Governing Body

President Chief Walter McNeil, was chosen as the Police Chief for the City of Quincy, February 28, 2011.  When appointed by Governor Charlie Crist on February 20, 2008 as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, Walter McNeil had more than 29 years of law enforcement experience. In this role, he is responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing the nation’s third largest prison system with a total annual budget of $2.3 billion and a workforce of over 20,000 employees. While serving in this position, he has continued to emphasize his commitment to public safety through a common sense approach to addressing recidivism.

Secretary McNeil was head of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice when appointed to the position of Secretary of Corrections. While at the Department of Juvenile Justice, his priority was to ensure the efficient operation of the state juvenile justice system through the provision of an appropriate mix of programs and services for juvenile offenders.

Prior to being selected to lead the above- named agencies, McNeil was the Chief of Police for the City of Tallahassee, Florida. Appointed to this position in 1997, McNeil served as the Tallahassee Police Chief for almost ten years. As Chief of Police, he directed 345 sworn police officers and approximately 130 full time civilian employees, and administered a total annual budget of approximately $42 million to ensure the effective delivery of law enforcement services. During his tenure as Chief, the Police Department consistently received very high customer service satisfaction ratings from the citizens of Tallahassee.

A strong voice for progressive law enforcement, he lead several community policing efforts in Tallahassee to control gangs, drugs, and juvenile crime. These efforts earned him numerous honors, including being named Public Sector Business Person of the Year; recipient of the Northern District U.S. Attorney’s Outstanding Service Award; the Tallahassee NAACP Humanitarian Award; the United States DEA Award for drug enforcement; the IACP Civil Rights Award; and the City of Tallahassee Humanitarian Award for his response to Hurricane Katrina as one of the Incident Commanders.

Prior to serving as the Tallahassee Police Chief, McNeil held the positions of Assistant Police Chief, Police Major, Police Captain, Police Lieutenant, Police Sergeant, and Police Officer/Investigator for the City of Tallahassee.

McNeil holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is an active member of the State of Florida Human Trafficking Task Force, an active participant in the United Way of the Big Bend’s Community Reinvestment efforts, a practicing member of the 100 Black Men of Tallahassee, and serves as the 2010 Honorary Chair of the State of Florida Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer Society Fundraiser. Past community involvement include serving as Board Member of Boys and Girls Town of Tallahassee, Chair of the American Heart Association Heart Walk, Honorary Co-Chair of the March of Dimes Walk America Campaign, Board Member of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, and Refuge House of Tallahassee Board Member.

Immediate Past President Chief Mark A. Marshall has been in state and local law enforcement for twenty-five years. At present he is the Chief of Police in Smithfield, Virginia and has held that position for over 18 years. He is currently the Chairman for the LINx ( Law Enforcement Data Exchange) statewide information-sharing project. This initiative includes the sharing of data between local, state and federal agencies and in 2005 won the International Association of Chief’s of Police (IACP) award for Excellence in Technology. This statewide system has been the model for nine additional projects across the country.

He serves on the Advisory Policy Board (APB) for the FBI’s CJIS Division. The Division produces a variety of products and services to the entire law enforcement community. They include NCIC, IAFIS, III, and N-DEx. Additionally he has been a principal advisor to the N-DEx  ( National Data Exchange ) project that is the national information sharing project that allows agencies to access information contained in the thousands of record management systems utilized by criminal justice agencies across the U.S.

He sits on several GLOBAL committees that are advisory bodies to the Attorney General and Department of Justice on matters of information sharing and intelligence. He currently is on the Criminal Intelligence Coordination Council (CICC) and served on GLOBAL’s committee that developed operating standards for Fusion Centers. He chairs a variety of committees and commissions with an emphasis on technology, governance, and policy impact.

He is currently spear-heading an effort to develop a centralized technology clearinghouse that will serve as the principal Domestic Communications Assistance Center for the usage and application of  electronic surveillance and intercepts.

Chief Marshall is the past president of the Hampton Road’s Chief’s Association and is on the Executive Board of the Virginia Association of Chief’s of Police (VACP). 

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 (196^th session) and the Police Executive Leadership program through the University of Richmond and the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation. He has authored numerous published articles and regularly conducts seminars and presentations at national and international venues.

