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New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association
Patrick Colligan
President
Represents 33,000 members in county and local police departments, state agencies, correctional facilities with over 400 locals throughout state, many of which act as bargaining agents in contract negotiations. Active lobbyist on state and local police subjects, also endorses political candidates. Issues include obtaining greater control over pension investments and funding; health benefits; supervision and discipline;

Fraternal Order of Police New Jersey Labor Council
Nick Barbella
Executive Director
Formed 1998, only state and federally recognized Labor Council representing all levels of law enforcement, including municipal police departments, county sheriff officers, state and federal law enforcement.

New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police
Robert Fox
State President
Affiliate founded 1948 of national Fraternal Order of Police founded 1915, world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers with 328,000 members in over 2,100 lodges. NJ State Lodge formed 1948, currently ranks as 7th largest State Lodge with more than 16,000 individual members. Comprised of active and retired officers in federal, state and local agencies. Offers legal defense services, lobbies at state and local level on police issues.

New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police
Mitchell Sklar
Executive Director, Esq., CAE
Established 1912, over 1,000 members of active and retired local, county, state and federal law enforcement executives, as well as private security and corporate executives. Offers legal defense services, lobbies at state and local level. Issues include pension investments and funding; health benefits; supervision and discipline; firearms control. Nine counties also have associations of police chiefs.

Sheriffs' Association of New Jersey
John G. Armeno
Executive Director
Represents county sheriffs, who have varying responsibilities in different counties, including to supplement state and local police; manage county jails; and serve court orders and other legal papers. Sheriff only elected law enforcement official, often significant political leader in respective county. issues include efforts to curtail responsibilities, consolidate local police forces under county-wide governance.

State Troopers Fraternal Association of the New Jersey State Police
Chris Burgos
President
Established 1963, recognized bargaining unit for all NJ State Troopers under rank of Sergeant. Negotiates salary, benefits, promotion standards and procedures, lobbies on legislation affecting members. Provides legal advice and referrals for members.

New Jersey Chapter-American Correctional Association
Robert Riccardella
President
Founded 1983. Membership includes correctional employees drawing from probation, parole, institutions, community based facilities, treatments centers, schools, law enforcement, judiciary and related governmental and private agencies. Provides information, educational training and networking programs, monitors legislative and regulatory actions affecting corrections.

New Jersey County Jail Wardens Association
Eugene J. Caldwell, II
President
Established 1959, provides information, networking programs on county jails and other correctional facilities. issues include efforts to consolidate jail management, cutbacks in funding.

New Jersey Juvenile Detention Association
Walter Hopson
President
Membership comprises administrators, superintendents, managers, training officers, security, nurses, other personnel in 9 juvenile facilities in NJ. Affiliated with National Juvenile Detention Association.

New Jersey Association on Correction
Kathy Ahearn-O’Brien
President
Established 1961, provides various types of support services to clients, including discharged inmates, survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, women at risk of separation from their children due to child abuse and/or neglect, women in recovery and their children, people at risk for and living with HIV/AIDS, adult-ex-offenders, and youth at risk of becoming offenders. Services include operating shelters, rehabilitation facilities; sponsoring housing assistance, legal and financial assistance, transportation for medical care, personal counseling, crisis intervention and stabilization, vocational skills and educational training, relocation assistance for survivors, and job placement.

Reentry Coalition of New Jersey
Kevin McHugh
Executive Director
Formerly known as Coalition of Community Corrections Providers of NJ, represents community-based facilities and programs in rehabilitation of discharged inmates and other offenders, providing alternatives to incarceration. Member organizations contract with NJ State Parole Board, NJ Department of Corrections, other agencies to operate work-release adult and juvenile programs for institutions and community-based corrections programs. issues include levels of federal and state funding, bail reform, addiction treatment and funding.

New Jersey State Firemen's Association
Frank Gunson, III
President
Established 1885 pursuant to NJ legislation legalizing local firemen's associations and funds created for relief of disabled and families of firemen., injured, incapacitated or killed in performance of their duty. Works to enhance fire safety, improve fire protection and encourage contacts among departments and fire persons throughout NJ.

New Jersey Volunteer Fire Chief's Association
Richard Kosmoski
President
Formed 1911, meetings discuss topics related to fire prevention and control, reduction of deaths and injuries and property damage. Lobbies for stronger fire code protection measures.

Film shot in 1896 by Thomas Edison, Inc., showing four horse-drawn fire engines galloping on snow-covered street to fire in Newark

New Jersey State Exempt Firemen’s Association
Glenn D. Roemmich
President
Represents "exempt" firefighters who have served seven years in municipality in which his/her fire company operates and qualifies for certificates entitling firefighters to certain benefits by statute. Provides mentoring programs for newer members of fire service in both career and volunteer fire departments.

Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey
Dominick Marino
President
Chartered 1929 as state affiliate of International Association of Fire Fighters, originally named Uniformed Firemen’s Association of NJ, later Fire Fighters Association of NJ until adopting current name 1996. Seventy local affiliate unions throughout NJ represent 3,500 of NJ’s approximately 6,000 professional firemen, also over 500 emergency medical responders who belong to Professional Emergency Medical Services Association. Affiliates recognized bargaining agents negotiating terms and conditions of employment ranging from largest urban fire districts to smaller community fire and rescue agencies.

New Jersey State Association of Fire Districts
William Donahue
President
Fire Districts authorized by state law with elected boards of five commissioners and supported by revenues from fire taxes, may contract with fire companies to provide fire control services.

New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association
William Stevenson
President
Represents police, fire, emergency responders, security, healthcare, environmental personnel involved in emergency preparedness and response. Sponsors annual conference and exhibition attracting over 1,500 public and private sector emergency planning professionals from Mid-Atlantic region.

New Jersey State Safety Council
William C. Margaretta
President
Founded as Newark Safety Council in 1924, restructured 1946 by business and industry interests including major insurance companies to promote safety, reduce accidental death and injury and economic loss. Promotes adoption of safety and health policies, practices and procedures to mitigate human and economic losses arising from accidents and adverse occupational and environmental exposures. Sponsors range of safety activities, including Fire College to assist local firefighters; seminars promoting workplace safety, safe driving and courses in emergency medical services; highway safety and defensive driving.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving, New Jersey State Office
State chapter of national organization founded 1980 advocating stronger controls on drunk and drugged driving. Also provides victim and family support services. Current issues including expansion of installation of ignition overlock devices to more drivers convicted of driving offenses.

American Red Cross-New Jersey Region
Ana Montero
Regional Chief Executive Officer Affiliate of American Red Cross headquartered in Washington, DC with six local NJ chapter offices. Largest single supplier of blood and blood products in US, also leading provider of health and safety courses and training. During 2016 in NJ region, coordinated over 5,300 volunteers responding to 767 local disasters, helping 1,800 families displaced by home fires; collected more than 89,160 units of blood through blood drives and its donation centers; trained 116,154 individuals with life-saving skills in preparedness, CPR, AED use, first aid and aquatics; provided 3,516 military family case services with emergency messages, helping families find assistance and/or get counseling and referrals.

-- Government Resources
* NJ Division of Criminal Justice, Department of Law & Public Safety
* NJ Division of State Police, Department of Law & Public Safety
* NJ Department of Corrections
* NJ State Parole Board
* NJ Division of Fire Safety, Department of Community Affairs
* Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
* Local police departments and county prosecutors, NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police

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