Past Presidents

1966-67

Charles Zittle
Former Chief, Tacoma

 1997-98

Gary Edwards
Former Sheriff, Thurston County

1697-68

Jack Porter
Former Sheriff, King County

 1998-99

 

Lockheed Reader
Former Chief, Puyallup

1968-69

Hugh Darby
Former Chief, Renton

1999-00

Doug Blair
Former Sheriff, Yakima County

1969-70

Richard Nickell
Former Sheriff, Chelan County

2000-01

Dave Cooper
Former Chief, Sedro Woolley

1970-71

Frank Patterson
Former Chief, Everett

2001-02

Dale Brandland
Former Sheriff, Whatcom County

1971-72

Robert Barret
Former Sheriff, Kittitas County

2002-03

Don Lane
Former Chief, Wapato

1972-73

Nick Giardina
Former Chief, Bellevue

2003-04

Dan LaRoche
Former Sheriff, Douglas County

1973-74

William Closner
Former Sheriff, Skamania County

2004-05

James Scharf
Former Chief, Everett

1974-75

Wayne Hendren
Former Chief, Spokane

2005-06

Craig Thayer
Former Sheriff, Stevens County

1975-76

Bill Webb
Former Sheriff, Pacific County

2006-07

Randall Carroll
Former Chief, Bellingham

1976-77

James McMahon
Former Chief, Bothell

2007-08

Richard Lathim
Sheriff, Franklin County

1977-78

Gene Cotton
Former Sheriff, Clark County

2008-09

Colleen Wilson
Former Chief, Port of Seattle

1978-79

Jack LaRue
Former Chief, Yakima

2009-10

John Didion
Former Sheriff, Pacific County

1979-80

Ray Fjetland
Former Sheriff, Whitman County

2010-11

Bruce Bjork
Former Chief, WA Fish and Wildlife

1980-81

Mike Shanahan
Former Chief, University of WA

2011-12

Sue Rahr
Former Sheriff, King County

1981-82

Robert Dodge
Former Sheriff, Snohomish County

2012-13

Ed Holmes
Chief, Mercer Island

1982-83

Lawrence Loveless
Former Chief, Ellensburg

2013-14

Ozzie Knezovich
Sheriff, Spokane County

1983-84

Larry Erickson
Former Sheriff, Spokane County

2014-15

Eric Olsen
Former Chief, Kirkland

1984-85

Terry Mangan
Former Chief, Bellingham

2015-16

Casey Salisbury
Sheriff, Mason County

1985-86

William Wiester
Former Sheriff, Lewis County

2016-17

Ken Hohenberg
Chief, Kennewick

1986-87

Leland Davis
Former Chief, Vancouver

2017-18

Brian Burnett
Sheriff, Chelan County

1987-88

SR Johnston
Former Sheriff, Okanogan Co.
Former Chief, Shelton

2018-19

Ken Thomas
Chief, Des Moines

1988-89

Don Pierce
Former Chief, Bellingham

2019-20

John D. Snaza
Sheriff, Thurston County

1989-90

Larry Erickson
Former Sheriff, Spokane County

2020-21

Craig Meidl
Chief, Spokane

1990-91

Jan Deveny
Former Chief, Mercer Island

2021-22

Rick Scott
Sheriff, Grays Harbor County

1991-92

Larry Mount
Former Sheriff, Whatcom County

2022-23

Steve Crown
Chief, Wenatchee Police Department

 1992-93

 Pleas Green
Former Chief, Yakima

2023-24

Kevin Morris
Sheriff, Douglas County

 1993-94

 Steve Tomson
Former Sheriff, Whitman County

 

 

 1994-95

 Alan Wallis
Former Chief, Renton

 

 

 1995-96

 Pat Jones
Former Sheriff, Kitsap County

 

 

 1996-97

 Randy Hamilton
Former Chief, Chehalis