Committees

The Airport Law Enforcement Committee provides a forum and resource of best practices for law enforcement leaders who provide services at Florida’s Public Airports. Matters that are directly relevant to providing law enforcement services will be discussed at each conference and at meetings held as needed. Legislative, and training will be explored and brought forward for consideration by the members to the Florida Police Chiefs Association Executive Officers and Board of Directors by the Committee Chair.

Committee Members

Chief Shawn Chamberlain, Lee County Port Authority Police Department, Phone: (239) 590-4770,  Email
Director Brian Gilliam, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Phone: (407) 825-7170, Email
Chief Thomas Fuehrer, Sanford Airport Police Department, Phone: (407) 585-4094, Email
Chief Renee’ Purden, Melbourne Airport Police Department, Phone:  (321) 723-6227, Email
Director Mark Stevens, Jacksonville Aviation Authority Police Department, Phone: (904) 741-2231, Email
Chief John Van Etten, Panama City Airport Police Department, Phone: (850) 636-8961, Email
Chief Charles Vazquez, Tampa International Airport Police Department, Phone: (813) 870-8764, Email

The Awards Committee evaluates nominees for the Lee McGehee Police Officer(s) of the Year, Rocky Pomerance Excellence in Policing, Public Private Partnership Committee awards, and Lifesaving Awards and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors; evaluates explorer nominees for college scholarships and makes recommendations to the Foundation Board of Trustees.
 

Committee Members

Chief Sean Hemingway (Chair) – Bay Harbor Islands Police Department, Phone: (305) 866-6242 Email
Chief David Currey – Vero Beach Police Department, Phone: (772) 978-4610 Email
Captain David De La Espriella, Miami Beach Police Department, Phone: (305) 673-7776, Email
Deputy Chief Wayne Miller, Orange City Police Department, Phone: (386) 775-5474, Email
Assistant Chief Mike Mills (Ret.) – South Miami Police Department, Phone: (305) 283-6735 Email
Chief Jeffrey M. Pearson – Satellite Beach Police Department, Phone: (321) 773-4400 Email
Deputy Chief Bill Strudel – University of North Florida Police Department, Phone: (904) 620-2378 Email
Major Williams “Skip” Washa – Aventure Police Department, Phone: (305) 466-8969 Email
Chief Tom Weschler – Naples Police Department, Phone: (239) 213-4850 Email
Chief Buddy Williams – Live Oak Police Department, Phone: (386) 362-7463 Email

The following members of the Highway Safety Committee meet regularly throughout the year to exercise oversight in all Traffic Safety matters. The Committee makes recommendations regarding traffic related legislation, issues and programs to the Board.

Committee Members

Chief Art Bodenheimer (Chair), Lake Alfred Police Department, Phone: (863) 291-5200, Email
Assistant Chief Robert Bage, North Miami Police Department, Phone: (305) 891-0294, Email
Commander Samuel Bejar, North Bay Village Police Department, Phone: (305) 758-2626 x 25, Email
Chief Kevin P. Brunelle, Winter Springs Police Department, Phone: (407) 327-6658, Email
Chief James Cruse, Perry Police Department, Phone: (850) 584-5121, Email
Chief Rick Holland, Florida Polytechnic University Police Department, Phone: (863) 874-8472, Email
Major Joshua Lewis, Riviera Beach Police Department, Phone: (561) 723-1505, Email
Deputy Chief Michael Loux, Largo Police Department, Phone: (727) 586-7388, Email
Chief Tommi Lyter, Pensacola Police Department, Phone: (850) 435-1858, Email
Deputy Chief Bill McEachnie, Maitland Police Department, Phone: (407) 875-2820, Email
Chief Michelle Morris, Sebastian Police Department, Phone: (772) 388-4415, Email
Chief Brett Railey, Winter Park Police Department/Retired, Email
Commander Robert Rizzotto, South Palm Beach Police Department, Phone: (561) 586-2122, Email
Colonel Gene Spaulding Florida Highway Patrol, Phone: (850) 617-2300, Email
Commander Joshua Stone, Gulfport Police Department, Phone: (727) 552-1351, Email
Chief MIchael Teague, Town of Lake Hamilton Police Department, Phone: (863) 439-4711, Email
Captain Brian Unmisig, Pinellas Park Police Department, Phone: (727) 369-7803, Email
Captain Victor White Lakeland Police Department, Phone: (863) 834-8910, Email

The committee is charged with enhancing the relationship between the law enforcement community and the private security sector and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors and General Membership providing information to enhance community safety.
Public Private Security Partnership Committee Awards

