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April 17, 2020

Greetings,

I hope everyone is staying healthy and well during these unprecedented times. These are certainly challenging times for all Public Safety Officers. As a result of the pandemic, all Police Week activities have been cancelled, postponing the National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies’ National Convention. Many of our activities will be postponed until the Fall Business Meeting in Arizona.

In regards to the election of the new Executive Board members, all positions were uncontested. As of May 15, 2020, the new Executive Board will be as follows:

President Robert Kerns – Jersey City PES

1st Vice President Sean McCarthy – Boston PES

2nd Vice President Andrew Hale – St. Louis PES

3rd Vice President Thomas Cody – Illinois PES

Executive Director William Tinker – New Haven PES

Treasurer John Rowley – Essex County ES

Recording Secretary Cynthia Schultz – Jersey City PES

Financial Secretary Mark Matthews – Atlanta PES

Sergeant at Arms Brian Burke – San Francisco PES

I would like to thank the outgoing Executive Board and Committee members for their hard work and a job well done. Additionally, I would like to thank the Board of Directors and the membership of this organization for the twenty-four good years that I spent as a member of the Executive Board. Especially, the last three years as the president which certainly has been a high point in my law enforcement career.

Thank You and God Bless,

Michael P. Newton

National President

NCLEES

About Us
The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies (NCLEES) was established in 1995. NCLEES is registered as a non-profit organization with the Internal Revenue Service and is incorporated in the state of Maryland. The objectives of the National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies are:· To Unite all public safety Emerald Societies in order to develop fraternalism amongst its members.
· To preserve the Irish culture and to promote the contributions of our ancestors.
· To recognize the accomplishments of Irish-Americans in Law Enforcement and other public safety professions.
· To exchange information and enhance communications among member organizations and to start new public safety Emerald Societies.
· To provide a unified and effective voice for it's member organizations to the Congress of the United States and other government institutions.
· To work with civic and public safety associations on areas of mutual concerns.

Membership is extended to any bona fide Law Enforcement or public safety Emerald Society with at least fifty (50) members. The governing body of the NCLEES consists of a nine (9) person Executive Board from across the country and a Board of Directors in which each member organization, regardless of size, has one (1) representative. There are also standing committees which include: Activities, By-Laws, Communications, Education, Fund Raising, International Liaison, Legislative, Memorial March, Pipeband, Scholarship, and Recruitment.

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