Volunteer Law Enforcement Officer Alliance







 
ALLIANCE Board Members

Directors

Lt. Col. David M. Rayburn, President
Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary
, Ret.
 

Lieutenant Scot Cuthbertson
El Paso County CO Sheriffs Office Reserve Unit

 

Captain Ron Hyman
Portsmouth VA Police Department Auxiliary

 

Captain Marc Spigel
Framingham MA Auxiliary Police

 

Sgt. Harvey E. Morse
Holly Hill (FL) Police Department

Board of Advisors

Judge Frank Delaney
Sgt., Arizona Dept of Public Safety Reserve, Ret.

Captain Ed A. Schardein
William and Mary Police Department

Captain Clyde Jordan
Florida Wildlife Commission Reserve

Dr. Alan Thompson
Associate Professor/Lamar County Sheriffs Office Reserve Deputy

Harold S.J. Wax, CPP, CFCI
Auxiliary Constable, Ontario Provincial Police and Chief Security Officer

Robert M. Weronik
Corporate Assistant Chief Security Officer and former Police Officer

Colonel Steven Sheffer
Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary, Ret.

Martin John Ashburn MBE
Retired Chief Officer – Suffolk Special Constabulary, UK
Carolyn Parker, Assistant Commandant
Royal Cayman Islands Special Constabulary
W. Ken Katsaris
Law Enforcement, Corrections and Private Security Consultant/Trainer



 
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President

Lt. Col. David M. Rayburn

Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary
, Ret.

Recently retired as a sworn Auxiliary Trooper with the FHPA with 23 years of service. Continues to hold the position of Chief Technology Officer and is the webmaster and database manager for FloridaStateTrooper.org. Graduate of Western Carolina University with BS in Marketing. US Navy Viet Nam veteran. Licensed Commercial Real Estate Broker specializing in shopping center and office building management.

Member of the National Sheriffs Association 
Reserve Law Enforcement Officers Committee that will address issues of concern to all volunteer LEO's. 
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Director


Lieutenant Scot Cuthbertson
El Paso County CO Sheriffs Office Reserve Unit 

Reserve Deputy Sheriff since 1997.  Colonel in the US Army.  Assistant to the Deputy Commanding General, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command/ Army Strategic Command. Previous assignments include command and staff assignments, overseas tours and deployments to Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia and Korea.  Master Instructor for TASER International.


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Director


Captain Ron Hyman
Portsmouth VA Police Department Auxiliary

Auxiliary Police Officer since February, 1975.  Portsmouth Police Dept. Auxiliary Bureau Commander since April 2000. Has BS degree with a major in Business Administration as well as four professional computer certifications with Learning Tree International.  Retired Navy Reserve Commander and retired Verizon Manager.  Part-time Federal Contract Background Investigator for the Dept. of Defense.  Certified DCJS Compliance Agent and DCJS General Instructor.   Facility Security Officer (FSO)  for  CDIS, Inc. Hampton, VA.  

 
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Director


Captain Marc Spigel
Framingham MA Auxiliary Police

An Auxiliary Police Officer since 1979.  Earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst in 1979. A Certified Public Accountant and is employed as a financial executive in the software industry.

 
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Director

Sgt. Harvey E. Morse
Holly Hill (FL) Police Department

Over 45 years as a Reserve. A graduate of Boston University, attended Suffolk University Law School, started his career as a Federal vehicular fatality investigator, then as an Auxiliary Officer for Newton, MA, a Special Officer for Framingham, MA, and investigator for the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, fatality project. Moved to Florida in 1972 and graduated 1st at the Police Academy out of 82 cadets. Has served as a Reserve Officer for: Florida Highway Patrol (Sgt.), and was an Advisor to the Director on policy and procedures, sworn by the Orange County Sheriff's Office for 28 years, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, was Assistant Chief, Ponce Inlet, FL, and is currently a Sgt. With the Holly Hill, FL police Department in charge of its Reserve  program. He is an active member of many state, national and international police organizations, and holds the designation of being a Florida Certified Investigator.

 

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Advisory Board


Colonel Steven Sheffer
Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary, Ret.

A volunteer in law enforcement since December 1982 when he joined the Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary with full police standards.  Promoted as the organizations Director in April 2000.  Actively involved in recruitment, legislative and technology issues in volunteer law enforcement program and developed systems and processes to streamline administrative operations.  Has worked in healthcare for over thirty years starting his career as a Paramedic and works as senior hospital administrator and consultant.  A graduate of Jacksonville University, with a Masters Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in management.   Email Steve
 

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Advisory Board


Judge Frank Delaney

Sgt., Arizona Dept of Public Safety Reserve, Ret.

Began career in law enforcement as a Phoenix Police Reserve in 1978. On March 15, 1985 joined DPS as a member of the Reserve Program.  Promoted to sergeant in 2000.  Awarded Department's Reserve Officer of the Year in 1991, 1995 and 1997.  Retired on May 1, 2008 to assume a new role as a Justice of the Peace Pro Tem Pore in Maricopa County, Arizona.