 First Vice President Craig T. Steckler, has served California law enforcement for forty years in three different municipal agencies. Chief Steckler began his career in San Clemente in 1968 and left in 1980 to become the Chief of Police in Piedmont , California . In 1986 he was hired by the Fremont Police Department as a Deputy Chief and in 1992 was promoted to Chief of Police. Chief Steckler is a past president of the California Police Chiefs Association and is a life member of the IACP. Chief Steckler served on the Executive Committee from 1997 to 2004 when he was elected Vice President at Large and then in 2008 elected as Forth Vice President. Chief Steckler has also served on the Patrol and Tactical Operations Committee, Constitutional Review Committee and Financial Review Committee. Chief Steckler received his degree from California State University , Los Angeles , graduated from the National Academy 128 th session and graduated from LEEDS in 1996. Chief Steckler is married to Casey and they have four children.

Second Vice President Yost Zakhary, Chief Zakhary started his law enforcement career with the City of Woodway in 1979 and was appointed Chief in 1985. He is an active participant in many law enforcement related positions and has served on several IACP committees. Chief Zakhary served as president of the Texas Police Chief’s Association and Chair of the Texas Police Chief’s Foundation. He served on the Training and Education Committee for the IACP and has served as General Chair of SACOP. In 2008, Chief Zakhary was appointed to serve on the IACP Executive Committee representing cities under 10,000 population. He is the President of the McLennan County 9-1-1 District and currently serves as chair for the McLennan Community College Law Enforcement Academy. Chief Zakhary is a lifetime member of IACP and Texas Police Chiefs Association. He is a graduate of the 160th Session F.B.I National Academy and holds a B.A. in Management and a M.A. in Public Policy and Public Administration from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Chief Zakhary is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at Baylor University and McLennan Community College. He is married to Julie and they have twin daughters, Lauren and Emily.

Third Vice President Chief Richard Beary, began his law enforcement career in 1977 with the Altamonte Springs Police Department. He worked through the ranks from Communications Operator to Commander of Police Operations.  In 1992, he was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Lake Mary, Florida and served there until retirement after thirty years of municipal service.

On June 29, 2007, he was appointed Chief of Police for the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.  UCF is the largest university in Florida and the 2nd largest in the United States, serving a student population in excess of 58,000.

Chief Beary has received numerous awards from civic and service organizations.  He has twice been awarded the Medal of Valor for Performance Undertaken at Great Personal Hazard as well as other Law Enforcement Awards.

Chief Beary holds a Bachelors degree in Public Affairs from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida and a Master of Science degree from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Chief Beary is a graduate of the 143rd session of the F.B.I. National Academy. Chief Beary serves as an adjunct faculty member at Seminole State College of Florida and has been a certified law enforcement trainer since 1981.

Chief Beary is a member of numerous professional organizations on a State, National and International level.  Chief Beary served as President of the Florida Police Chiefs Association and the Central Florida Criminal Justice Association. Chief Beary is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and was elected as 4th Vice President in 2010.

Chief Beary has provided expert witness testimony before the Florida Legislature and the United States Congress. He has served on numerous focus groups to enhance the delivery of criminal justice system related services.

Fourth Vice President Superintendent Ronal W. Serpas, Ph.D, was appointed Superintendent of Police, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), on May 6, 2010, by Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu following a nationwide search. Serpas served as the sixth Police Chief in the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department history appointed in January 2004, following a nationwide search, and serving until his appointment to the NOPD. Following a nationwide search, Serpas was appointed as the 19th Chief of the Washington State Patrol (WSP), appointed in August 2001 and served for 2½ years before being appointed Chief in Nashville. Prior to his tenure in Washington, Chief Serpas began his career in June 1980 with the NOPD rising through all civil service ranked positions, and was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Police and the first Chief of Operations in October 1996 charged with implementing wide scale organization restructuring, initiating the CompStat model in the NOPD and leading all patrol, investigative, special response units and community-policing functions. Chief Serpas received his Doctorate in Urban Studies, with an emphasis in Urban Crime, from the University of New Orleans.

During Chief Serpas’ tenure in Nashville, overall major crime reports fell for an unprecedented sixth consecutive year during 2009 to the lowest level in 24 years, while the rate of crime fell to its lowest level in 31 years – overall major crime continued to decline throughout 2010 during his tenure in Nashville. The overall major crime rate in 2009 was the lowest since 1978, the violent crimes rate the lowest since 1989, and the property crime rate was the lowest since 1972. The MNPD’s El Protector program, established in 2005, was recognized in 2009 as a “best practice” by the Vera Institute of Justice in providing police service across the language divide. In 2009 the MNPD was recognized as the winner in the extra-large department category for Excellence in Victim Services by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). While Chief of the WSP unparalleled increases in trooper activity resulted in a 37% increase in DUI arrest and a 22% decrease in interstate fatalities, as well as demonstrable success in detective functions, Fire Marshall Services and statewide Crime Lab efficiencies. The WSP was awarded the IACP’s “Chiefs Challenge” and the “Clayton J. Hall Memorial Award” during his tenure as Chief. As the Chief of Operations of the NOPD from October 1996 to July 2001, the City of New Orleans led the nation in violent crime reduction for the years 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