Committee Members

Chief Frank Kitzerow (Chair), Jupiter Police Department, Phone: 561.741.2231, Email
Chief Doug Muldoon (Vice Chair), Palm Bay Police Department/Retired, Phone: 321.863.9167 Email
Chief Richard Hedges (Secretary),St. Augustine Beach Police Department/Retired, Phone: 904.669.4253 Email
Douglas Bassett, General Manager, Comcast Inc., Phone: 215.486.7588, Email
Pierre A. Bellemare, Bellemare, Inc., Phone: 941.518.3795, Email
Chuck Bellissimo, President, HPI Security, Phone: 813.307.9213, Email
Marshal Bill Berger, U.S. Marshal Service, Phone: 813.483.4201, Email
Adam Black, Identitech Systems, Inc., Phone: 954.605-6869, Email
Nolan Bomar, Divisional Loss Prevention Manager, Publix Supermarkets, Phone: 904.781.8600, Email
Chief John Brooks, Sunrise Police Department/Retired, Phone: 954.746.3399, Email
William L. Corfield, Special Investigations Team, Target Corporation, Phone: (904)534-3696, Email
Chief David Currey, Vero Beach Police Department, Phone: 772.978.4610, Email
Chief Michael DeLeo, Tallahassee Police Department, Phone: 850.891.4341, Email
Joseph DiGennaro, S.V.P. Corporate Security, Bank of America, Phone: 561.454-0972, Email
Josh Edelstein, Divisional Loss Prevention Manager, Publix Supermarkets, Phone: 954.594.2339, Email
Patrick Fairley, Home Depot, Phone: 954.924-2418 Email
Chad Fulton, Duke Energy,Phone: 727.820-5514 Email
Chief Peter Gauntlett, St. Cloud Police Department, Phone: 417.891.6707, Email
Director Ted Gonzales, Palm Beach Police Chiefs, Phone: 561.355.3914, Email
Jeremy Greenleaf, The Home Depot, Phone: 770.433.8211, Email
John Hawthorne, Senior Loss Prevention Manager, Publix Supermarkets, Phone: 813.334-1150, Email
Ken Hoffman, Dynafire, Phone: 407.637-8018  Email
Bill Kinnebrew, Hertz, Phone: 305.870.6319, Email
Chief Kevin Lystad, Miami Shores Police Department, Phone: 305.759.2468, Email
Major Jorge Martin, Miami Police Department, Phone: 305.603.6774, Email
Director Nancy McBride, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Phone: 561.848.1900, Email
David Mowrey, Duke Energy-Enterprise Protective Services, 727.820.5911, Email
Glen Mowrey, Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD/Retired, Nat’l Law Enforcement Liaison/SIAC, Phone: 704.534.1166, Email
Terrence Mullen, CVSHealth, Phone: 786.412.7687, Email
Bob Neely, Executive Director, Alarm Association of Florida (AAF), Phone: 800.899.2099, Email
Thomas Ostrosky, Verizon, Phone: 808.683.2388, Email
Bob Pence, FBI Retired/The Pence Group, 303.971.0188, Email
Chief David Perry, Florida State University Police Department, Phone: 850.644.1240, Email
Craig L. Richards, Avis Budget Group, Phone: 954.914.4687, Email
Chief Brian Smith, Juno Beach Police Department, Phone: 561.656.0334, Email
Leanne Staalenburg, Capital City Bank, Phone: 850.402.7135, Email
Anthony Strianese, G4S Secure Solutions, Phone: 954.771.5005, Email
Deputy Chief Charles Vitale, Clermont Police Department, Phone: 352.394.5588, Email
Dennis Wamsley, Director of Loss Prevention, Publix Supermarkets, Phone: 863.284-5567, Email
Chief Drew Whitman, Panama City Beach Police Department, Phone: 850.233.5000, Email
John Yochum, US Security Associates, Inc., 561.284.3821, Email

The University/Education Chiefs Committee exercises oversight in all K-12 and University campus security and safety matters. Makes recommendations regarding campus safety related legislation, issues and programs to the Board.
 

Committee Members

Chief Michael Kessie (Chair) – New College Police Department, Phone: (941) 487-4210
Director Michael Andreas, Sarasota County Schools, Phone: (941) 927-9000
Chief Ed Book – Sante Fe College, Phone: (352) 395-5519
Chief Sean Brammer – Florida Atlantic University, Phone: (561) 297-3503
Director John Bukata – Retired, Phone: (954) 931-3475
Chief Terence Calloway – FAMU, Phone: (850) 599-3256
Chief Alex Casas – Florida International University, Phone: (305) 348-1657
Chief Marc Cossich – University of West Florida, Phone:  (850) 474-2415
Chief Chris Daniel – USF Tampa, Phone: (813) 974-2972
Major Hector Garcia – Miami-Dade School Police, Phone: (305) 995-2677
Chief Anthony Giaimo, Florida Southwestern State College, Phone: (239) 489-9339
Retired Chief Randy Gonzalez – Keiser University, Phone (941) 907-3600
Chief Paul Grohowski, Sarasota County School Police, Phone:  (941) 927-9000
Benjamin Guerrero, Florida International University, Phone: (305) 348-2443
Chief David Hendry – University of South Florida, St. Pete, Phone: (727) 873-4475
Chief Richard Holland – Florida Polytechnic University, Phone: (863) 874-8471
Deputy Chief John Houser – Florida Polytechnic University, Phone: (863) 874-8472
Assistant Chief Alphonse Ianniello – Florida International University, Phone: (305) 348-2630
Chief Frank Kitzerow – Palm Beach Schools, Phone: (561) 434-8700
Chief Frank Mackesy – University of North Florida, Phone: (904) 620-4396
Retired Assistant Chief Brian McNulty/Retired – Keiser University, Phone: (863) 682-6020
Chief Carl Metzger, University of Central Florida, Phone: (407) 823-5242
Chief Ian Moffett – Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, Phone: (305) 995-2677
Chief Steve Moore – Florida Gulf Coast University, Phone: (239) 590-1900
Chief David Perry – Florida State University Police Department, Phone: (850) 644-1240
Chief Linda Stump-Kernick – University of Florida, Phone: (352) 392-5445
Captain Kathleen Vacca, New College of Florida, Phone: (941) 487-4210
Captain Robert Yawn, USFSP, Phone: (727) 873-4444