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Leadership
Board of Officers
IACP Past Presidents
President's Message
President Ronald C. Rueckerwas appointed Director of Public Safety for the City of Sherwood, Oregon in April, 2007. He had retired as Superintendent of the Oregon State Police on December 1, 2006 after more than 31 years of service. In his career with the State Police, Superintendent Ruecker advanced through the ranks beginning in 1974. He served as Deputy Superintendent, Commander of two of the Department’s three Bureaus, and was the Director of the Office of Professional Standards. He was appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber as Oregon’s Homeland Security Advisor in 2001 and served in that role until 2004. Director Ruecker is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the FBI’s National Executive Institute and the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Immediate Past President Joseph C. Carter
Immediate Past President Major General (MG) Joseph C. Carter assumed duties as The Adjutant General of Massachusetts on September 21, 2007. MG Carter oversees the administration and operation of the Massachusetts National Guard to ensure troops are trained, equipped and mission-ready to support National Defense Strategy, as well as protect life and property, and preserve the peace, order and public safety as directed in times of natural disaster and civil emergency. Serving under The Adjutant General are approximately 8000 Soldiers, Airmen and full-time civilian employees throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Before assuming his duties as The Adjutant General, MG Carter served as the chief of police of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit (MBTA) Police Department (appointed in January 2003). Preceding this appointment, he served for nearly five years as chief of the Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, Police Department. Chief Carter also served the Boston Police Department with distinction for 20 years, and held several positions as a member of the command staff for over 13 years. A lifelong resident of Boston, Chief Carter possesses a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior, and a master's in criminal justice administration as well as a master’s in strategic studies. He is a graduate of the 140th Session of the FBI National Academy; a 1986 graduate of PERF's Senior Management Institute for Police; a 1991 graduate of the ABA National Judicial College's administrative law judge course; a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and a 2002 graduate of the U.S. Army War College.
First Vice President Russell B. Laine has served as the Chief of Police for the Algonquin, Illinois, Police Department since 1985. He has also served as chief for Bartlett, Illinois, and Edgerton, Wisconsin. He lectures in-service training programs on ethics, legal issues and police administration. He is an active member and a past president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and serves on many IACP committees. A graduate of the Police Administration Training Program at the Northwestern University, and the Midwest Law Enforcement Executive Development Program, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Aurora University and a Juris Doctor from John Marshall Law School. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Chief Laine served with the First Cavalry Division in Viet Nam as a combat Medic.
Second Vice President
Chief Michael J. Carroll is chief of police of the West Goshen Township Police Department in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He has served in various law enforcement positions in Chester County for forty-one years, nineteen as Chief of West Goshen Township. He is a Past President of the Chester County Chiefs of Police Association, Southeastern Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, Past President of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. In 2002, Chief Carroll and his wife, Detective Donna J. Carroll of the Chester County District Attorney's Office, were inducted into the IPA Regional 13 (Pennsylvania) police Hall of Fame. The Chief has served on the Victims Services Committee, the Civil Rights Committee, Constitution and Rules Committee, and the Executive Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Carroll also served as the North Atlantic Region Coordinator of the State Association of Chiefs of Police (SACOP).
Third Vice President Chief Mark A. Marshall has been in state and local law enforcement for twenty-two years. At present he is the Chief of Police in Smithfield, Virginia and has held that position for over 15 years. His education includes a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from Old Dominion University and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Saint Leo University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (196th Session) and the Police Executive Leadership program through the University of Richmond and the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation. Chief Marshall is the past president of the Hampton Roads Chiefs’ Association and is currently on the executive board of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police. He is the IACP’s representative on the FBI Advisory Policy Board CJIS division. He has served on numerous committees and sections for IACP, including past chairman of the CJIS committee. He is involved with several initiatives involving information sharing, including the N-DEx project and the LINx program.
Fourth Vice President Chief Walter McNeil, Secretary, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. He was elected to the board during the 112th Annual Conference in Miami Beach, Florida. He holds a Master Degree in Criminal Justice - St. Johns University, Springfield, Louisania. Graduate work toward MBA Nova Southeastern University School of Business (MBA). Graduate work in Criminal Justice-University of Virginia towards Masters. He is an Adjunct College Instructor – Florida A&M University. Recognized by the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Tallahassee Chapter for Outstanding Service to the Community. Past Board Member of the Tallahassee Senior Citizen Committee. Recognized by the U.S. Attorney Northern District of Florida for Outstanding Service to Law Enforcement. He and his wife Gloria have three Children.
Vice President at Large Susan Riseling, Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief Riseling currently leads the Police Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to her appointment in 1991, she served as Assistant Chief and Deputy Chief at the State University of New York-Stony Brook Police Department. AVC/Chief Riseling began her career at the University of Maryland-College Park as the manager of Security for Residence Life. She attended the University of Maryland for both her undergraduate and graduate work.
AVC/Chief Riseling served as the General Chair of the College and University Police Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police for 6 years. AVC/Chief Riseling has also served on the Executive Committee of the IACP for 7 years. In October of 2005, she was elected to IACP Vice President at Large.
Chief Riseling is a past President of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association and the first woman and first University Police Chief to hold the position. She is a past President of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives. In August 2003, Chief Riseling was awarded the Motorola NAWLEE (National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives) Female Law Enforcement Executive of the year. Also in August 2003 Chief Riseling was promoted to Associate Vice Chancellor for the University of Wisconsin.
Vice President at Large Edmund H. Mosca joined the Old Saybrook Police Department in 1960. He rose through the ranks, being promoted to detective, sergeant and lieutenant, and was appointed Chief of Police in 1971. At age 33 he was then the youngest police chief in the State of Connecticut.