In addition to Chief Serpas’ law enforcement career he has served as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Loyola University New Orleans, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses from 1993 to 2001. Chief Serpas has published several articles on the Accountability Driven Leadership management philosophy he created (Beyond Compstat: Accountability Driven Leadership; The Next Step in Accountability Driven Leadership: Compstating the Compstat Data; and, Accountability Driven Leadership: Assessing Quality versus Quantity), gun violence in America (Illegal Gun Crimes: A View from the Streets), police disciplinary systems (An Employee Disciplinary System that Makes Sense), the use of termination for employees who are untruthful (“The Untruthful Employee: Is Termination the Only Response?), and the need for actionable research to help guide American police executives serve as references to others who are interested in his style of management.

Chief Serpas continues to participate and contribute on the national and international level of police leadership through his election as the 4th Vice President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and was sworn in October 26, 2011. Chief Serpas will serve through the Vice President Chairs and become President of the IACP in 2015. Serpas was previously appointed to the IACP Executive Committee which is the governing and policy making body of the IACP, providing oversight and direction to the IACP. Serpas also served for many years as the Co-Chair of the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of the IACP. The IACP is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives, with over 20,000 members in over 100 different countries. IACP's leadership consists of the operating chief executives of international, federal, state and local agencies of all sizes. The RAC unites police executives and academic leaders to create and publish an annual research agenda to find potential solutions addressing the many and significant concerns throughout the criminal justice system here in the United States and abroad.

Chief Serpas said, “When we use the Community Policing philosophy to direct our crime fighting and quality of life initiatives, and utilize the principles of Accountability Driven Leadership to relentlessly strive for department wide improvement, we can make a difference every day in our neighborhoods.”

Vice President at Large Patrick Foley, Chief Patrick T. Foley began his law enforcement career on January 31, 1977 as a Patrolman for the Burlington, Vermont Police Department. During his tenure with the Burlington, VT Police Department, Chief Foley rose through the ranks, spending time in Patrol, Juvenile, Detectives and finally returning back to Patrol, when he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In September 1983, Chief Foley left the Burlington, VT Police Department to become a Special Agent with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, assigned to the largest field office of DEA, the New York Field Division in Manhattan, New York. In April 1987, Chief Foley returned to the State of Vermont, where he became the Chief of Police in Windsor, Vermont and became an active member of the IACP.

Chief Foley left Windsor, VT in October 1995 to become the Chief of Police in Douglas, Massachusetts. Chief Foley has been a member of the IACP Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee since 2002. IACP Executive Committee 2003-2004, IACP Parliamentarian 2004-2005 and 2005 re-appointed to the IACP Executive Committee representing Group 1, New England. Chief Foley has served as President of both the Vermont Chiefs of Police and Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Associations, and is currently on the Executive Boards of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association and the New England Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Foley is married and has a daughter.

Vice President at Large Chief James Craze, is the chief of police of Greenbelt, Maryland, a suburban community of 21,000 residents located in Prince George’s County, 10 miles north of Washington, DC. He began his 45-year law enforcement career serving as an Air Force Air Police canine handler during the Vietnam era. After separation from the service he joined the Greenbelt Police Department where he rose through the ranks to become chief in 1986. Chief Craze holds a Bachelors degree in Law Enforcement/Criminology from the University of Maryland, is a graduate of the 146th Session of the FBI National Academy, the 29th Session of the FBI LEEDS program at Quantico and has served as the president of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and the Police Chiefs Association of Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Chief Craze has served on a number of key IACP boards and committees including the Board of Directors for the Foundation, the Executive Committee representing Group 3, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, the Financial Review Committee, the Investment Committee, the Election Commission and was Maryland’s SACOP representative for a period of four years. Chief Craze is married and has a son, Jim Jr. and daughter, Aimee.

International Vice President Col. Nelson Werlang Garcia, is the IACP International Vice-Chair and has been installed as the IACP International Vice-President at the 118th Annual IACP Conference in October of 2011 for a 2 year term, until 2013. An active IACP member for over a decade, Col. Garcia has played an instrumental role in expanding the organization’s efforts on a global scale, particularly in his native region of South America.

