CALEA COMMISSIONERS FOR 2008


			Dr. Charles P. Austin, Sr. City Manager Columbia, South Carolina charles.austin@columbiasc.net
Charles Austin is the City Manager for Columbia, South Carolina. Previously, he served as First Assistant City Manager for Public Safety and was also Chief of Police for the Columbia Police Department, a CALEA Accredited agency. He received his bachelor's degree from South Carolina State University in education; a master's degree in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina; a master of divinity degree from Erskine Theological Seminary; and a doctorate in pastoral ministry from Graham Baptist Bible College. He has attended various other schools for training, including the John F. Kennedy School of Government for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University, and in 2006, received the International City/County Management Association's credentialed manager designation.

			Dr. THERON L. BOWMAN Chief of Police Arlington (TX) Police Department bowmant@ci.arlington.tx.us
Theron Bowman is the Chief of Police of the Arlington (TX) Police Department, a CALEA Accredited agency. Chief Bowman worked his way up in the ranks becoming Chief in 1999. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, where he serves on the Executive Committee, the Financial Review Committee, and the IACP Foundation; the Police Executive Research Forum; and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. He received a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and doctorate degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and is a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police, the FBI National Academy, and the National Executive Institute.

			Lt. Colonel GAYLE M. CAMERON New Jersey State Police (Retired) West Trenton, New Jersey g.cameron3482@yahoo.com
Gayle Cameron retired from the New Jersey State Police in May 2008. She began her career in 1980 as a road duty trooper in southern New Jersey and has held command positions in several sections including the Forensic Science Bureau, Identification & Information Technology, Division Human Resources, and Administration. Lieutenant Colonel Cameron has a bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State College and a master’s degree from Seton Hall University. The New Jersey State Police were CALEA Accredited in July 2007.

			Professor GARY W. CORDNER Kutztown University Kutztown, Pennsylvania cordner@kutztown.edu
Gary Cordner is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. He taught for 21 years at Eastern Kentucky University, including service as Dean of the College of Justice & Safety and Director of the Kentucky Regional Community Policing Institute. Dr. Cordner is past-president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and past-editor of the American Journal of Police and Police Quarterly. He served as chief of police in St. Michaels, Maryland and received his Ph.D. in social science from Michigan State University.

			Mr. LOUIS M. DEKMAR COMMISSION VICE CHAIR Chief of Police LaGrange (GA) Police Department ldekmar@lagrange-ga.org
Louis Dekmar is the Chief of Police of LaGrange (GA) Police Department, a CALEA Accredited agency. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police; the Past-President of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police; a member of the Georgia Board of Public Safety; and had served as a Federal Monitor for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. Chief Dekmar holds a bachelor’s degree in administration of justice from the University of Wyoming and a master’s degree in public administration from Georgia College and State University. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy and FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar. Chief Dekmar serves as Vice Chairperson/Vice President of the Commission.

			Dr. JOHN D. GLOVER Vice President of Corporate Security (Retired) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company jdoug@bellsouth.net
John Glover retired as Vice President of Corporate Security from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in 2002. His law enforcement career was as a FBI Special Agent from 1966 to 1989, retiring as an Executive Assistant Director. He is a member of the Society of Former FBI Agents, a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and numerous other law enforcement associations. He was formerly Co-Chairman of the United States Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Counsel. Dr. Glover received a bachelor’s degree from Florida A & M University and master’s and a doctorate degrees in public administration from the University of Southern California.

			Mr. Robert Greenlaw Commission Secretary Director Blaine County Emergency Communications Center bgreenlaw@co.blaine.id.us
Robert Greenlaw is the Director of the Blaine County Emergency Communications Center, Hailey, Idaho. He retired in 2006 as Director of the Northwest Bergen (NJ) Central Dispatch and 9-1-1, the first agency to receive CALEA Public Safety Communications Accreditation. He has over forty years of public safety and emergency management experience. He graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University and has been a Certified Emergency Manager since 1995. Director Greenlaw serves as Secretary of the Commission.

