Hello one and all. Well, I didn't plan on taking 3 months in between blog entries, but time managed to get away from me once again with that thing called "life." It must be my upcoming retirement from the San Francisco Police Department this coming October (though I only have a little over a month of working days left)! It's been a wonderful career of over 29 years. In these times of budgetary crisis, with politicians going after our pensions, healthcare, and proposing layoffs, remember why you became a law enforcement officer in the first place - to serve and protect. It doesn't make it all better, but it does help, and is not something that any politician or anyone else can take away from us.
Welcome to the following Region 10 members:
Officer Sarah Spires - Pittsburg Police Department
Sergeant Renee Pagano - San Francisco Police Department
Captain Esmeralda Falat - California Highway Patrol
D/Coroner Investigator Kim Pavek - Los Angeles County Coroner's Office
D/Sheriff Michelle Roberts - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
Officer Soila McKay - UNLV Department of Police Services
Lieutenant Edmond Finizie - North Las Vegas Police Department
Dr. Ellen Kirschman, Ph.D. - Redwood City, California
Rita Lee/Bulletproof Consulting - North Hollywood, California
Welcome also to the following Region 10 members who renewed their memberships:
Officer Frances Williams - San Francisco Police Department
Civilian Teresa Gibson - San Jose Police Department
Officer Lori Williams - Riverside City College District Police Department
Captain Anna Brown - San Francisco Police Department
Officer Mary Keller - Paradise Valley Arizona Police Department
Lieutenant Molly Pengel - San Francisco Police Department
Detective Heather Hendrickson - Sacramento Police Department
Retired Sergeant Joy Mundy - Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Please spread the word about the IAWP. There's still SO many women in law enforcment that aren't aware that we even exist, even though we are the oldest women's law enforcement organization in the world, having been in existence since 1915. The connections that we're able to make through the organization with women (and some men) in law enforcement from around the country and around the world is priceless and well worth the cost of membership. (Refer people to the organization's website at www.iawp.org for membership information). And don't forget, it's a tax write-off, to boot!
A BIG congratulations go out to Officer Ally Jacobs and Police Specialist Lisa Campbell of the University California Police Department/Berkeley on their winning of this year's IAWP Excellence in Performance Award. Ally and Lisa were instrumental in breaking open the Stacey Dugard kidnapping case, when the Gardio's kidnapped Stacey at 11 years of age and held her captive for over 18 years, fathering two children during the captivity. If you're able, come to the conference this year in Lexington in August (see the IAWP website at www.iawp.org for more details) to support Ally and Lisa as they receive their award!
Congratulations also go out to a couple of our Hawaiian sisters in law enforcement - Captain Moana Heu from the Honolulu Police Department was just recently promoted to the rank of Major, and 30 year veteran Officer Marie McCauley was named as one of two deputy chiefs of the Honolulu Police Department, the first woman to ascend to the second-highest rank in the Department. Great job, ladies!!
Take care and stay safe. Until next time . . .
