2024 – 2025 Executive Officers

PRESIDENT

Chief Michael Delaney
Bowling Green Police Department
michael.delaney@bgky.gov

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Chief John Christmann
Southgate Police Department

jchristmann@southgateky.org

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
Chief Joe Monroe
University of Kentucky Police Department
joe.monroe@uky.edu

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT
Chief Jon McClain
Bellevue Police Department
jon.mcclain@bellevueky.org

SERGEANT AT ARMS
Chief Art Ealum
Owensboro Police Department
Art.Ealum@owensboro.org

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Chief Shawn Butler (Retired)
sbutler@kypolicechiefs.org

TREASURER
Chief Mike Ward (Retired)
mward@kypolicechiefs.org

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Chief Jeremy Thompson
Elizabethtown Police Department
Jeremy.thompson@elizabethtownky.gov

CHAPLAIN
Chief Joseph Cline (Retired)
Rowan County

jscline@roadrunner.com

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

North: Chief John Christmann, Southgate Police Department

Northeast:  Chief Todd Kelley, Ashland Police Department

East Central: Assistant Chief Nathan Brown, UK Police Department

Southeast: Chief Josh Wesely, Somerset Police Department

Northwest: Chief Rick Sanders, Jeffersontown Police Department

South Central: Lt. Col. Penny Bowles, Bowling Green Police Department

West: Chief Steve Bryan, Madisonville Police Department

East: Chief Mike Riddle, Pikeville Police Department

State Agencies: -Rewa Zakharia, Kentucky Attorney General Office

Federal Agencies: SAIC Robert Maynard, ATF

Railroad Police: Chief Andy Midkiff, RJ Corman Railroad Police Department

University Police: Chief Merrell Harrison, Morehead State University Police Department

Retired Section:  Chief Allen Love, (Retired)