ASSOCIATE Magazine FBINAA Q3-2025

MEET YOUR NEW FBINAA PRESIDENT

FBINAA.ORG | Q3 2025

NA: President Carbone, congratulations on your appointment to the presidency of the FBINAA. Can you share with our members the journey that has led you to this position? BC: I was sworn into the NYPD Police Academy in the largest class in the history of the NYPD–3500+ probationary police officers. During my career, I had the good fortune to work for many FBINAA alumni. As a detective, I worked directly for some NA grads and learned what the Academy was about. Listening to the stories about their time at Quantico and the people they met fueled my desire to attend. When I was promoted to sergeant, I applied for my first interview in 1989. Fourteen interviews later, I was selected and attended NA Session 217. Upon my return after graduation, I was encouraged to at tend events. The NY/EC Chapter conducts between 10-12 events in the NYFO each year. I quickly started assisting with events and then running events for each session like the NYPD shoot, holiday events, and the NYPD Trip. Soon, I was selected to the NY/EC Board and began my trip up the Chairs, a nine-year process ending as the Chapter President in 2017. It was during my time as 1st VP of the Chapter that I decided to run for the National Board, being elected in 2018 at the Quebec City NATC. NA: During your seven-year tenure on the National Board, what stands out as the Association's most significant achievement? BC: Building our training program to where it is today, working with people like John Kennedy and Tony Bailey, who are both great visionaries. These two men wanted to make it work for our members and those who are not our members. I enjoyed many conversations with John while Chair of the train ing committee, and I enjoy working with Tony, who is always thinking about improving our position in the training arena. I also believe that the hiring of Executive Director McCormick was a pivotal decision made by the Executive Board to build transparency with our membership and partners. NA: What are you hoping to bring to the FBINAA as president? BC: I hope to continue to grow our training programs and hopefully go internationally to our Training. We have conducted some training with our Canadian alumni, and they enjoyed the experience. I would like to make headway into Europe first and then the rest of the International after we set up the ground work for the programs. NA: What stands out as the most significant challenges and potential areas for growth for the FBINAA? BC: In 2017, our national membership was more than 17,000 active members. We currently stand just under 14,000. I would like to see our active membership grow to 17,000+ over the next year. Getting our members back will be the biggest challenge. Our membership team, led by Jennifer Watson, is working tremendously hard to get alumni back on board. However, those three professionals in our membership team can’t do it alone. I am going to chal lenge the 44 Chapters and the four International Chapters to pitch in and help. Many of the Chapters are already doing a great job with their membership and getting alumni back to the Association. There are many great benefits to being an active member and the Membership team continues to work hard

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