Hello My OACP Brothers & Sisters,
I can’t express how happy it was to get back to some in-person training again at the OACP Fall Conference last week at Dayspring Fellowship in Keizer! It was amazing to see so many of you face-to-face again and to share some handshakes and even a few hugs. A huge shoutout to Dayspring Fellowship for accommodating the two associations and for the delicious snacks and meals. For those of you who were unable to attend I hope you still registered to receive the training via video as we had some great presentations and discussions.
Speaking of the training, kudos to the Education & Training Committee for putting together a great line-up of quality training. Dr. Tamara Herold had a tremendous presentation on ignition and prevention of crowd violence. DPSST Director Jerry Granderson talked about officer morale during difficult times with a very informative and interactive session. Hopefully the camera was able to stay with Director Granderson as he definitely likes to move around the room! The Thursday morning session had a great panel discussion on recruiting and retention of officers in our challenging environment. This was followed by a very heartfelt and important discussion with Chief Marcia Harnden and Sheriff Jef Van Arsdall regarding caring for our people during loss and tragedy, specifically the suicide of a Benton County Deputy. The afternoon session had a review of legislative changes to arbitration and other employees-related bills by Katie Kammer of CIS and Ashley Driscoll of Berry, Hammond, and Elsner. The day was capped off with the ever-energetic Nate Sassaman with his presentation on leadership through change and reform. If you haven’t, I suggest you contact Marie and register to receive all of these video segments so you too can see the training and get some hours for your leadership maintenance training.
The last thing I want to do is solicit members to replace current and upcoming OACP vacancies on several statewide work groups. I need to appoint an OACP member to the following positions:
- School Safety Taskforce: Chief Geoff Spalding is stepping down and we need get his position filled. Chief Spalding would be happy to answer questions on his role if want to reach out to him.
- DPSST Telecommunications Policy Committee: this group has a position open that needs to be filled by an OACP Member. If you want more information, you can contact Suzy Herring at DPSST.
- Oregon Amber Alert Committee: Chief Jeff Groth has been the OACP representative on this committee for almost 10 years and is needing to step down with his impending retirement.
If you are interested in any of these positions and can dedicate the time, please reach out to me so I can start getting them filled. It is very important that the OACP maintains representation on all of the work groups around the state, so we have a voice at the table and show how we are actively involved in every aspect of the criminal justice system here in Oregon.
Thanks again! I am proud to be your president and look forward to seeing even more of you at ELTS in Seaside!
Chief Matt Workman
OACP President
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2021 OACP/OSSA Fall Leadership Conference has come to a close. Along with an exceptional line-up of presenters, there was plenty of good food and conversation. The board meetings were also of benefit, as they provided opportunities for updates from fellow OACP members, OSSA, OSP, and other partnering state agencies, Teen Challenge, and conference sponsors. Here is a recap in pictures:
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Dr. Tamara Herold, Director Jerry Granderson, Panel on Recruiting, Chief Harnden & Sheriff Van Arsdal, and Nate Sassaman. Kate Kammer & Ashley Driscoll of CIS showed up on the screen via zoom.
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Kevin Campbell interviewed Nate Sassaman after the conference when he gave a snippet of advice on how to move from the urgent into a more strategic position of leadership. Click on the photo to listen in on the 3 minute video clip. If you find the information helpful, consider registering for the conference (if you haven't done so already), to benefit from his full presentation.
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We will be sending out information in the next week regarding how to access the recorded video presentations. If you have not yet registered for the conference, you can post-register using the link below.
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Welcome to the new Gold Beach PD Chief!
Chief Jordan White has worked for the Curry County Sheriff’s Office for the past three years where he served as a patrol sergeant and has been developing property in Gold Beach to increase the inventory of workforce housing.
Chief White has had a dynamic public safety career spanning over twenty-five years and has included emergency medicine, firefighting, search and rescue, law enforcement, and public safety aviation. He spent most of his life and career in northwest Montana where he began serving his community when he was eighteen years old. The excitement of helping people led him to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office where he served as a patrol supervisor, SWAT team member, rescue diver, search and rescue coordinator, and was appointed as the undersheriff. Chief White co-founded a first of its kind public/private philanthropic helicopter rescue program in 2012. He is a dual rated commercial pilot, rescue specialist, and served as the programs director prior to moving to Oregon. Welcome to Gold Beach PD!
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