Good morning,

I hope you all enjoyed the conference as much as I did.  The executive board did an excellent job with Amy Osburn at the helm in delivering quality training and excellent opportunities to network at the annual conference.  As we work our way through the feedback we received from the other attendees, we are finding most are of the same opinion.  We will use this feedback to bring the 2025 KPOA Conference back to the same location, and I’m confident it will be just as good if not better than this year’s.  So, I encourage you to start planning now on returning.  We also ask that you bring a new face to the conference.  Not only is it a great opportunity for inexpensive, quality training, but it is the relationships developed at these events that help many of us navigate our careers.  Keep the tradition going by introducing someone new to the KPOA.

As the new President, I want to assure you that the executive board will also continue to represent our profession in the KS Legislature.  Chief Ed Klump (Ret.) does an excellent job speaking on our behalf and keeping us informed about new legislation.  The executive board also continues to work together to provide testimony whenever needed.  We are always looking for assistance with this.  If you enjoy public speaking and/or have a current topic you are passionate about, please reach out to us.  We would love the extra help.

Currently, our KPOA Administrator, Jeff Piper is on a much-needed vacation.  When he returns, I will meet with him, and we will work through the District Governorships.  Many districts are set, but there are still a few with some uncertainty.  We will shore those up, and as promised, I will call those affected by any modifications.  If you are interested in being a district governor, please email me; there are still some areas that need representation.

Lastly, I ask that you to continue to support the KPOA.  Encourage your department head to buy memberships for your entire department and thank him or her if they already do.  Talk with the new officer just starting out and explain the benefits of membership.  The KPOA has been around since 1916 and has over 3,200 members.  We’ve weathered countless changes and challenges, and we continue to be an organization of professionals solving problems together.  Whether this is your first year in law enforcement, or your 45th, you have something to contribute, and we want to hear from you.  That is how we get better.

Thank you and stay safe,

Tim Greenwood
President
Kansas Peace Officer Association
tgreenwood@haysusa.com