Executive Board
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE
FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association
Tom Stone, Executive Director
5 Great Valley Pkwy., Suite 125
Malvern, PA 19355
Telephone: 1-877-772-7712 Facsimile: 610-644-3193
E-Mail: tstone@fbileeda.org
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2012 FBI - LEEDA EXECUTIVE BOARD |
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PRESIDENT
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Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich started his law enforcement career in 1990 serving several communities in Washington and Wyoming, and was appointed to the position of Spokane County Sheriff in 2006. During the 12 years prior to his appointment as Sheriff, he held numerous management positions within the agency in Patrol, SWAT and the training office.
Sheriff Knezovich is co-chair of the Washington Association of Sheriffs’ and Police Chiefs’ Accreditation Committee and also sits on the State of Washington’s Criminal Justice Training Commission’s Basic Law Enforcement Standards and Education Board. He manages Spokane County Detention Services which includes the Spokane County Jail and Geiger Corrections Center, and is also the director of the County’s Department of Emergency Management.
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FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
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Greg Hamilton (Austin, Tx- Travis County) was sworn in on January 1, 2005, and is serving his second term as the Travis County Sheriff, which includes several neighboring communities to the City of Austin.
Greg Hamilton, was born and raised in Central Texas and received a degree in Criminal Justice from Southwest Texas State University (SWTSU). After working as a Corrections Officer II from 1983 to 1984 with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice he relocated to Austin, Texas to begin a career as a Senior Corrections Officer and Deputy Sheriff for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) from 1985 to 1994. In 1994, Greg Hamilton was appointed Chief of Enforcement at the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC). He made his first run for public office in 2004 and was elected as the Sheriff of Travis County. Greg Hamilton took office in January of 2005 and has recently been re-elected as Sheriff.
On a daily basis, through Greg Hamilton’s leadership and guidance TCSO reaches out to the entire community to become a part of preventing crime and keeping the community safe. TCSO continues to expand its standards for community policing and to maintain a professional corrections team which insures an efficient and secure jail. One focus of Greg Hamilton’s is promoting programs to inmates that can help them move toward success in the world of work and personal stability, which can be a challenge from the moment an individual is incarcerated in jail. Moreover, by joining with the National Crime Prevention Council in a one of a kind effort called “Building Bridges Brick By Brick,” he has connected community, business, media, government and faith-based leaders together to work on issues important to the community, thus bringing positive change to Travis County.
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SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
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Sam Pennica is currently the Director of the City-County Bureau of Identification. His law enforcement career began in 1971 as a fingerprint technician with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. In 1973 he became a Special Agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. During his career with the SBI he experienced a number of assignments which included working in the crime laboratory as a forensic latent impression analyst; field operations, as a criminal investigator; security detail for both Governors James B. Hunt and James G. Martin and director of the SBI Training Academy After his retirement from the SBI in 1999, Director Pennica joined the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, Smithfield, North Carolina, as the Lieutenant in-charge of the Major Crimes Unit. In 2000, he became the Lieutenant in-charge of the Homicide Unit for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Fayetteville, North Carolina, later becoming the Chief of Detectives achieving the rank of Major. In August 2005, he was appointed Director of the City-County Bureau of Identification, Raleigh, North Carolina. Director Pennica holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services, with a major in Administration of Justice, from Thomas A. Edison State College. He is also a graduate of North Carolina State University’s Administrative Officers Management Program and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Regional Command College. Director Pennica is a member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors and the International Association for Identification. Additionally, he is the Past President of the Society of Former SBI Agents, Past President of the North Carolina Division of the International Association for Identification, and is an executive board member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Executive Development Association. Director Pennica also serves on advisory boards for the ECPI College of Technology and the North Carolina Program for Forensic Sciences. Director Pennica has earned 24 career commendations, along with achieving the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Leadership Award. |
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SERGEANT AT ARMS
Chief David Boggs
Broken Arrow Police Department
2302 S. First Place
Broken Arrow OK 74012
918-451-8394
