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Chief of Police for the Bartow
Police Department. Deputy Chief
Wyant is a graduate of the 231st
Session.
n Todd Garrison, 252nd Ses-
sion was promoted to Captain
with the Lee County Sheriff’s
Office.
n Chief Michael J. DeLeo ,
219th Session, was sworn as the
Chief of Police for Tallahassee
Police Department on December
30, 2013. Chief DeLeo was the
Deputy Chief of the Plantation
Police Department. He began his
career with the Plantation Police
Department in 1994 as a patrol
officer. During his career, he has
served in the Patrol Division and
Criminal Investigations Divi-
sion and supervised the SWAT
Unit, Street Crimes Unit, Crisis
Response Team, Field Force Unit,
Traffic Unit and K-9 Unit. Chief
DeLeo was named an FBI Leader-
ship Fellow in 2004 and spent six
months in residence at the FBI
Academy where he assisted in
developing and delivering execu-
tive law enforcement training
around the world.
ILLINOIS
n Effective January 1, 2014, Ed
Wodnicki , 118th Session, retired
after almost 56 years in Law
Enforcement. 33 1/2 years with
the Chicago Police Dept. (Deputy
Superintendent), 9 1/2 years with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Cook County (Inspector General)
and 12 1/2 years with the Cook
County, Illinois Sheriff’s Dept.
as the Executive Director of the
Merit Board.
KANSAS/W. MISSOURI
n Captain Bob Cynova, Session
206, with the Jefferson City (MO)
Police Department. He served
30 years with JCPD and retired
officially on April 30, 2013!!
n Chief Carlos “Corkey”Wells ,
Session 170, with Westwood
(KS) Police Department. He has
served 37 years with Westwood
and 26 years as Chief! He has a
total of 40 years in law enforce-
ment serving his community!
n Major Thomas E. Roam , Ses-
sion 226, with the Missouri State
Highway Patrol. He has served 35
years with MSHP and serving the
State of Missouri.
MARYLAND/DELAWARE
n The Maryland/Delaware
Chapter held their annual
business meeting on Friday,
December 6th at Silks Restau-
rant located on the grounds of
Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre
de Grace, Maryland. During the
meeting, Captain John Cam-
panella of the Delaware State
Police was elected as the Sgt. At
Arms. F.B.I. Baltimore Field Office
Special Agent in Charge Steven
Vogt swore-in the new Chapter
officers for the 2014 term.
MICHIGAN
n Clay R. Jansson, Session
249, was
promoted
to Captain
at The
Oakland
County
Sheriff’s
Office on
September
21, 2013.
Clay is
in charge of the Sheriff’s Office
Corrective Services – Satellites
Division which is responsible for
security of the Circuit Court as
well as 8 District Courts. Clay is a
37 ½ year veteran of the Sheriff’s
Office and has previously served
throughout the entire agency.
MONTANA/IDAHO
n On September 22-25th, the
Montana/Idaho Chapter held
their annual conference at
the Holiday Inn Downtown on
the historic Last Chance Gulch
walking mall in Helena, MT. The
conference kicked off with a pas-
senger train ride sponsored by
Montana Rail Link and BNSF for
all attendees, vendors, and their
families. The 3 ½ hr. ride crossed
the Continental Divide and
afforded views of mountainous
terrain and wildlife. The partici-
pant’s journey was seen via the
dome and other luxury cars to
include the Santa Fe car which
had the distinct honor of being
the private quarters for Mamie
Eisenhower as she escorted the
body of former President Dwight
D. Eisenhower fromWashington,
D.C. to his final resting place in
Abilene, Kansas. Training of-
ficially kicked off Monday morn-
ing with an opening ceremony
featuring the Helena Police
Department and Montana High-
way Patrol Honor Guard posting
the colors, followed by Helena
High School student, Maddie
Cormier’s, beautiful rendition of
the National Anthem.
The first day of instruction was
provided by New York author
Sharon Melnick, PhD, who wrote
“Success under Stress.” Dr. Melnick
presented members with interac-
tive practical and credible stress
relieving tools for use in not
only their professional life, but
their personal life as well. Dr.
Melnick’s instruction has been
highly regarded by Fortune 500
companies and proved to excel
in the area of law enforcement
stressors as well.
Tuesday’s instructor, an author
and doctorate in psychology, and
well known FBI Criminal profiler,
Dr. James Reese, provided mem-
bers with an entertaining, but
insightful day of leadership and
management training delivered
with a sense of humor and wit.
Dr. Reese has provided training
and leadership direction to 350
of the Fortune 500 companies as
well as many private and govern-
ment leaders in the nation. His
aptitude and knowledge of the
topics he addresses cannot be
overstated, and as expected this
training brought many additional
and useful tools to our local
leaders.
Montana Lt. Governor, John
Walsh addressed the attend-
ees and honored those in law
enforcement at the evening
banquet. Members were also
honored and presented with pins
for 5, 10, 15, and 20 or more years
of membership. Introduction of
the incoming President Steve
Orr, 176th Session, Lewiston,
Idaho, was made by outgoing
President and Conference Host
Dave Jeseritz, 226th Session.
NEWMEXICO
n On January 9, 2014, Ste-
phen Frank Lagomarsino, 84th
Session, NMSP Deputy Chief
(retired), passed away at age
88. Deputy Chief Lagomarsino
joined the NMSP in 1952 and
was promoted to Deputy Chief
in 1967 and retired from NMSP
in 1978 after 26 years of service.
Deputy Chief Lagomarsino at-
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Clay R. Jansson
(L-R) John Campanella
(L-R) Dave Jeseritz, Dr. Sharon Melnick.