			Mr. RICHARD W. HOLDEN Commander, Retired North Carolina State Highway Patrol rwhghsp@aol.com
Richard Holden served as the Chief/Assistant Vice Chancellor for Police and Public Safety at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He retired in 2004 as the Commander for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a CALEA Accredited agency. Colonel Holden is a former General Chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, where he served as Chair of the Division of State and Provincial Police and as a member of Executive Committee for Highway Safety; the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. In addition to attending North Carolina A&T University, he is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville and the FBI’s National Executive Institute.

			Mr. DON C. HUNTER Sheriff of Collier County Naples, Florida hq252@colliersheriff.net
Don Hunter is the Sheriff of Collier County, Florida, a CALEA Accredited agency. Sheriff Hunter joined the Collier County Sheriff’s Office in 1979; was elected to his current position in 1988, and, subsequently, re-elected since then. Sheriff Hunter has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Florida State University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is a member of the National Sheriff’s Association, the Florida Sheriff’s Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Police Executive Research Forum.

			Mr. TED G. Kamatchus Sheriff of Marshall County, Iowa tkamatchus@co.marshall.ia.us
Ted Kamatchus is the Sheriff of Marshall County, Iowa, a CALEA Accredited agency. In 1980, he joined the Marshalltown (IA) Police Department, and in 1988 was appointed Sheriff of Marshall County, and has been successfully re-elected to that post since then. Sheriff Kamatchus has been active at the state and national level in a variety of organizations and committees involving reserve law enforcement officers, training academies, and law enforcement associations. He has served as President of the Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association and as President of the National Sheriffs’ Association. He attended Mankato State University majoring in police science.

			Dr. A. DeWADE LANGLEY Director Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations bettyd@osbi.state.ok.us
DeWade Langley is the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations, a CALEA Accredited agency. As Director since 1995, he has spearheaded the implementation of many revolutionary crime fighting tools including the first statewide criminal intelligence unit and the first Association of Crime Laboratory Directors accredited laboratories in the state. Dr. Langley has a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in education from Oklahoma State University. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society and serves on numerous boards and commissions including the Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training.

			Dr. GARY J. MARGOLIS Chief of Police University of Vermont Police Service Burlington, Vermont Gary.margolis@uvm.edu
Gary Margolis is the Chief of Police for the University of Vermont Police Service, a CALEA Accredited agency. During his near 20-year career in public safety he has served as a deputy sheriff; police officer; and police academy administrator. Dr. Margolis is involved in several national and international initiatives for the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. He is a graduate of the Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Program and serves as an adviser to the United States Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to campus safety and higher education security. Dr. Margolis holds a masters degree in education and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies.

			Mr. JAMES M. O’DELL COMMISSION CHAIR Chief of Police Kettering (OH) Police Department Odell266@aol.com
James O’Dell is the Chief of Police of Kettering (OH) Police Department, a CALEA Accredited agency. Chief O’Dell began his law enforcement career in 1970 for the City of Lakewood, Colorado, and in 1985, accepted the position of Chief with the Kettering Police Department. Chief O’Dell is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Police Executive Research Forum, as well as an active member of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. He holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business administration and education from Emporia State University and is also a graduate of the Police Foundation Harvard Business School Senior Management Institute, the FBI National Academy, and Certified Law Enforcement Executive (CLEE) Program. Chief O’Dell serves as the Chairperson/President of the Commission.

			Mr. DANIEL C. PARKINSON Chief of Police Cornwall Community (ON) Police Service Parkinson.d@cornwallpolice.com
Daniel Parkinson is the Chief of Police of the Cornwall Community Police Service, Ontario Canada. During his 35 year career in law enforcement, Chief Parkinson has been assigned to a number of key areas, including Criminal Investigations, Fraud Bureau, Homicide Bureau, Staff Superintendent in Charge of Operations Support, Staff Superintendent in Charge of Field Operations, and Staff Superintendent in Charge of Operations Services. He is a member of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, and International Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Parkinson is a graduate of the Strategic Command Course at the National Police Training Centre in Hampshire, England and graduated from the University of Cambridge, England in Applied Criminology and Police Studies.

