National Executive Institute Associates Major Cities Chiefs Association Major County Sheriff's Association National Executive Institute Associates The National Executive Institute Associates (NEIA) is a private, non-profit, public service foundation. Its membership consists of over 400 graduates of the FBI's National Executive Institute. The NEI is a three-week executive training program offered by the FBI to the chief executive officers of the largest law enforcement organizations in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia. The primary purpose of the Associates is to assist in the continuing education and training of these executives. This is accomplished by an annual training conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, an annual research project, and the publication of various articles in the area of law enforcement. The NEIA Leadership Bulletin is published on this website on a regular basis. The articles may be downloaded and further disseminated without acquiring permission. The National Executive Institute (NEI) was instituted by the FBI in 1976 in response to a plea from the Major City Chiefs organization. These chiefs complained to the FBI Director, Clarence M. Kelley, that there was no training program for chiefs of police responsible for the administration of large police organizations. Their observations were quite correct. The FBI began the program in 1976 and it quickly became recognized as one of the great law enforcement training programs in the world. While originally designed for law enforcement executives from the Untied States, it became apparent that the program would increase in value if invitations were extended to chiefs from other English-speaking nations. To date there have been twenty-three NEI classes at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. Almost 700 executives have graduated from the program. The NEIA was formed in 1980. Its original and current objective is to provide continuing training and education to the graduates of the NEI. This program has also been quite successful. At the present time, the Associates have a close working relationship with the Major City Chiefs and the FBI Academy. However, it should be noted that the NEIA is an independent organization and has no formal affiliation with the FBI or any other government organization. While the Associates do publish research reports and articles of interest to the law enforcement community, it does not involve itself in trying to influence legislation. The NEIA presents the annual Penrith Award to a member for excellence in law enforcement administration. In addition, the Associates give a graduate studies scholarship to a child of an NEIA member annually. 2006-2007 NEIA Board of Directors (in pdf format) Major Cities Chiefs Association Fifty-seven major law enforcement organizations in the United States and Canada comprise the membership of the Major Cities Chief's Association. The Association was formed in the late 1960's by a few chiefs of police who wished to have a forum to discuss organizational issues only relevant to large police organizations. The MCC has gradually expanded its membership to include suburban police departments, large metropolitan sheriff's departments, and the larger departments in Canada. The MCC meets three times each year for discussion of issues facing law enforcement. The fall meeting is held in conjunction with the annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the winter meeting is held in a member city, and the summer meeting and training conference is held in Sun Valley, Idaho. Current membership is limited to those chief executive officers of departments located within a metropolitan area of more than 1.5 million population and departments which employ more than 1,000 law enforcement officers. A few of the original MCC members no longer meet these criteria as a result of population shifts. However, these departments' memberships has been grandfathered. Chief Gil Kerlikowske, President, MCC Chair Seattle Police Department PO Box 34986 Seattle, Washington 98124-4986 Gil.kerlikowske@seattle.gov Chief Robert Davis, Vice President San Jose Police Department 201 W. Mission Street San Jose, California 95110 Robert.davis@sanjoseca.gov Chief Harold Hurtt, Past President, MCC Chair Houston Police Department 1200 Travis Houston, Texas 77002 Email: harold.hurtt@cingular.net A.M. "Mac" Connole, Treasurer Draper City Police Department 1020 E. Pioneer Road Draper City, Utah 84020 Email: Mac@draper.ut.us Thomas Frazier, Executive Director P.O. Box 50218 Baltimore, MD 21211 Email: tfrazier@jhu.edu Nita Wright, MCC Conference Director Salt Lake City Police Department 315 East 200 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801)799-3480 Email: nita.wright@slcgov.com Major County Sheriff's Association The Major County Sheriff's Association (MCSA) is a professional law enforcement association of elected sheriffs representing counties or parishes with 500,000 population or more who are dedicated to preserve the highest integrity in law enforcement and the elected Office of the Sheriff. Our membership represents over 100 million Americans. MCSA works to promote a greater understanding of law enforcement strategies to address futures problems and identify law enforcement challenges facing the members of our organization. We are committed to advancing legislative issues that will enhance the safety of our communities. MCSA also seeks to promote the development of innovative education, prevention and enforcement strategies and programs. We believe that law enforcement and criminal justice organizations only benefit by having a forum in which to share ideas, concepts and resources. The MCSA facilitates that process by serving as a law enforcement information gathering resource. The MCSA is available to provide technical assistance to be conducted in conjunction with the National Sheriff's Association, the Major Cities Chiefs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Training Division, the National Executive Institute and other private or public research entities. We cordially invite you to contact any MCSA officer for additional information. President Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard Oakland County MI 1201 North Telegraph Road Pontiac, MI 48341-1044 248.858.5001 248.858.1806 (fax) mbouchard@mcsheriffs.com Vice President Sheriff Douglas C. Gillespie Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 400 Stewart Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101-2984 702.229.3231 702.382.2904 (fax) dgillespie@mcsheriffs.com Treasurer Sheriff John Aubrey Jefferson County KY 531 Court Place Ste 604 Louisville, Kentucky 40202 502.574.5400 502.574.8185 (fax) jaubrey@mcsheriffs.com Secretary Sheriff Mike Hale Jefferson County AL 2200 8th Ave. N Birmingham, AL 35203 205.325.5700 205.325.5864 (fax) mhale@mcsheriffs.com Past President Sheriff James A. Karnes Franklin County OH 369 South High Street 2nd Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-4555 614.462.4211 614.462.3739 (fax) jkarnes@mcsheriffs.com Executive Director Joseph R. Wolfinger 482 Piscataway Drive Tappahannock, VA 22560 804.445.9539 804.445.9023 (fax) jrwolfinger@mcsheriffs.com Associate Executive Director Michael Ferrence, Jr. c/o: Academy Leadership Associates, LLC 701-A Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5903 540.899.2998 mferrence@mcsheriffs.com