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David Boggs is currently the Chief of Police in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Broken Arrow is a city of 100,000 adjacent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Broken Arrow is noted as the safest city is Oklahoma multiple years running. Prior to moving to Oklahoma, he served at the Lexington, Kentucky Division of Police where he worked his way through the ranks and retired with the rank of Deputy Chief. Among other events in Lexington, he was the primarily local law enforcement official assigned to coordinate the World Equestrian Games, hosted in Lexington, Kentucky in October 2010. This was the second largest sporting event in North America with 650,000 attendees over 17 days. Chief Boggs earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Eastern Kentucky University. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Academy – Session 223 and is a graduate of LEEDS - Session 54. Chief Boggs is also the 24th person ever to be selected as an Executive Teaching Fellow for the F.B.I. In this position he lived six months in residence at the F.B.I. Training Academy in Quantico, VA and taught incoming leaders from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies from around the world. After returning to duty with the Division of Police; he continues to be in demand to teach leadership, organizational change theory and social intelligence for the F.B.I. as an adjunct faculty member to law enforcement executives throughout North America and overseas. He is currently active with FBI-LEEDA and I.A.C.P. serving on the Police Administration Committee and was recently appointed to the Communications and Technology Committee. In the spring of 2012 he assisted in forming the first FBI-LEEDA Command College to the state of Oklahoma. He is married to Rita, his wife of 22 years, and has two daughters, Jacqueline and Samantha. |
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Chief Dick Thomas started his law enforcement career upon discharge from the US Marine Corps. In 1972, he began his police career for the City of Omro, Wisconsin before joining the Beloit, Wisconsin Police Department in 1974 where he served in various capacities until his appointment in 1998 as Chief of Police. Dick retired as police chief in 2003 then worked for the Wisconsin Department of Justice Training and Standards Bureau as an Educational Management Consultant. He was instrumental in developing distance learning programs for Police middle managers, upper level managers and Police CEO’s. In 2005 he was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Port Washington, Wisconsin. |
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PAST PRESIDENT
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Chief Dixon started his career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1972 in Tampa, Florida. After being assigned to several divisions and numerous national and international cases, he retired from the FBI and became Chief of Police in Lake Charles, Louisiana in January 2002. Chief Dixon has a Bachelors Degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa and is a graduate of LEEDS 47th session. He has been involved in numerous training programs and was certified by the FBI with the prestigious FBI Master Police Instructor Award prior to his retirement. |
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Tom Stone has forty years of law enforcement and public safety experience. Beginning in 1966, he has served various law enforcement positions in Metro Dade, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, including twenty-two years as Chief of Police and/or Public Safety Director. A charter member of FBI – LEEDA, Inc. (FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association) and past president, Tom has been its Executive Director since January 2001. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration and law enforcement certifications in Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. For the past thirty years he has been very involved in management-level education for law enforcement agencies and developed curriculum for police management courses nationwide. His areas of expertise include (1) public safety management, (2) executive-level mentoring, problem-solving, and team building, (3) organizational and leadership development, and (4) development and evaluation of training programs. Additionally, he has worked with major law firms and municipalities to analyze police situational issues and provide expert opinions and reports, as well as expert testimony as needed. Since 1998, Tom has worked in partnership as a management consultant and completed studies for various municipalities concerning matters of management and discipline and also conducted civil service examinations for management-level law enforcement positions. Major corporations consult with Tom on matters relating to law enforcement programs and products. Tom conceptualized the Leadership and Management program for FBI – LEEDA, as well as the Command Institute for Law Enforcement Executives and the Supervisor Leadership Institute. He has been extremely involved in curriculum design and instruction. In 2007, the Executive Board of FBI – LEEDA created the Tom Stone FBI – LEEDA Award of Excellence. The award was established to recognize a member of the association for outstanding achievement in promoting the science and art of law enforcement management. The Award is on permanent display at the Leadership Development Institute at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. |
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FBI LIASON
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Office Manager Donna Carpentier Telephone: 877-772-7712 Facsimile: 610-644-3193 E-mail: dcarpentier@fbileeda.org
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Financial Manager Lynn Weber Telephone: 877-772-7712 Facsimile: 610-644-3193 E-mail: lweber@fbileeda.org |
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