Col. Garcia has served in law enforcement since 1986, working in various positions within Military Police of the Federal District in Brasilia, Brazil. His career has highlighted his ability to supervise and lead police units, with many of his tasks centering on recruitment, police education and community policing duties. Additionally, Col. Garcia has been seconded to the United Nations in two Peace Keeping/Peace Building missions, in former Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR) and most recently to the Integrated Peace-building Office in Guinea Bissau (UNIOGBIS), where he was assigned to the post of Senior Police Advisor, Head of the Police Reform Unit.

Vice President-Treasurer Chief Carl Wolf's law enforcement career has spanned over 42 years, 35 of which has been a Chief of Police. He has been the Police Chief of the Hazelwood Missouri Police Department for over 26 years. He administers an agency of 85 employees.

He attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Illinois, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and a Master of Science Degree in Urban Affairs and Policy Analysis with a specialty in Public Administration.

Chief Wolf serves as a Commissioner of the Greater St. Louis Regional Justice Information System (REJIS), Chairman of the North County Drug Task Force, Chairman of the Regional Computer Crimes Education Enforcement Group, Chairman of the North County Municipal Police Chiefs Violent Crime Task Force, Chairman of the Missouri Police Chiefs Legislative Committee and serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater St. Louis Area Major Case Squad.

He is a life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is currently serving his fourth three year team on the IACP Board of Officers as the Vice President-Treasurer. He also is a member of the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee and serves as Chair of the Financial Review Committee. He has oversight responsibilities for the Conference Committee, Education and Training Committee and the Research Advisory Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the IACP Foundation as its Treasurer.

Chief Wolf is a member and Past President of the Florissant Valley Kiwanis Club, serves as a Board Member and Past President of the Northwest Communities Chamber of Commerce, served on the Board and served as Chairman, twice, of the Emerson Family YMCA Board of Directors, Currently the Secretary and the Past President of the Board of Directors of Valley Industries Sheltered Workshop and is a member of VFW Post 6368, American Legion Post #4 and member of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 794.

Carl is a Vietnam War Navy veteran where he received the Navy Air Medal with First Strike Flight Award for combat flights during Operation Market Time.

Carl is married to Colleen and they share nine children and eight grandchildren.

SACOP General Chair Chief Kent Barker has over 28 years of law enforcement experience which includes two years with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Salem Oregon, 19 years with the Keizer Police Department, and the past seven years as the Chief of Police for the City of Tualatin, Oregon.

Kent has a bachelor’s degree in Management and Communication from Western Baptist College in Salem, Oregon. Kent also graduated from the Oregon Executive Development Institute and the FBI National Academy, Session #208. He is the past President of the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police and a recipient of the Paul Nagy Award. Kent was recently appointed by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to serve on the Board for the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and is a member of the Police Policy Committee.

Chief Barker has served as the Oregon representative for the SACOP division for over two years and is a past member of the Executive Committee for IACP.

General Chair, Division of State and Provincial Police, Chief John R. Batiste is the 21st Chief of the Washington State Patrol. Governor Christine Gregoire appointed Chief Batiste on February 14, 2005. 

The Washington State Patrol is the largest public safety, law enforcement agency in the state. The Washington State Patrol is a statewide general authority Washington law enforcement agency employing over 2,300 (1,150 sworn and 1,150 professional support staff) personnel with a biennial budget of $369 million. Chief Batiste oversees the day-to-day management of the agency’s five bureaus: Field Operations Bureau, Fire Protection Bureau (State Fire Marshal), Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau (statewide crime laboratories), Investigative Services Bureau, and Technical Services Bureau.

Chief Batiste began his career with the Washington State Patrol in March 1976. He has promoted through the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, and Deputy Chief. Chief Batiste obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement Administration from City University and is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety School of Police Staff and Command, as well as a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Executive Institute.

Chief Batiste has been involved in a variety of activities and organizations, including his work with the Kenya National Police Force to create a National Police Chaplin Program and the South African National Police Force to assist with training and procedures on ethical policing.

Chief Batiste is an Executive Board Member of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs; Executive Board Member for the Western States Information Network; Washington Criminal Justice Training Commissioner; Washington Traffic Safety Commissioner; International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Executive Board member; General Chair of the IACP State & Provincial Police Division; and member of the Forensic Investigation Council and Governor’s Emergency Management Council.

Parliamentarian David G. Walchak, was born and raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1966 and his Masters Degree in Police Administration and Public Safety from Michigan State University in 1968. Mr. Walchak is a graduate of the 109th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy and the 25th Session of the FBI National Executive Institute.

