Board Member Profiles |
|
President: Scott Goff, Fort Collins Police |
|
| Scott has 29 years of law enforcement experience with 3 years with Weld County and 26 years with Fort Collins PD. Scott has been been called “Mr FOP” for his involvement in our great organization. Scott has held numerous positions in the FOP including National Trustee, State Presdent, Local President, Local VP, and Local treasurer. Scott is responsible for the expansion of the FOP in Colorado and helped develop Colorado’s Legal defense plan. Scott is active in the Swat team and Bike Team for Fort Collins PD. Hobbies for Scott include sailing, backpacking and his new grandson! | |
Vice President: Mike Thornton, Fort Collins Police |
|
| Mike has been with Fort Collins PD for over 28 years. During his career he spent time on the SWAT team, Team leader on Swat, Field Training Officer, Fitness instructor and has been involved in the design of shift schedules. Mike is a Charter member of our lodge and has held trustee positions, vice president, President, National Trustee, and State trustee positions in the FOP. He assisted the State lodge in the development of our Legal defense plan and assisted in the development of the grand lodge’s LDF program. His passion for the FOP is labor! Mike’s hobbies include Softball, bicycling, University of Michigan sports and FOP! | |
Secretary: Gina Woelfel, Lafayette Police |
|
| Gina has been with the Lafayette Police Department since 1992. She has been a Field Training Officer, Bike Patrol Officer, Mentor, and OC Instructor and is a member of the Boulder County Domestic Violence Task Force and Boulder County Project Lifesaver. She has been in investigations since 1998 and is presently assigned to the Crimes Against Persons Unit. She is new to the Board in 2006 but has attended the past two National Conferences as a Lodge Delegate. | |
Treasurer: Leroy Forehand, Fort Collins Police |
|
| need bio | |
Sergeant at Arms: Tony Sanchez, Fort Collins Police |
|
Tony has been a member of the Fraternal Order of Police for twenty six years, and was a Charter Member of Lodge #4. He held positions as the first State VP, and as Lodge #3 VP, as well as the “office flunky”. He has been assigned as a Detention Deputy, Patrol Officer, Crime Prevention Officer, First Aid/CPR Instructor, Juvenile Detective, SWAT member, and SRO. He has been and continues to be very active with the Fort Collins Collective Bargaining initiative. Tony and his wife Lisa both work for the Fort Collins Police Services and have two daughters; Courtney who’s studying nursing and Cassie who’s a Sophomore at Pioneer High School. |
|
Second Vice President: Butch Gardner, Larimer County Sheriff's Department |
|
| Butch has been a Detention Officer with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department for 14 years. He currently is trained as a Background Investigator, Criminal Investigator, and Field Training Officer. He has held the offices within Lodge #3 to include Trustee, Secretary, and now 2nd Vice President. In 2002 he was elected as the “FOP Member of the Year for the State of Colorado” for his achievements in recruitment of over 200 members in the previous four years of his membership with Lodge #3. His four children are quite the priority in his everyday life. Butch’s interests are bowling (42 years), and attending local hockey games (Colorado Eagles). | |
Past President: Mike Thornton, Fort Collins Police |
|
| Mike has been with Fort Collins PD for over 28 years. During his career he spent time on the SWAT team, Team leader on Swat, Field Training Officer, Fitness instructor and has been involved in the design of shift schedules. Mike is a Charter member of our lodge and has held trustee positions, vice president, President, National Trustee, and State trustee positions in the FOP. He assisted the State lodge in the development of our Legal defense plan and assisted in the development of the grand lodge’s LDF program. His passion for the FOP is labor! Mike’s hobbies include Softball, bicycling, University of Michigan sports and FOP! | |
Chaplain: Mike Swihart, Fort Collins Police |
|
| need bio | |
State Trustee: |
|
| need bio | |
Agency Trustees |
Fort Collins Police: John Austerberry Larimer County: Bill Howe Weld County: Terie Rinne Lafayette: Keith Chagnon Co State University: Darren Martinez |
Committees: Chairs |
Social: Scott Goff Labor: Mike Thornton Legal Aid: Joe Berdin Building: Scott Goff Pop/Candy: Leroy Forehand Fundraiser: Mike Thornton Scholarship: Dawn Johnsen |