National Executive Committee

Executive Committee

The National Executive Board shall consist of the President, Vice President, National Secretary, National Treasurer, Board of Trustees, The Presidents of member Regions or their alternates and Past National Presidents.

 

President

Herb Bennett 
Lowndes CO, GA 

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Secretary

Melinda Ruopp
Marshalltown, IA

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Treasurer

Wayne Rothschild  

Commack, NY   

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   Executive Director

       Daniel Jones 

Executive Director, USPCA

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National Vice Presidents

Southeast Vice President

David Green 

Raleigh PD, NC

Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama,       
Tennessee, South Carolina, The Caribbean,
Virgin Islands, Bahamas

Northeast Vice President

Frank Verrico 

NYPD Transit K9 

Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire,
District of Columbia, Vermont, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Maine,     
Europe

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Northwest Vice President

Ty Jacobson 

Washington County, MN

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Alaska

 

Southwest Vice President

Lyle Andre
Baton Rouge, LA

Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas    

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West Vice President

Cam Houck               

Tulsa, Ok

Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Montana,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California,
Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii, Asia, Australia

 

Central Vice President

Doug Bueltel
Evansville, IN

Canada, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Michigan

 

National Trustees

Until 2027

Jason Thomas 

Evansville, IN 

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Until 2028

Alex Clement  
 Rochester, MN 
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Until 2026  

Jamie Bartlett
Duck,NC

 

 

Alternate Trustee

Michael Barnes 

Iowa DOC 

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                                                  Past National Presidents

Jason Brodt  Kevin Johnson Wayne Rothschild James Nichols
Eric Johnson  Don Slavik  Don Sterling  Richard Rogers

 

  Departments and Committees

Judges Committee

Gary Pietropaolo
Yonkers, NY

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K-9 Courier Editor

Bob Dougherty
Flourtown, PA

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Awards Committee

Larry Love
10717 Pelle Circle
Philadelphia, PA 19154-4046
FAX (215) 824-4036

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Rules Committee 

Mark Darnell 

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National Trainer Certifications

*Includes Training Grounds  

John Binnix

Odessa, FL 
 
 

 

Ethics Committee

Noel Salamoni 

Baton Rouge, LA 

 

Explosives Committee 

John Kerwick
Carmel, NY
 

 

 

 Scorekeepers Committee

 Lynn Howell

 Mississippi 

 

 
 
 

 

Bylaws Committee

David Ferland 

Plymouth, NH 

 

 Retired K-9 Committee

 David Green 

 Raleigh PD

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 AKC Liaison 

Mark Darnell 
Salisbury, NC  
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Sergeant at Arms

Bubba Howell
Petal, Mississippi

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Cadaver Committee 

 Paul Bryant 

 Philadelphia, PA 

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K-9 Medical Director

Dr. Paul McNamara

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 Social Media 

Shelley Meehan 

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 Regional Information

Region 1

Aaron Peterman

President

Lakeland, Florida
 

 

Region 2

Kevin Johnson

President

Wilson, North Carolina
 

 

Region 3

Katybeth Visconti 

President

Manassas, VA

Region 4

Troy Caisey 

President

Boston Police Dept.
 
 
 
 

Region 5

Rob Clark

President

Evansville, IN 
 
 
 
 

Region 6

Robert Ungurean 

President

Upper Southampton Twp Police
 
 
 
 

Region 7

Alison Gentile 

President

MTA PD, NY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Region 9

Andrew Flynn

President

Scarborough, Maine
 
 
 
 

Region 10

James Crisler

President

Denham Springs LA
 
 
 
 

Region 11

John Arnold   

President

Owasso Police  Department
 
 

Region 12

Dan Cotten 

President

Wright Co SO. MN
 
 
 
 

Region 13

Gray Parish

President

Lebanon, Tennessee
 
 
 
 

Region 14

Jory Shoopman

President

Cheyenne,  Wyoming 
 
 
 
 

Region 15

Lou Kaelin

President

Glendora, New Jersey

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Region 16

 John Forlenza 

President

 Charleston, IL
 
 
 
 

Region 18

Brandon Yetter

President

St Paul, MN 
 
 
 
 

Region 19

Steve Armstrong

President

Washtenaw, Michigan
 
 
 
 

Region 20

Buddy Williams

President

Sulphur Springs, Texas
 
 

Region 21

Michael Barnes

President

Iowa Dept of Corrections
 
 
 

Region 22

Wesley Gargis

President

Florence, Alabama
 
 
 

Region 25

Kirk Horton

President

Clay CO, Texas
 
 
 

Region 26

 Robert Sanders  

President

Madison PD, Mississippi