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Membership Group

The SEARCH Membership Group is comprised of one gubernatorial appointee from each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as eight at-large Members appointed by the SEARCH Chair.

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Alabama
Lt. William Eller
Commander, Fusion Center
Bureau of Investigation
Alabama Department of Public Safety

Alaska
David Schade
Director
Division of Statewide Services
Alaska Department of Public Safety

Arizona
Georgene M. Ramming
Chief
Criminal Justice Support Division
Arizona Department of Public Safety

Arkansas
Danny Ormand
Director
Arkansas Crime Information Center

California
Gary K. Cooper
Director
California Justice Information Services Division
California Department of Justice

Colorado
Karl W. Wilmes
Manager
Program Support Unit
Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Connecticut
Appointment Pending 

Delaware
Capt. Galen M. Purcell
Director
State Bureau of Investigation
Delaware State Police

District of Columbia
Appointment Pending 

Florida
Donna M. Uzzell
Director
Criminal Justice Information Services
Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Georgia
Terry D. Gibbons
Deputy Director
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Georgia Crime Information Center

Hawaii
Liane Moriyama
Administrator
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
Department of the Attorney General

Idaho
Dawn A. Peck
Manager
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Idaho State Police

Illinois
Col. Michael R. Snyders
Deputy Director
Information and Technology Command
Illinois State Police

Indiana
Maj. Douglas Shelton
Records Division
Indiana State Police

Iowa
James Saunders
Assistant Director
Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa Department of Public Safety

Kansas
David Sim
Assistant Director
Information Services Division
Kansas Bureau of Investigation

Kentucky
Lt. Col. Brad Bates
Technical Services Division
Kentucky State Police

Louisiana
Carle L. Jackson
Director, Louisiana Sentencing Commission
State Criminal Justice Policy Advisor
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice

Maine
Lt. Col. Robert Williams
Deputy Chief
Department of Public Safety
Maine State Police

Maryland
Leigh B. Middleditch
Special Projects Coordinator
Office of Information Technology
Maryland State Police

Massachusetts
Mr. Curtis M. Wood
Executive Director
Massachusetts Criminal History Systems Board

Michigan
Diane Sherman
Director
Criminal Justice Information Center
Michigan State Police

Minnesota
Michael Campion
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Mississippi
Michael E. McSparrin
Director
Automated Fingerprint Identification System
Criminal Information Center
Mississippi Department of Public Safety

Missouri
Maj. Robert E. Bloomberg
Commander
Technical Services Bureau
Missouri State Highway Patrol

Montana
William L. Griffenberg
Administrator
Information Technology Services Division
Montana Department of Justice

Nebraska
Lt. John J. Shelton
Commander
Criminal Intelligence Division
Nebraska State Patrol

Nevada
Capt. Philip K. O'Neill
Chief
Records and Technology Division
Nevada Department of Public Safety

New Hampshire
Jeffrey Kellett
Chief Administrator
Criminal Records Unit
New Hampshire State Police

New Jersey
Capt. Leslie R. Bice
Executive Officer
Identification and Information Technology Section
State Bureau of Identification
New Jersey State Police

New Mexico
Capt. Thomas Dobson
Chief Security Officer
New Mexico State Police

New York
Daniel M. Foro
Deputy Commissioner
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

North Carolina
Wendy L. Brinkley
Special Agent in Charge
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation

North Dakota
Judy Volk
Information Services Manager
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
North Dakota Office of Attorney General

Ohio
Appointment Pending 

Oklahoma
Debbie McKinney
Administrative Programs Officer
Information Services Division
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

Oregon
Timothy F. McLain
Superintendent
Department of State Police

Pennsylvania
Linda Rosenberg
Director
Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

Puerto Rico
Appointment Pending 

Rhode Island
Lt. Col. Raymond S. White
Chief Administrative Officer
Rhode Island State Police

South Carolina
Appointment Pending 

South Dakota
Delton Tipton
Manager
Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunications

Tennessee
Brad Truitt
Director of Information Systems
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Texas
Mike Lesko
Deputy Administrator
Crime Records Service
Texas Department of Public Safety

Utah
Jennifer Hemenway
UCJIS Project Manager
Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

Vermont
Francis X. Aumand III
Director
Criminal Justice Services
Vermont Department of Public Safety

Virgin Islands
Ms. Giselle C. Richardson
Director
Criminal Justice Records Improvement
Law Enforcement Planning Commission

Virginia
Captain Thomas W. Turner
Division Commander
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Virginia State Police

Washington
Jim Anderson
Commander
Criminal Records Division
Washington State Patrol

West Virginia
Appointment Pending 

Wisconsin
David Steingraber
Executive Director
Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance

Wyoming
Mr. Kevin R. Smith
Deputy Director
CJIS
Wyoming Division of Criminal lnvestigation

At Large Appointees
Dr. Alfred Blumstein
J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
Carnegie-Mellon University

Dr. Hugh M. Collins
Judicial Administrator
Supreme Court of Louisiana

Kent Markus
Chief Legal Counsel
Office of the Governor
State of Ohio

Janet L. Mullings, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Chair of Faculty
College of Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University

Robert Wessels
Court Manager
Office of Court Management
Harris County

Members Emeritus
Charles M. Friel Ph.D (Retired)
Professor
College of Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University

Prof. George B. Trubow (Retired)
Director
Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law

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