ASSOCIATE Magazine FBINAA Q4-2025

ASSOCIATION UPDATE

Bill Carbone

T he National Board is made up of 11 law enforcement profes sionals from across the United States who volunteer their time to advance the association and uphold its reputation. Their diverse experience and backgrounds strengthen the Board’s impact. Here is some background on each member. William Carbone | President 2025-2026 Bill Carbone has been married to his high school sweetheart, Phyllis, since 1982. Born and raised in Queens, N.Y., they currently live on Long Island, N.Y. Both recently retired from law enforce ment careers. Bill spent just over 44 years in law enforcement; 39 with the NYPD and five with the NYS DCJS and Attorney General’s Office. Phyllis served the Nassau County Police Department for 25 years, retiring from the communication and case offense bureaus. Their son is a detective lieutenant with the NYPD, representing the fifth generation of their family to be part of the department. Bill enjoys watching his grandchildren play sports in his limited spare time. As a former high school and college level baseball umpire, Bill enjoys watching the games far away from the parents to avoid conflict during questionable calls during the games. Bill can usually be found behind the right field fence, especially when his grandsons are on the mound. Bill and Phyllis also attend the recitals when their talented grandchildren per form. Their granddaughter will be playing the piano at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 2026. Bill spends time at the local parks of Nassau County, N.Y., enjoying the weather and interacting with the community. An enthusiastic outdoor cook, he also practices ice bath plunges during warmer evenings. Bill is the owner and operator of a consulting firm specializing in police use of force defense and in investigations into officer-involved critical incidents. https:// Craig Petersen was born into a military family. He was born in Texas but lived in Mississippi, Germany, and finally Arkan sas where his father retired. Craig attended middle school and high school in Gosnel, Ark., where the graduating class was 100 people. Craig played basketball and baseball while in school. After high school, Craig relocated to Gulfport, Miss., where he attended University of Southern Mississippi, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Craig became a partner in a business called Maximum Auto Parts in 1992. In 1997, Craig sold his shares in the company and joined the Gulfport Police Department. Craig served that agency for the next 25 years, holding positions from patrol officer, to deputy chief of police. Craig also received his master’s degree from Delta State University and has served as an adjunct professor at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and at William Carey University. Craig is now one of the owners and co-founders of TGR Tech nologies, a company that sells unique public safety technology solutions. Outside of his career, Craig has many hobbies. He has been a radio DJ for local radio stations, Coast 102 and Kicker 108, has earned a black belt in Taekwondo, is a huge Elvis fan (and www.criticalincidentdefense.com Craig Petersen | Past President

visited Graceland 14 times). He is a guitar player and can play three chords. He also ran a local youth sports association for kids aged 5-12 for 14 years. He coached football, basketball, and baseball during that time as well. Craig currently serves as the vice chair of the Gulfport Youth Sports Commission, after being appointed by the mayor in early 2025. Craig is married to the love of his life and best friend, Michelle, and he has two step sons, Ray and James. He has two dogs, Maverick and Bailey. James Gallagher | Ist Vice President Jim Gallagher is a proud graduate of the 245th Session of the FBI National Academy, a second generation police officer from a large NYPD family now in his 30th year in law enforce ment, a husband, a father and an unwavering advocate for law enforcement across the country. Originally from Staten Island, N.Y., he graduated from Ari zona State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and completed an internship with the Phoenix Police Depart ment in 1995. Upon graduation, he attended the Phoenix Regional Police Academy and began a 27-year career with the Phoenix Police Department in which he held assignments in every section of the department. Jim retired from the Phoenix Police Department as a com mander in 2022 and became chief of police for the Central Arizo na Project, a specialty department responsible for protecting the State of Arizona's most critical infrastructure: its water. In 2023, Jim joined the Maricopa Community Colleges Police Department where he serves as assistant chief of police providing leadership to one of the largest college districts in the country and serving a student population of nearly 200,000 students. Jim is married to Kim, a successful business owner. To gether they have six kids ranging in age from 25 to 13 and while they live in the sunshine of Scottsdale, they love to travel. In the last three years they have been to 12 foreign countries through out Asia and the Caribbean.

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