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VACP Committees & Appointments

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VACP Committee Chairpersons

Committee	Chairperson
Awards	Chief Wayne Sager, Strasburg
Budget & Finance	Chief John Clair, Blacksburg (VACP Immediate Past President)
Highway Safety	TBD
Law Enforcement Executive Certification Program Committee	Chief Scott Booth, Roanoke
Legislative	Chief Michael Kochis, Charlottesville
Nominating	Chief Scott Booth, Roanoke (VACP Past President)
Personnel	Chief Travis Christian, Petersburg (VACP President)
Training	Chief William Anspach, Colonial Heights

VACP Appointments & Representatives

Position	Representative
SACOP Representative	Chief Jim Williams Staunton Police Department
2026 Special Olympics Torch Run	Chief Michael Kochis, State Chair Charlottesville Police Department
Va Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC)	Chief Michael Kochis, Chair Charlottesville Police Department Chief Scott Booth Roanoke Police Department Chief Timothy Carter Warrenton Police Department Chief Joel Hash Wytheville Police Department Chief Alonzo Howell Smithfield Police Department Chief Scott Vantrease Va. Dept. of Conservation & Recreation Law Enforcement Division
Criminal Justice Services Board Appointees	Colonel Travis Christian Petersburg Bureau of Police (VACP Representative — Re-Appointed: July 2026; Term Expires: June 2030) Chief Stephen Keatts Poquoson Police Department (VACP Representative — Appointed: July 2025; Term Expires: June 2029) Chief Carl Rowan George Mason University Police Department (VACLEA Representative — Appointed: July 2025; Term Expires: June 2029) Chief Shannon Dale Goad Town of Hillsville Police Department (Law Enforcement Representative — Appointed: July 2026; Term Expires: June 2030) Colonel Jeffrey S. Katz, Superintendent Virginia State Police Ex-Officio Member
Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Board Representative	Chief Jim Williams Staunton Police Department
DCJS Committee on Training (comprised of members of the Criminal Justice Services Board)	Chief Stephen Keatts Poquoson Police Department
E-911 Services Board	Chief James Lane Norton Police Department (Chiefs' Representative, serving through June 30, 2030)
Private Security Services Advisory Board (PSSAB)	Chief Charles T. Proffitt Remington Police Department (Law Enforcement Representative)