Chief Mosca attended Springfield College and the University of New Haven. He has attended the Connecticut Chiefs of Police Academy where he graduated first in his class, the Command Training Institute at Babson College, the FBI National Academy and the FBI sponsored LEEDS Course. He and his wife Dolores have five children and eleven grandchildren.
Chief Mosca has been very active in state and national law enforcement. He is a past president of the Connecticut Chiefs of Police Association, and a member of its board of directors. He is a director of the Connecticut Law Enforcement Foundation. Chief Mosca was appointed by Governor Grasso to the Connecticut Justice Commission in 1976, and to the Municipal Police Training Council in 1980. In 1985 Governor O’Neill appointed him Chairman of the Municipal Police Training Council and in 1991 he was reappointed as Chairman by Governor Weicker. He was appointed to serve on the Connecticut POST by Governor Rowland in 1995, where he presently serves as Vice Chairman of the Council.
In 1981 Chief Mosca was appointed to the Executive Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, has been Chairman of the Legislative Committee for 15 years and has served a number of terms as a member of the Financial Committee. He served as Parliamentarian for that organization in 2006, and was elected Vice President at Large in October, 2007. Chief Mosca is a past treasurer of the Police Association of Connecticut, and presently serves as a member of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Selection and Nominating Committees. He is a member and past president of the Old Saybrook Rotary Club and is a Paul Harris Fellow. In 1992 Chief Mosca became a member of the Board of Corporators of Liberty Bank.
International Vice President Lt. Col. Mohamed A. Al-Nassr
Mohamed Abdulaziz Al-Nassr was appointed IACP’s International Vice President during the 116th Annual IACP Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in October 2007. He is currently and has been since 2002 serving as Security Attaché with the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington DC. In addition, he serves on the International Policing Division Steering Committee’s Advisory Committee.
In this role as Security Attaché he coordinates communications between the US government agencies and the government of the State of Qatar in all aspects of national security and maintains ongoing relationships with key officials in the Department of Homeland Security, US Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, FBI, Department of Justice, AFOSI, US Coast Guard and local police departments.
Prior to his position at the embassy in Washington, he served from 1997- 2002 in the Public Security General Administration in Doha, Qatar as Officer of the Conference and Meetings Office and monitored all security aspects of the department; acted as Coordinator for the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Department of Foreign Missions; organized meetings and conventions of the World Trade Organization in Doha. From 1991-1997 Mohamed Al-Nassr was main administration officer in Logistics Administration, Doha, Qatar.
Vice President-Treasurer Chief Carl Wolf has had a law enforcement career that has spanned over 37 years. He has been the Chief of Police of the Hazelwood, Missouri, Police Department for 22 years. Prior to his current position, he served as Chief of Police for two Illinois police departments: Highland and Dupo. He began his law enforcement career as a police officer for the Ladue, Missouri, Police Department in 1970. He attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Science degree in Urban Affairs and Policy Analysis with a specialty in Public Administration. He is a graduate of the Greater St. Louis Police Academy and the 28th session of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development program. An IACP life member, he is also a member of the Legislative Committee and Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee. He is serving his second term as the IACP Vice President-Treasurer. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad and Chairs the North St. Louis County Municipal Drug Task Force and the St. Louis Regional Computer Crime Enforcement and Education Task Force.
SACOP General Chair Yousry “Yost” Zakhary was sworn in during the 114th Annual Conference in Boston, MA. Chief Zakhary is a life member of the IACP. He currently serves on the Training and Education Committee and the Elections Commission. In 2001, he served as president of the Texas Police Chiefs Association. Chief of Police in Woodway, Texas since 1985, he holds a Master Peace Officer and Master Fire Fighter Certificate. Chief Zakhary holds a B.A. in Management and a M.A. in Public Policy and Public Administration from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He serves as an adjunct professor at Baylor University and McLennan Community College. Chief Zakhary is currently president of the McLennan County 9-1-1 Board of Managers and serves as Chair of the Law Enforcement Advisory Board. He is a graduate of the 160th Session F.B.I. National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
General Chair, Division of State and Provincial Police, Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes was appointed to Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police in June of 2003. Superintendent Fuentes enlisted in the State Police in January 1978, as a member of the 93A Class. He has served the Division of State Police throughout the state, including assignments as a general road duty Trooper in Central and Southern New Jersey, and an instructor at the Sea Girt Academy. He also was a supervisor with the FBI/NJSP Joint Terrorism Task Force, Narcotics Units, and the Street Gang Unit. Prior to being named Superintendent, he was assigned as the Chief of the Intelligence Bureau, overseeing nine units within the Intelligence Section.
Parliamentarian Lonnie J. Westphal was a member of the Colorado State Patrol for 29 years and retired in 2003 after serving as the Chief for the last 8 years of his career. He has a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University, a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Denver, and served in the U.S. Navy as a Romanian linguist at the National Security Agency. He attended the Program for Senior Executives in State & Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Police Executive Institute at the FBI Academy, and was a Board Member of the National Commission Against Drunk Driving. He is also a former Vice President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is currently is a member of the Advisory Board for The Century Council, an organization funded by the major distillers of America and strives to reduce underage drinking and drunk driving.
As of June of 2006, Lonnie Westphal took over as the Executive Director of the Association of Colorado State Patrol Professionals and the Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation, which includes management of the Alive @ 25program. He has been married to his wife, Annette, for 40 years, has two grown children and two grandchildren.
IACP Executive Director Daniel N. Rosenblatt joined the association as director of its
Information Services Division in 1986; he was appointed executive director in 1989. Prior
to joining IACP, Rosenblatt spent 10 years in various offices of the Department of
Justice. A past president and former member of the Board of Directors of the National
Organization for Victim Assistance, he holds a bachelor's degree in political science.
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