ASSOCIATE Magazine FBINAA Q3-2026

MEET YOUR NEW FBINAA PRESIDENT

NA: Congratulations on being named President of the FBINAA. Can you tell our members a little about your professional journey and what led you to this leadership role? JG: My dad was a police officer for a total of 43 years. He was an MP in the United States Army during the Vietnam era, joined the New York City Police Department in 1967 and served for the next 22 years until he retired in 1989. We moved to Arizona then and he joined the Drug Enforcement Administration as a civilian investigator where he served until he retired in 2006. My dad’s influence on me was and is profound and it led me to a career in law enforcement, which is all I’ve ever wanted to do. I began my law enforcement career in 1995 with the Phoenix Police Department. I served as an officer in a busy central Phoenix precinct before going to the Organized Crime Bureau where I served as a Gang detective for 4 years. I was promoted to Sergeant in 2003 and held assignments in Patrol, SWAT/Fugi tives and Internal Affairs. I was promoted to Lieutenant in 2008 and held assignments in Patrol, Vice and Narcotics and as Chief of Staff for the Police Chief. I was promoted to commander in 2014 and held assignments in Patrol, Narcotics, Strategic Information and Communications. I retired from Phoenix PD in 2022 and became chief of the Central Arizona Project Police, a specialty law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the state's most critical infrastructure – its water. In 2023 I joined the Maricopa Community Colleges Police Department where I serve as assistant chief today responsible for supporting daily operations, investigations and administration of a large College police department serving a population of over 200,000 across 10 colleges and 37 campuses through out Maricopa County. In each of the leadership assignments I’ve held, I have been exposed to the FBI as both a task force officer and as a commander. One of the most influential assignments of my career was in 2007 when I was assigned to work on the planning committee for the 2007 FBI National Academy Associates Annual Training Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona. As a Sergeant this was my first exposure to our great Association and it lit a fire in me to become a part of it as soon as possible. Between 2007 and 2011 I attended Arizona Chapter events and put in the work to prepare myself to be competitive for a slot at the National Academy when the opportunity presented itself. I was fortunate to be selected to attend the FBI National Academy in 2011 after I was promoted to Lieutenant and it was the most impactful and important thing I have ever done in my professional career. Upon graduation I returned to Arizona and immediately became active as a board member with the Arizona Chapter. In 2014 we made the decision to compete for the 2019 Annual Training Conference and I was asked to serve as co-chair since Phoenix PD was going to be the host agency. That was without question the most important moment that led me to the position that I am in today. It gave me the opportunity to be exposed to our truly National Association, chapters from all around the country, the FBI and our partners at the Eventive Group. As I attended Chapter Leadership Summits at Quantico and as I attended every annual training conference between 2014 and 2018, I became interested in running for a position on the National Board. With the support of my Chapter and the guidance of my mentor, Past President Joe Gaylord, I was fortunate to be elected as Section I Representative at our conference in 2019. My service to the National Board has been the most gratifying, most important and most hum bling aspect of my National Academy journey. All of it has prepared me for this moment and this year and I look forward to serving the membership over the next year.

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