Following service with the United States Army Military Police, Mr. Walchak became an officer with the La Crosse, Wisconsin Police Department (1964-1966). While an officer, he was awarded a United States Department of Justice Executive Development fellowship for graduate school. After obtaining his graduate degree, he served as a police-training supervisor (1968-1969) for the State of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. From 1969 to 1972, Mr. Walchak was the Law Enforcement Director of the Maine Municipal Association. He became the first Director of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, (1972 to 1975) within the Maine Department of Public Safety.

In 1975, Mr. Walchak was appointed Chief of Police in Concord, New Hampshire, where he served until his retirement in 1997. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Walchak was the Senior Advisor in the Office of Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) in the U. S. Department of Justice. In 1999-2000, he served with the FBI as the Senior Advisor in the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, Communications and Technology (C&T) Branch. Mr. Walchak was appointed as a Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI CJIS Division in 2000. He headed the CJIS Divisions C&T Branch until his retirement in 2004.

Mr. Walchak is a Past President (1995-1996) of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). He has served as; President of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police; chairperson of the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council; an advisory board member for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire; a police management consultant; and as an expert witness on police administration and personnel issues in the New Hampshire State Courts. Mr. Walchak is a life member of; the International Association of Chiefs of Police; New England Association of Chiefs of Police; NH Association of Chiefs of Police and Maine Chiefs of Police Association.

He served on numerous federal, state, and local boards and committees and continues as a member of law enforcement associations and professional committees.

IACP Executive Director Bart R. Johnson, currently serves as the Executive Director for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), an organization with over 21,000 members from over 100 countries around the world. As the Executive Director, Mr. Johnson is responsible for ensuring that the IACP builds upon over a century of success addressing issues at the forefront of the law enforcement profession, to include, advocacy, training, technical assistance and exchange of information. Leading a staff of over 100 professionals, Mr. Johnson provides strategic advice and counsel to the IACP leadership and membership on the critical issues they confront each day. In addition, Mr. Johnson is charged with the identification and development of relationships with strategic partners to advance the goals and missions of the IACP.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Johnson served as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As the second-ranking official in the office, he was responsible for integrating the Department’s intelligence efforts while providing the Secretary, her senior leadership, the DHS components, and state, local, tribal and private sector partners with the homeland security intelligence and information they need to keep the country safe. Mr. Johnson also oversaw the Department’s programs to evaluate and mature state and local fusion center capabilities and establish a nationwide, integrated information sharing fabric.

Prior to this assignment Mr. Johnson served as Director of Homeland Security and Law Enforcement (HSLE) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In this capacity, Mr. Johnson was the principal advisor to the Director and his executive staff for HSLE issues, and primary subject matter expert on missions, capabilities, and organizations of the Intelligence Community’s homeland security and law enforcement Federal, state, local, and tribal (FSLT) partners. Mr. Johnson engaged with key intelligence and homeland security partners to ensure that the information and intelligence requirements of HSLE professionals were met, and further the capabilities of each of these build support for that the national network of state and local fusion centers. Mr. Johnson also developed the Partners Group - a select community of FSLT leaders from across the country to advise the Director of National Intelligence on FSLT capabilities, issues, best practices and contributions to national and homeland security.

Before joining the federal government, Mr. Johnson served as a Colonel with the New York State Police. He has more than 31 years of law enforcement experience, 24 of them with the New York State Police. He began his career as a police officer in Peekskill, New York, in 1977, and he then rose through the ranks of the state police. During that time, he participated in a number of complex and high-level criminal investigations. Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Mr. Johnson was tasked to develop a terrorism preparedness, response and prevention capability within the state police. His efforts led to the establishment of the New York State Police Office of Counter-Terrorism in February 2003, which Mr. Johnson commanded as Lieutenant Colonel and which evolved into the current New York State Intelligence Center. He retired from the state police in 2008 as the Field Commander where he oversaw the daily activities of nearly 5,000 sworn members of the agency.

Mr. Johnson is a former Co-Chair of the Global Advisory Committee and former Chair of the Global Intelligence Working Group and Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council. These positions exposed him to a number of national intelligence efforts as well as the development and establishment of the National Fusion Center Network.

Mr. Johnson has received numerous awards, including the Superintendent’s Commendation and the Federal 100 Award. He is also the recipient of the Department of Homeland Security Distinguished Public Service Award—the highest award that can be given to an individual from outside the Department—awarded to those who have brought the highest honor upon the Department through exceptionally distinguished service in support of efforts to secure the homeland.

Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and Economics from Empire State College. Mr. Johnson has been married to his wife Maryann for more than 33 years and has three grown children, Erik, Kristen and Amy.