 

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Captain Ed A. Schardein

William and Mary Police Department

Retired as a career captain from the Portsmouth, Virginia Police Department serving from 1987 to 2009 with assignments in Patrol, Forensics, SWAT, Marine Enforcement, Street Crimes, Community Policing, Criminal Investigations and Special Operations. Currently serve as the Captain/Deputy Chief for the College of William and Mary Police Department. A graduate of the 231st Session of the FBI National Academy and holds memberships in the FBI National Academy Associates, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Police Association of Virginia, and Fraternal Order of Police. 
 
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Advisory Board


Captain Clyde Jordan
Florida Wildlife Commission Reserve

Retired from FWC with 31-1/2 years of service as a helicopter pilot, investigator and lieutenant. Currently a Reserve Captain and Police Benevolent Association Staff Representative for West Central Florida.

 

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Dr. Alan Thompson

Associate Professor/Lamar County Sheriffs Office Reserve Deputy

An Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Southern Mississippi. Has been a commissioned police officer in Texas, Virginia and Mississippi since 1990. Presently serves as Editor for the Journal of Police &  Criminal Psychology. Publications include several books on different aspects of criminal law as well as various international and domestic journal articles focusing on operational, legal and policy issues in policing.



Advisory Board

Harold S.J. Wax, CPP, CFCI

Auxiliary Constable, Ontario Provincial Police and Chief Security Officer 


Harold began his volunteer law enforcement career as an Auxiliary Police Constable with the Ontario Provincial Police in 1996 and has served in various roles including Unit Commander, Regional Sergeant Major, and Inspector; and is currently assigned as an Auxiliary Constable to the Highway Safety Division.  Harold is responsible for managing and directing Corporate Security and Investigations for one of North America's leading financial processing services providers, supporting major banks and retail and telecommunications companies in Canada and the U.S.  Harold is also responsible for managing protection services for the Province of Ontario's Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT). Board Certified in Security Management as a CPP by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) and a Certified Financial Crimes Investigator with the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI).  Harold was named Financial Institution Investigator of the Year in 2008 by the Central Canada Chapter of the IAFCI.  Harold holds membership in good standing with ASIS, ACFE, IAFCI, IACP, CACP, and TAPPS.  Harold is also a member and liaison officer with the Banking Crime Prevention and Investigative Office (BCPIO) of the Canadian Bankers Association. 

 


Advisory Board


Robert M. Weronik
Corporate Assistant Chief Security Officer and former Police Officer

Responsible for developing and managing  global crisis management and business continuity for a large international Fortune 100 company with over 330,000 employees.  Began his public safety career as a Police Officer in the Town of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, and served for ten years.  Bachelor’s Degree from Central Connecticut State University in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Security Management from Webster University.

  Martin John Ashburn MBE
Retired Chief Officer – Suffolk Special Constabulary, UK


Martin joined Suffolk Specials in 1972, serving initially in Newmarket, and then in the East of the county before moving to Headquarters as Assistant Commandant, and subsequent promotion to Chief Officer.  Martin retired in 2009 after 37 years of service.  Besides the responsibility for the 360 members of the Special Constabulary, he was heavily involved in Regional and National projects and organising conferences. To mark his contribution and services to the police, he received the honour of becoming a Member of the British Empire in 2001, which was presented at Buckingham Palace by HRH Prince of Wales.

Having trained in agriculture he has been a farm manager, before working as an advisor on all matters of plant nutrition, fertiliser use, irrigation and farm management. A Fellow of the Institute of Agricultural Management, he is also actively involved in many agriculture related organisations.

Married, with a family of two adult children and two grandchildren, one branch of the family lives in California, whilst the other spends time in Colorado and New Zealand. The whole family shares a passion for skiing, and has a second home in the Rocky Mountains, where extended winter and summer holidays can be spent.

 

 
Carolyn Parker, Assistant Commandant
Royal Cayman Islands Special Constabulary


A former Deputy Sheriff for Randall County, Texas and former police officer and graduate of the Amarillo Police Department’s Police Academy, Amarillo, Texas; Carolyn joined the Royal Cayman Islands Police  Band in 1994.  Encouraged by the officers in the band, she joined the Special Constabulary in 1996. She has served the RCIPS and the community with thousands of hours of volunteer work and now holds the rank of Assistant Commandant.  In 2009, she was awarded “The Colonial Special Constabulary Medal.”  Carolyn is also a Director of the Cayman Carnival/Batabano, the Branch Contact of the International Wine & Food Society, and President of the Cayman Islands Humane Society.

  W. Ken Katsaris
Law Enforcement, Corrections and Private Security Consultant/Trainer

Began LE career with the City of St. Petersburg (FL) PD in 1962.  Has served as a Deputy Sheriff, State Trooper and elected Sheriff and Chief Law Enforcement Officer of 700 square mile Leon County, Florida encompassing the state capital of Tallahassee. Currently maintains a Sworn, Active Deputy Sheriffs Commission with the Leon County Sheriffs Office.  Provides full-time private consulting position providing training, litigation consulting, and agency consulting nationally.  Has been retained to provide litigation support as an expert in police, corrections and/or private security policy, procedures, training and supervision for both the defense and plaintiffs in all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada and Australia.



 
 
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