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KANSAS SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

2008

John Fletcher President Russell Co 785/483-2151

Tracy Ploutz 1nd Vice President Ellsworth Co 785/472-4416

Vernon Chinn 2nd Vice President Pratt Co. 620/672-4133

Ken McGovern Sec/Treasurer Douglas Co. 785/841-0007

Buck Causey Sgt-atArms Barton County 620/793-1876

Gary Steed Past President Sedgwick Co. 316/383-7264

Darrell Wilson Executive Dir. KSA 785/827-2222

Carol Wilson Office Manager KSA 785/827-2222

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

District 1: Director Larry Townsend Wallace Co. 785/853-4288

Alternate Mike Baughn Thomas Co 785/460-4570

District 2: Director Curtis Miner Osborne Co 785/346-2001

Alternate Ward Corsair Rush Co 785/222-2578

District 3: Director Jim Jensen Geary Co. 785/238-2261

Alternate Russ Black Lincoln Co. 785/524/4253

District 4: Director Laurie Dunn Osage Co 785/828-3121

Alternate David Zoellner Leavenworth Co. 913/6825824

District 5 Director: Lance Babcock Grant Co. 620/356-3500

Alternate Ed Benzona Stanton Co 620/5493247

District 6 Director: Ron Ridley Hodgeman C0. 620/357-8391

Alternate Tommy Tomson Barber Co. 620/886-5678

District 7 Director Randy Henderson Reno Co 620/694-2735

Alternate Brad Moore Harper Co 620/842-5135

District 8 Director Jim Keach Neosho Co. 620/244-3888

Alternate Dan Bath Wilson Co. 620/378-3622

Directors at Large:

Director Larry Welch ( ret)

Director Ed Pavey KLETC 620/694-1400

2008

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

Frank Denning Chair Johnson Co 913-791-5800

Sandy Horton Co-chair Crawford Co. 620-724-8274

Randy Rogers Member Coffey Co. 620-364-2123

Gary Steed Member Sedgwick Co 316-383-7264

Tracy Ploutz Member Ellsworth Co 785/472-4416

John Calhoon Member Atchison Co. 913-367-0216

Dick Barta Member Shawnee Co. 785-368-2200

John Fletcher Member Russell Co. 785-483-2151

Vernon Chinn Member Pratt Co. 620-672-4133

Lamar Shoemaker Member Brown Co. 785-742-7125

Buck Causey Member Barton Co. 620-793-1876

Ken McGovern Member Douglas Co 785-841-0007

Darrell Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

Jeff Bottenberg Lobbyist Topeka 785-233-1446

FALL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Randy Henderson Chair Reno Co 620/694-2735

John Fletcher Member Russell Co 785/483-2151

Dick Barta Member Shawnee 785-368-2200

Bob Odell Member Cowley Co. 620-221-5444

Tracy Ploutz Member Ellsworth 620-549-3247

Buck Causey Member Barton 620-793-1876

Ed Pavey Member KLETC 620-694-1400

Larry Welch Member Retired

Ken McGovern Member Douglas Co. 785-841-0007

Buck Causey Member Barton Co. 620-793-1876

Ron Ridley Member Hodgeman Co. 620-357-8391

Carol Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

Darrell Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Gary Steed Chair Sedgwick Co. 316-383-7264

Randy Rogers Member Coffey Co. 620-364-2123

Tracy Ploutz Member Ellsworth Co 620-549-3247

Larry Welch Member (Retired)

Ed Pavey Member KLETC 620-649-1400

Ron Ridley Member Hodgeman Co. 620-357-8391

Carol Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

Darrell Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

John Fletcher Member Russell Co. 785-483-2151

TRAINING COMMITTEE

Ed Pavey Chair KLETC 620-694-1400

Randy Rogers Member Coffey Co. 620-364-2123

Glen Kochanowski Member Saline Co. 785-826-6500

Vernon Chinn Member Pratt Co. 620-672-4133

Laurie Dunn Member Osage Co 785-828-3121

Galen Marble Member Kiowa Co 620-723-2185

Gary Steed Member Sedgwick Co. 316-383-7264

Ken McGovern Member Douglas Co. 785-841-0007

Ron Ridley Member Hodgeman Co. 620-357-8391

Darrell Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD

Dick Barta Representative Shawnee Co. 785-368-2200

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

Richard Schneider Chair Trego Co. 785-743-5721

Ed Pavey Member KLETC 620-694-1400

Randy Rogers Member Coffey Co. 620-364-2123

Jeff Parr Member Stafford Co. 620-549-3247

Curtis Miner Member Osborne Co. 785-346-2001

Buck Causey Member Barton Co. 620793-1876

LIFE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Carol Wilson Chair KSA 785-827-2222

Darrell Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

Ed Pavey Member KLETC 620-694-1400 John Fletcher Member Russell Co. 785-843-2151

BY-LAWS COMMITTEE

John Fletcher Member Russell Co. 785-483-2151

Tracy Ploutz Member Ellsworth Co. 785-472-4416

Vernon Chinn Member Pratt Co. 620-672-4133

Lamar Shoemaker Member Brown Co. 785-742-7125

Carol Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

Darrell Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Ken McDonald Chair Douglas Co 785-841-0007

Bob Odell Member Cowley Co. 620-221-5444

John Fletcher Member Russell Co. 785-483-2151

Vernon Chinn Member Pratt Co. 620-672-4133

Tracy Ploutz Member Ellsworth Co. 785-472-4416

Buck Causey Member Barton 620-793-1876

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

John Fletcher Chair Russell Co. 785-483-2151

Tracy Ploutz Member Ellsworth Co.

Vernon Chinn Member Pratt Co. 620-672-4131

Bob Odell Member Cowley Co. 620-221-5444

Buck Causey Member Barton Co. 620-793-1876

Darrell Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

KANSAS COUNTY OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION

John Calhoon Chair Atchison Co. 913-367-0216

Buck Causey Member Barton Co. 620-793-1876

Darrell Wilson Member KSA 785-827-2222

Dick Barta Member Shawnee Co. 785-368-2200

Vernon Chinn Member Pratt Co 620-672-4133

JAIL COMMITTEE

Ruth Divelbiss Member Ford Co. 620-227-4590

Dean Bush Member Ford Co. 620-227-4590

Vernon Chinn Member Pratt Co. 620-672-4133

Sandy Horton Member Crawford Co. 620-724-8274

Dave Thompson Member Sedgwick Co. 316-383-7264

SHERIFF & DEPUTY SHERIFF OF THE YEAR COMMITTEE

BILL SECK MEMBER KHP

LARRY WELCH MEMBER KBI

ED PAVEY MEMBER KLETC

DARRELL WILSON MEMBER KSA

HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE

Sheriff Richard Schneider Trego Co. North west

Sheriff Ron Blad Republic Co. North central

Sheriff Dick Barta Shawnee Co. North east

Sheriff Dean Bush Ford Co South west

Sheriff Gary Steed Sedgwick Co South central

Sandy Horton Crawford Co South east

STATE FAIR COMMITTEE

Glen Kochanowski

Lori Dunn

Jeff Parr

Gary Steed

Darrell Wilson