We wrapped up our 2021 Virtual Annual Conference on May 14, but there is still an opportunity for you to participate. If you or someone on your staff would like to take part in this training, post-registration is available.

Click here to post-register for the Virtual Training - $100.
All recorded presentations will be available for viewing. The link to these videos will be sent to you upon registering. F-6 information is available on the schedule, as well as in the presenters' bios below.

For F-6 categories and credit hours, see each individual presentations below (listed under each presenter and title of talk).

Click here to view the schedule.

Head Chaplain & Critical Incident Stress Debriefer
"How to Foster Resilience and Resilient Leadership"
(Mental Health - 4 hours)

Greg Young is the Head Chaplain and Critical Incident Stress Debriefer for the Germantown Police Department.  In addition, Greg is an International Law Enforcement Education Training Association Member and a crisis responder for various agencies, providing Critical Incident Stress Debriefings and follow-up care where needed.  He has used his expertise and training in crisis response to bring hope, recovery, and resilience to first responders and others affected by tragedy in such incidents as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Sikh Temple Mass shooting, and Hurricane Katrina.  Greg is currently a trainer for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and is qualified to train in five categories of Critical Incident Stress Management.

Motivational Speaker, Mentor, Author
"Finding Your Distinct Advantage"
(Leadership - 2 hours)

Nate Sassaman is a 1985 West Point graduate whose leadership skills have been demonstrated from the battlefield to the boardroom. LTC (R) Sassaman led over 1,500 soldiers as a Combined Arms Infantry Battalion Commander in the heart of the Sunni Triangle from 2003-2004. Using the leadership lessons taught at West Point and the hard lessons on the Iraqi battlefield, Nate takes his amazing leadership experiences and develops today’s leaders and aspiring leaders at some of the largest companies and government agencies in the United States. Nate’s high-energy approach, challenging facilitator methods, and focused determination on developing his student- leaders and their teams makes for the best leadership training available. His St. Martin’s Press published book, Warrior King, has sold nearly 100,000 copies and is a regional best-seller.

Topic: "Leading in Times of Chaos and Adversity - Going on the Offense" - "The onset of crisis is too late to decide to become an effective leader; the process must be a cumulative part of each leader's personal development plan and practice.  The sooner this is started as a systematic process, the better, but now is probably not too late."  Sir Ernest Shackleton

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Chief Kathy McAlpine
City of Tigard Chief of Police
"Riots in the Suburbs - Lessons Learned from the Tigard Police Department"
(Leadership - 2 hours)

Chief Kathy McAlpine started her law enforcement career in 1986 as a police patrol officer for Tacoma Police Department. Chief McAlpine served 30.5 years with Tacoma PD where she held the ranks of Detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, and 5 years as an Assistant Chief. Her experience includes narcotics unit, Federal Violent Crimes Task Force, Gang Unit Commander, Street Crimes Unit supervisor, Internal Affairs investigator, and SWAT Commander. Chief McAlpine was instrumental in implementing many of the pillars of the 21st Century Policing initiative working to build trust between the police and communities of color and the Open-Data Initiative.

In April 2017, Chief McAlpine accepted the Chief of Police position with the City of Tigard Police Department. In her first year, she and her Command Staff developed a 5 year Strategic Plan including making several technological improvements, becoming data-driven focused, and strengthening the leadership system.

Chief McAlpine is a district representative with the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), currently on the Oregon Accreditation Alliance board. She serves on various other boards (Washington County Consolidated Communications Association CEO board and the Board of Commissions). In 2020, she was selected as the OACP representative for the DPSST Police Policy Board. This year she also serves on the OACP/OSSA Legislative Task Force. Lastly, she is the law enforcement representative for the Washington County Center for Addiction, Triage and Treatment Steering Committee working to develop a comprehensive model to address substance disorder and mental health.

Chief McAlpine holds a Bachelor of Science in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Columbia College. Chief McAlpine is a 2011 Graduate of Northwestern Police Command College. Chief McAlpine holds an Executive Certificate from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

Commander Robert L. Rogers
Tigard Police Department
"Riots in the Suburbs" (with Chief Kathy McAlpine)

Bob serves as one of two police commanders for the City of Tigard, and currently oversees the patrol (operations) division.

He joined the Tigard Police Department in 1997 after being raised in an Air Force family that settled in the Sherwood, Oregon area since the mid 70’s. Graduating from Sherwood High School, he followed a family tradition of service by entering the U.S. Army and was stationed in locations along the east coast and in Europe over the course of six years. In 1991 Bob made the decision to leave the service to become a police officer in Arkansas, but chose to return home to Oregon in 1997 where joined the Tigard Police Department.

Cdr. Rogers was promoted to sergeant in 2000, to lieutenant in 2006 and to captain in 2009. In the summer of 2016, under a new organizational structure, the assistant chief and captain positions were re-worked into two commander positions. As such, Cdr. Rogers has served as the division commander for both the operations and services divisions over the years. He also served as the Interim Chief for nine months until Chief McAlpine’s appointment in 2017.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Leo University in Florida, a master’s certificate in Leadership from the University of Virginia, an Executive Certification from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) and is a graduate of the 242^nd session of the FBI National Academy. He is a board member and past president of the Oregon Executive Development Institute, as well as an active member of both the Oregon & International Associations of Chiefs of Police and the Oregon Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates.  He and his family live in the Sherwood area where he has remained active in the local community and faith organizations.

He can be reached at [email protected] or 503-718-2551.

"Courageously Interrupting Bias"
(Ethics - 1 hour)

Kori Carew is part of a family that is multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-religious and spans multiple nationalities. Kori brings a fierce love of community and belonging that transcends differences to her work, ministry and life.  She loves to sing, cook, entertain, dance in the hallways at work and read, when she’s not equipping leaders to be inclusive, interrupt bias, and disrupt the status quo. At her day job, she focuses on developing and implementing strategies for individual career and diversity and inclusion success, and helps organizations build bridges across differences and improve inclusion. When she’s not "working" she focuses her voice and talent on issues of gender equity and rights, inclusion, and human and civil rights, serving in her church and community, and cherishing her phenomenal tribe and community. Kori is energized by helping people live their best lives.