Membership Update
By Craig Steckler, Chair, Membership and Communications Committee
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s chair of the Cal Chiefs’ Membership
Committee for the past 13 years, I have
not only watched the organization
grow and develop but have also witnessed
the turnover in chiefs accelerate, even
more so over the past several years. We
have experienced some years where the
number of new chiefs is between 35 and
65. This high level of turnover requires
that we work hard to keep our database of members as current as possible,
helping to insure that we are the most
accurate resource for chiefs in California.
At each CPCA Training Symposium we
offer a workshop for new chiefs called,
“What New Chiefs Need to Know.” This
is an opportunity for us to introduce the
association as well as provide resources
for a successful career. In addition to the
workshop, we also acknowledge and
introduce each new chief during the Host
Chief Night/New Chiefs’ reception. An
accurate membership database also helps
assists us in recognizing the tenure of our
police chiefs. Chiefs are
awarded years of service
pins during the business
meeting to help celebrate their leadership
in 5-year increments,
recognition ranges
from 5 years all the
way to 30 years.
For the first
time in many
years we have an
active Membership
Committee and
we are working
with CPCA’s Membership Coordinator Shellie Willetts to
prioritize the goals and strategies dealing
with Member Services and Resources that
are included in the recently adopted Cal
Chiefs Strategic Plan. The complete plan
is included in this issue for your reference.
The Membership Committee includes:
Morro Bay Police Chief Amy Christey,
Hayward Police Chief Diane Urban,
Fremont Police Captain Kimberly Petersen; Pacifica Police Captain Dan Steidle,
Retired Hercules Police Chief Mike Tye
and Retired Pleasant Hill Police Chief Pete
Dunbar. We welcome their interest and
participation. ?
In this issue of the California Police Chief, we wanted to highlight the new chiefs that have come on board so far in 2013. Their names
and agencies are listed below. We appreciate their support and involvement in Cal Chiefs.
1/1/2013
Mitchell Celaya, Calistoga
Police Department
1/22/2013
Rikki Goede, Piedmont
Police Department
2/25/2013
Robert Jonsen, Menlo Park
Police Department
1/2/2013
Michael Wilson, Lake
Shastina Police Department
1/28/2013
Gary Hoving, Guadalupe
Police Department
2/25/2013
Art Miller, South Pasadena
Police Department
1/3/2013
David Cerda, Parlier Police
Department
2/1/2013
Mark Fronterotta, Inglewood
Police Department
3/1/2013
Steve Frazier, Madera Police
Department
1/8/2013
Galen Carroll, Modesto
Police Department
2/5/2013
Robert Gager, Port Hueneme
Police Department
3/22/2013
Manuel Rodriguez, National
City Police Department
1/15/2013
Danny Hughes, Fullerton
Police Department
2/22/2013
Sam Somers, Sacramento
Police Department
4/9/2013
Richard Lucero, Fremont
Police Department
FALL 2013 | California Police Chief
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