
  • Leslie Williams
    Fresno Police Department
    Member