			Mr. JOSEPH M. POLISAR Chief of Police Garden Grove (CA) Police Department joep@garden-grove.ca.us
Joseph Polisar is the Chief of Police of Garden Grove (CA) Police Department, a CALEA Accredited agency. Previously he served as the Chief of Police with the Albuquerque (NM) Police Department which was the first New Mexico law enforcement agency to achieve accreditation. Chief Polisar is a past president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and past president of the New Mexico Association of Chiefs of Police. He has a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Phoenix and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the FBI 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.

			Honorable JAMES N. ROBEY COMMISSION TREASURER Senator, 13^th District of Maryland Annapolis, Maryland James.robey@senate.state.md.us
The Honorable James Robey is the Senator for the 13^th District of Maryland. Previously he served as Howard County Executive for two terms after retiring in 1998 as Chief of Police of the Howard County (MD) Police Department, a CALEA Accredited agency. Senator Robey received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree from Hood College and is also a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police, the FBI’s National Academy, and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar.

			Mr. J. GRAYSON ROBINSON Sheriff of Arapahoe County Colorado grobinson@co.arapahoe.co.us
Grayson Robinson is Sheriff of the Arapahoe County (CO) Sheriff’s Office, a CALEA Law Enforcement and Public Safety Communications Accredited agency. He has a long career of municipal police and county sheriff’s office experience. Sheriff Robinson is actively involved with the National Sheriffs’ Association and is also a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Police Executive Research Forum. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDS) program, as well as a graduate of the State and Local Executives Program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Robinson has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and holds a master’s degree in public administration.

	Honorable REBECCA VIGIL-GIRON Former New Mexico Secretary of State Santa Fe, New Mexico rebeccavigil@aol.com
The Honorable Rebecca Vigil-Giron is the former Secretary of State of New Mexico and was the first New Mexico Secretary of State to win re-election two times. She is a past president of the National Association of Secretaries of State and a member of the National Association of Secretaries of State. She received a bachelor’s degree in French and social science from New Mexico Highlands University and is also a graduate of the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

			Mr. THOMAS H. WARREN, SR. President/CEO Urban League of Nebraska twarren@ci.omaha.ne.us
Thomas Warren is the President/CEO of the Urban League of Nebraska. He retired in late 2007 as the Police of Chief of the Omaha (NE) Police Department, a CALEA Accredited agency. He joined that department in 1983 and served in a variety of departments, including internal affairs, information services, and the investigations bureau before being name chief in 2003. He was chosen Omaha Police Department Employee of the Year in 1999 and was its first accreditation manager. Chief Warren has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Morningside College and a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska.

		Honorable GRANT S. WEGNER Circuit Court Judge 16^th Judicial Circuit Kane County, Illinois wegnergrant@co.kane.il.us
The Honorable Grant Wegner is currently a Circuit Court Judge in St. Charles, Illinois. Prior to becoming a member of the judiciary, Judge Wegner was in private practice and served as a part-time Assistant State’s Attorney in Kendall County, Illinois. Judge Wegner was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Supreme Court’s Mentoring Committee, where he has remained a member to date. He serves as a member of the Illinois Family Violence Council Judicial Ethics Committee and also of a member of the Executive Board for Three River’s Council and Boy Scouts of America. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University and a juris doctorate from Hamline University.
			Ms. LISA G. WOMACK Chief of Police Elgin (IL) Police Department Womack_l@cityofelgin.org
Lisa Womack is the Chief of Police of the Elgin (IL) Police Department, a CALEA Accredited agency. She began her law enforcement career in 1992 with the Arlington (TX) Police Department and was previously Chief of Police with the Sugar Land (TX) Police Department. Chief Womack holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Texas Woman’s University and a master’s degree from the University of North Texas.