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NATIONAL OFFICE UPDATE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

F B I N A A . O R G | J U L Y / A U G 2 0 1 9

Howard Cook

T here is a reason the FBI National Academy Associates is the “Strongest Law Enforcement Leadership Network in the World.” This was evident at the recent FBI- NAA Annual Training Conference in Phoenix, AZ. This year’s event marked the 55th conference and the incredible networking that took place was truly astounding. Nearly 2,000 members, special guests, speakers, FBI personnel, spon- sors and exhibitors all convened in Phoenix, AZ for several days of phenomenal training, socializing,

2019 COMPREHENSIVE OFFICER RESILIENCY TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM

reconnecting with old friends and making a few new ones. This year’s conference was truly a success and we give much applause to the 2019 Host Committee for their hard work and creativity in pull- ing off such a memorable and valuable event. If you haven’t had the opportunity to attend an annual conference, I highly encourage you to join us. You will see it is an experience not be missed. Another important aspect of conference is the changing of several positions within our Executive Board. We welcome Kevin Wingerson as our new Association President, Cindy Reed as our new Historian, and congratulate Jim Gallagher as being named Section I Representative. We also welcome FBI Assistant Director for the Training Division Don Alway who will be joining us on our Board. We will miss the leadership of Johnnie Adams as he becomes immediate Past President, Scott Dumas , Past President as he transitions off the Board and Pat Davis as he leaves his His- torian Position. We thank them for their commitment and time to make this Association what it is today. We’re all about Training, not just at conference but all year long. To date, the FBINAA has hosted training opportunities attended by nearly 6,000 individuals from annual conference, webinars, and Leadership Forums which cover Officer Resiliency, Safety & Wellness, School Shooting Prevention and Cyber Threat Intelligence. Although this number is impressive, it doesn’t include all the great training events put on by the Chapters. On a final note, this is truly a strong and special network. We celebrate together and we mourn together. This issue contains the FBINAA Memory Roll with the names of those classmates who have passed in the previous year, or those deaths we were notified about in this past year. Please take a moment and reflect on those individu- als, their families, friends, session mates and departments. Let’s celebrate their lives and honor their memory.

LOCATION

DATE

MARICOPA, AZ

JAN 28-30, 2019

MEMPHIS, TN

FEB 11-13, 2019

PITTSBURGH, PA

FEB 18-20, 2019

ADDISON, IL

MAR 11-13, 2019

SARASOTA, FL

APR 1-3, 2019

KANSAS CITY, MO

MAY 15-17, 2019

ST. LOUIS, MO

MAY 20-22, 2019

DOVER, DE JUN 24-26, 2019 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO JUL 29-31, 2019 RAPID CITY, SD AUG 19-21, 2019 RIDGELAND, MS SEPT 16-18, 2019 COATESVILLE, PA OCT 14-16, 2019 WARREN, MI OCT 28-30, 2019

Sincerely,

For additional information, contact John Kennedy at jkennedy@fbinaa.org.

Howard M. Cook FBINAA Executive Director FBINA #224

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