ASSOCIATE Magazine FBINAA Q4-2024

NATIONAL OFFICE UPDATE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

FBINAA.ORG | Q4 2024

Jeff McCormick

T his has been another great year for the Association, and we (and I personally) have much to be grateful for! First, I am grateful for the amazing FBINAA Staff. It has been said “the noblest deeds are done by unseen hands,” and the dedicated men and women of your National Office Staff who work to make the machinery of our Association run are heroes to me. Second, for the members of your National Board. They each made a commitment to serve nine years representing our mem bers and protecting the interests of the Association. They sacrifice many hours in service to the FBINAA, and I am humbled by their dedication and grateful for their guidance. Next, I am grateful to the Sponsors of the FBINAA, at both the National and Chapter levels. We are the World’s Strongest Law Enforcement Leadership Network, but we can’t do it without you. Your support of the Association improves our ability to spread our message, provide service to the global Law Enforcement Commu nity, and serve the rule of law around the globe. Finally, and most especially, I am grateful for the members of the FBINAA. Those sworn members who continue to solve cases and protect their communities; those who have retired from LE but are still working in some capacity, whether providing service to society at large or specifically the LE community; and also to those who are fully retired but through their continued participa tion in the FBINAA still contribute to the vast FBINAA Network. You each took to heart the values of the National Academy and con tinue to honor them with your commitment to this organization. My heartfelt thanks to each of you. I would also like to express my appreciation to those members who have accepted the mantle of leadership in their Chapters. As President Petersen mentioned in his letter a few pages earlier, it is at the Chapter level that most member interaction occurs in our organization, and I am grateful for the leaders who keep their Chapters active and engaged. Finally, a special “thanks” to those members who responded to the survey at the end of the summer. Different surveys were sent to active sworn, retired, and international members, as well as those inactive members for whom we still had contact informa tion. I was amazed and inspired by the number of responses! Be on the lookout for results from the survey which we will be sharing soon. For now, I can highlight some early results, including that 88 percent of sworn and 72 percent of retirees say the quality of networking in the Association is good or excellent, and more than 90 percent of respondents believe their dues contribute to the success of the FBINAA. I would like to believe that being one of the few to have at tended the most prestigious law enforcement training program in the world would be enough to encourage lifelong membership in the FBINAA. However, we recognize there are graduates out As 2024 winds down, we turn to reflecting and giving thanks.

there who have not maintained their membership. I would like to remind them that in addition to giving back for the benefits they received by attending, there are other tangible benefits to being a member of the FBINAA. While access to the worldwide network of NA grads may be the most significant, at your National Office we are always on the hunt for more benefits to attach to your mem bership. Many of our sponsors offer their products and services at discounts to our members. The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is just the newest such sponsor. Check out their offer and the other benefits of membership as we roll into membership renewal season. And speaking of membership renewal season, our 2025 theme is “Back to the Network!” As you renew your membership, I ask you to give some thought to a graduate you know who has not been a member of the FBINAA for a while. Reach out and encour age them to renew their membership as well! At the least, find out what they don’t understand about the value of the FBINAA. As we approach the end of 2024, we have more than 14,000 active members. Think of the reach and strength of our Association if each member brought just one member “Back to the Network!”

Jeff McCormick FBINAA Executive Director

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