Regional Associations

SALEM (Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Managers)

  • Chairperson - Chief Deputy Byron Gwaltney, Pima County Sheriff's Department
  • Vice Chairperson - Chief John Ivanoff, Tucson Airport Authority Police Department
  • Secretary - Assistant Chief Carla Johnson, Tucson Police Department
  • Treasurer - Assistant Chief Bob Sommerfeld, University of Arizona Police Department
  • Executive Administrator - Ms. Kristi Ringler, Tucson Police Department

PCLEA (Pinal County Law Enforcement Association)

President:  Chief Mark McCrory, Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Gina Siquieros, Email:  [email protected] 

 

NAPA (Northeast Arizona Police Association)

N.A.P.A. (Northern Arizona Police Association) meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Usually meeting at 10 am in either Snowflake or St. Johns. .

The officers for 2018 N.A.P.A. board

  • Lance Spivey, St. Johns PD, President
  • Mike Sweetser, Eagar PD, Secretary/Treasurer 

The membership is composed of chiefs from Apache and Navaho counties, the sheriff and chief deputy from each county, tribal members, DPS, FBI and others.

East Valley Chiefs

2018 Board Members

  • Chief Michael Thompson, ASU PD – Chairperson
  • Chief Kathleen Elliott, Gila River PD – Vice Chairperson
  • Chief Michael Soelberg, Gilbert PD– Secretary/Treasurer

2018 meeting dates and locations

Unless otherwise indicated: Chiefs Only Meeting commences at 0800 hrs.
General Membership Meeting commences at 0900 hrs.

Representing

Apache Junction / ASU / Casa Grande / Chandler / Coolidge / Gila River / Gilbert / City of Maricopa / Maricopa County CCD / Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office / Mesa / Paradise Valley / Phoenix / Pinal County Sheriff’s Office / Salt River / Scottsdale / Tempe

West Valley Chiefs

West Valley Chiefs

  • Chief Terry Young, Surprise PD – Chairperson
  •  – Vice Chairperson
  • Chief Dale Nannenga, Avondale PD – Treasurer

Represented agencies:

Avondale PD/Buckeye PD/El Mirage PD/Glendale PD/Goodyear PD/Luke AFB 56thSecurity Forces Squadron/Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office/Maricopa PD/Peoria PD/Phoenix PD/Surprise PD/Tolleson PD/Wickenburg PD

WALEA (Western Arizona Law Enforcement Association)

  • Bob DeVries                       President            (Kingman PD)
  • Dan Doyle                          Vice President    (Lake Havasu PD)
  • Lt. Claudia Leyva               Secretary            (Yuma PD)
  • Capt. Troy Stirling             Treasurer             (Lake Havasu PD)

Western Arizona Law Enforcement Association

Meeting Schedule 2019

Date                               Speaker/Program                                         

January 18th - Canceled due to AACOP Meeting

February 15th - Matt Giordano, Executive Director of AZ POST 

March 15th - Kevin Rhea, Executive Director of ALEAP

April 19th 

May 17th

June 21st

July 19th - Law Enforcement Summit, Flagstaff, AZ 

August 16th

September 20th - AACOP Annual Conference, Laughlin, NV                            

October 18th 

November 15th 

December 21st