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