President Joseph G. Estey was sworn in as IACP President during the 111th Annual Conference in Los Angeles. Chief of Police in Hartford, Vermont, since 1987, he joined the board in January 1996. A veteran of 25 years in law enforcement in Hartford, Springfield and Windham County in Vermont, Estey is a past General Chairman of the SACOP Division, a past president of the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police (1991), and is a director of the New England Association of Chiefs of Police. He is a graduate of the 166th Session of the FBI National Academy.

Immediate Past President Chief Joseph M. Polisar was elected to the board in October 1997 at the IACP's 104th Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida. Chief Polisar began his career in law enforcement 25 years ago. Retired as chief of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Department, he is now chief of police for the Garden Grove, California, Police Department. He is a past president of the New Mexico Association of Chiefs of Police and the New Mexico Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates. He is a graduate of the 175th Session of the FBI National Academy and the 18th Session of the FBI National Executive Institute. He is also a graduate of the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the Kennedy School at Harvard and holds a bachelor's degree in management.

First Vice President Mary Ann Viverette, chief of police in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been with the Gaithersburg Police Department since 1979, holding all ranks until her appointment as chief in 1986. She graduated from the FBI National Academy, Session 155, in 1988. She is a member of the Civil Rights Committee and the Constitution and Rules Committee, and has previously served as Chair of the IACP's Election Commission. In 1996, Viverette was elected Vice President of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE); she was one of the association's founding members. She was an active assessor with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), served on the 1994 and 1998 Standards Review Committee, and was appointed as a CALEA Commissioner in June 2002.

Second Vice President Joseph C. Carter was appointed chief of police of the Metropolitan Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Police Department 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. 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; and a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

Third Vice President Ronald C. Ruecker was appointed superintendent of the Department of Oregon State Police in December of 1999. Prior to his appointment, Superintendent Ruecker advanced through the ranks beginning in 1974, and has served as deputy superintendent, commander of two of the department’s three bureaus, and was director of the Office of Professional Standards. Superintendent Ruecker is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy and the Program for Senior Executives at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is a member of the F.B.I. National Academy Associates of Oregon, the Oregon State Sheriffs Association, and the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police.

Fourth Vice President Russell B. Laine has served as 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 on in-service training programs and other topics. 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 Traffic Institute, Northwestern University, and the Midwest Law Enforcement Executive Development Program, he holds a bachelor of arts degree and a juris doctor from John Marshall Law School.

Fifth 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 thirty-seven years, sixteen as Chief of West Goshen Township. He is a Past President of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and Chairman of their Executive Committee. 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).

Sixth Vice President Chief Jimmy R. Fawcett, chief of police in Farmers Branch, Texas since 1991, was elected to the Board during the 111th Annual Conference in Los Angeles. A veteran of 33 years in law enforcement, Chief Fawcett holds a Master Certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, a Bachelor of Science Degree from Abilene Christian University, and an Associate of Science Degree from Grayson County Jr. College. Chief Fawcett attended the F.B.I. Law Enforcement Executive Development School in January 1997.

Vice President at Large

Vice President at Large Craig Steckler was appointed Chief of the Fremont, California Police Department in 1991. Chief Steckler’s career began with the San Clemente Police Department in 1968. Chief Steckler was appointed to the position of Chief of Police in Piedmont in 1980 and was there until 1986 when he accepted the position of Deputy Chief of Police with the Fremont Police Department. Chief Steckler obtained his degree from California State University Los Angeles in the 1970's. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy 128th Session and the P.O.S.T. Command College Class #2. Chief Steckler is also a graduate of the FBI LEEDS Training Class #34, and holds a lifetime community college teaching credential. He was elected to the Board during the 111th Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California.

International Vice President Luc Closset was appointed International Vice President IACP on the occasion of the 109th Annual IACP Conference in Minneapolis in October 2002. He is Commissaire Divisionnaire and Inspector-General of the General Inspectorate of the federal police and the local police departments in Belgium. After having led many police departments and serving as a teacher at the school for senior police officers, he has been liaison officer to the Ministry of Justice and then to the Ministry of Defence for several years. Before becoming Inspector-General, he was Chief of the General Staff of the Belgian Gendarmerie. He holds Bachelor of Criminology and was a successful candidate of the Belgian Royal Higher Institute of Defence. He has also chaired several congresses in the police field.

Vice President-Treasurer Chief Carl Wolf has had a law enforcement career that has spanned over 32 years. He has been the chief of police of the Hazelwood, Missouri, Police Department for 17 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, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee, and is the Chairman of the Highway Safety Subcommittee on Teen Drinking and Driving.

SACOP General Chair Commissioner Mark L. Whitman, Police Commissioner of the York City Police Department, York, Pennsylvania, has more than 30 years of law enforcement service. Commissioner Whitman served as an investigator with the United States Army for two years. He began his law enforcement career with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office. He served as the Chief of the Troy Police Department, Troy, New York for 7 years, followed by 15 years of service as the Chief of the Hornell Police Department, Hornell, New York, prior to coming to York City in September 2003. Commissioner Whitman holds an Associates Degree in Police Science from Monroe Community College, Rochester, New York; a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, and a Masters Degree from Alfred University, Alfred, New York with a major in Community Service/Public Administration. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar. The Commissioner is a past president of the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. He has also served as Adjunct Professor at Hudson Valley Community College and Corning Community College, and has lectured extensively on leadership and other topics to law enforcement agencies. Commissioner Whitman is married. He and his wife, Christie, have one son, Kevin.

General Chair, Division of State and Provincial Police, Gwen M. Boniface began her policing career with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in 1977. In 1998, she was named Commissioner and now leads more than 7,000 OPP uniform and civilian members serving Ontario. She is responsible for policing services to diverse communities throughout the province, including front-line delivery, administrative support services and highly specialized and multi jurisdictional investigations. Commissioner Boniface earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University and a Bachelor of Laws degree at Osgoode Hall Law School. She was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1990 and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She has served on the Law Commission of Canada. Commissioner Boniface was invested into the Order of Ontario in 2001 for her work with First Nations communities and holds the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, the Order of St. John and is a recipient of the Humber College Alumnus of Distinction Award Commissioner Boniface is, by invitation, a member of the First Nations Chiefs of Police. She is the first woman to have held the position of President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and the first Canadian police officer to be elected Chair of the Division of State and Provincial Police of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Parliamentarian Chief Patrick T. Foley Chief of Police Patrick T. Foley began his law enforcement career in January 1977 in Burlington, Vermont as a Patrolman. While with the Burlington VT Police Department, Chief Foley rose through the ranks, spending time in Patrol, in Juvenile where he spent time teaching in the elementary schools, in Detectives and then back into Patrol, when he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Chief Foley left Burlington, Vermont in September 1983 to become a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, where he was assigned to the New York Field Division, Manhattan, NY. In April 1987, he left DEA and began his career as Chief of Police with the Windsor Vermont Police Department. In October 1995, Chief Foley left Windsor Vermont for Douglas, Massachusetts to become their Chief of Police. Chief Foley has been an active member of the IACP since 1987. He also has been the President of the Vermont Chiefs of Police Association, a Trustee with the Vermont Police Association, and President of the Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the New England Chiefs of Police Association and on the IACP Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee. Chief Foley holds a Bachelor Degree in Law Enforcement from Bryant College. He is married and has a 20-year-old daughter.

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.