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ARIZONA
n As most of you should know
by now, Arizona’s very own Joe
Gaylord will be serving as the
FBINA President beginning in
January. He was sworn into
office at the Annual Training
Conference in Philadelphia in
July. This quite an honor for Joe
and the Arizona Chapter.
Congratulations Joe!
n After over 40 years in law
enforcement in both Pennsylva-
nia and Arizona, Paradise Valley
Police Chief John Bennett has
announced his retirement. Chief
Bennett, a graduate of the 188th
Session, has been an active ad-
vocate on military affairs and for
the Arizona Special Olympics. He
also served on IACP’s Civil Rights
Committee since 2005 and as the
President of the Association of
Arizona Chiefs of Police in 2012.
We wish him a happy retirement.
n Arizona State University
Police Chief John Pickens, 146th
Session, is stepping down after
14 years as the head of that
agency. During his tenure, Chief
Pickens made several improve-
ments to the police department
members of the Maine State
Police command staff, Massachu-
setts State Police command staff,
and Providence, Rhode Island
Police command staff. Retired
Wilton, Connecticut Police Chief
and former Connecticut Chapter
President Ed Kulhawik, 184th
Session, current Eastham, Massa-
chusetts Police Chief (Cape Cod);
and retired Connecticut State
Police Lieutenant Peter Wack,
225th Session, current Sandwich,
Massachusetts Police Chief (Cape
Cod) both joined their former
Connecticut law enforcement
colleagues and brother and sister
chapter members at this event.
n Colonel Brian Meraviglia,
a member of the FBI National
Academy’s 226th Session, has
been promoted to serve as the
Deputy Commissioner/Colonel
of the Connecticut State Police.
Colonel Meraviglia is a 28-year
veteran of the Connecticut State
Police. He has worked as a Patrol
Trooper, a Resident Trooper
and a Major Crime Detective
and Sergeant. In 2002, Colonel
Meraviglia was promoted to the
rank of Lieutenant where he
served as the Commanding Of-
ficer of the Western District Major
Crime Squad, Troop G and the
Bureau of Professional Standards
and Compliance. In 2008, Colonel
Meraviglia was promoted to the
rank of Captain where he served
as the Executive Officer of Central
District, then as Acting Com-
manding Officer. In 2009, Colonel
Meraviglia was promoted to the
rank of Major where he served
as the Commanding Officer
of the Western and Central
Districts, the Bureau of Criminal
Investigations and his current
assignment as Acting Lieuten-
ant Colonel in the Office of Field
Operations. Colonel Meraviglia
began his law enforcement
career as a police officer with
the Trumbull Police Department
where he was a patrol officers for
three years. During his career,
Colonel Meraviglia has earned a
number of departmental awards,
including Meritorious Service
Awards, an Outstanding Award
for Public Service and Multiple
Unit Citations. Colonel Meraviglia
is a graduate of the University of
Connecticut Executive Program
and the FBI National Academy.
and served in several outside
leadership positions, including
serving as the President of the
Association of Arizona Chiefs
of Police. His law enforcement
career also included serving in
Missouri and Illinois. Chief Pick-
ens is taking on a new responsi-
bility with the university as the
Executive Director of University
Security Initiatives. We wish him
good luck in his new role.
n Phoenix Police Commander
Mark Cousins retired to take the
position of Transit Enforcement
Head with the Toronto Transit
Commission (TTC) in Canada. As
a result he had resigned as our
Chapter Treasurer.
CONNECTICUT
n In August, one hundred and
thirty active, retired, and guests
of Connecticut Chapter members
gathered at the United States
Coast Guard Academy’s Officers’
Club in New London, Connecti-
cut for the chapter’s annual sum-
mer luncheon. Keynote speaker
was Boston Police Commissioner
William Evans, 220th Session.
Among the many guests in atten-
dance at this year’s event were
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(L-R) Joe Gaylord and family.
(L-R) Connecticut State Police Major Michael B. Darcy (234th Session), Boston Police Commissioner
William B. Evans (220nd Session), Frank Darcy, Trooper John S. Darcy, Maine State Police.