Happy New Year to one and all! I hope everyone had a good New Years Eve, and that those of you that had to work, were able to get through the night unscathed.
I'd like to welcome the newest members to the Region:
Detective Lisa Barrientos - Mesa Police Department
Chief Stella Bay - Pima Community College Police Department
Deputy Stephanie Beezley - Alameda County Sheriff's Office
Sergeant Katherine Howden - Eureka Police Department
Officer Laura LeDuc - Novato Police Department
Officer Victoria Martin - Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Captain Sherrell Sutherland - California Highway Patrol
Officer Jennifer Jones - California Highway Patrol
I'd also like to welcome back those members who have renewed their memberships:
Senior Deputy Fabian Brown - San Francisco Sheriff's Office
Sergeant Teresa Collentine - Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
Chief Janet Davis - Clovis Police Department
Officer Lori Lamma - San Francisco Police Department
Officer Trishell Young-Orth - Milpitas Police Department
Los Angeles Women Police Officers & Associates / Deborah Gonzales
Welcome one and all! As always, let me know of any news of interest, training opportunities, or other info going on in your Departments or regional areas, and I'll pass it onto the rest of the Region. Send it to me at RLM2214A@aol.com. Thanks!
Congratulations go out to Chief Diana Bishop of the San Rafael (CA) Police Department, who was sworn in on January 3rd as the Department's first ever female police chief! She'll start in her new position, overseeing the 87-employee department, on January 9th. She previously served as a Captain with the Santa Clara Police Department. Congratulations, Chief! It's always good to see another female police chief in the Bay Area!
It's not too early to start thinking of women to nominate for the IAWP's 2012 Officer of the Year Awards. The deadline for this year's submissions is April 9th. The annual awards program recognizes women who, by their overall service and accomplishments throughout their careers, have distinguished themselves in areas of leadership, community service, mentoring, and excellence in performance. Go to the IAWP website at www.iawp.org and go to Awards Programs to get more details about the individual award categories. There are no limits to the numbers of women nominated, and I'd love to see a large number of women from the Region nominated! Once the online nomination forms for 2012 have been uploaded to the website, I'll be sure to let you know, so you can start getting those nominations in!
Until next time, have a happy, healthy, and safe New Year!
