James Ream, President

James Ream is a 15 year veteran officer of the Los Angeles School Police Department.  His current rank is Senior Police Officer and has been assigned as a field training officer and was a founding member of the LASPD Special Response Team.  Currently he is on leave working full time for the Los Angeles School Police Association, where he has held office for over a decade, with the last 3 years as president.  He is proudly serving and has served on several other boards including PORAC, the L.A. School Police Foundation and The Golden Badge Foundation.

Paul Weber, Vice President

Paul Weber is a 25-year-veteran with the Los Angeles Police Department and has been committed to representing its police officers and more than 9800 members since 1991. The Los Angeles Police Protective League recognized him for his outstanding representation of its membership in 1997 as the “Defense Representative of the Year.” Today, having held the rank of sergeant for 16 years, he has worked patrol in all four geographic bureaus that make up the city of Los Angeles. His notable experience includes working as a police officer II in Foothill, 77th Street, Rampart , and Van Nuys; as field training officer and  Gang unit-police officer III in Van Nuys, until finally as patrol sergeant in Hollywood and North Hollywood.

In November 2001, Weber has elected by the membership to the Los Angeles Police Protective League Board of Directors and after over seven years, currently serves as the League’s President. He also contributes a monthly column to the League’s publication, Thin Blue Line.

Weber has worked on the Golden Badge Foundation Board since 2006 and this year will serve as its Vice President.

Bob Reed, Treasurer

Bob Reed joined the Santa Ana Police Department as a reserve police officer in June of 1976. At the time, he was still on active duty in the United States Marine Corps stationed at MCAS El Toro, California. Upon his discharge in September of 1978, he became a full time sworn officer.

During his 27 years as a Santa Ana police officer he worked Patrol, General Investigations, and Accident Investigations. However, he spent the majority of his time as a Traffic Motor Officer.

He was on the Board of Directors of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association, representing the traffic division for many years and served as the Association Vice President from 1998 to 2005. During that time he was actively involved in the Association’s Political Action Committee and served on the Wage Negotiations Team. He also represented the Santa Ana POA as an Associate Director of the California Peace Officers Memorial Foundation.

In March of 2003, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 31 was chartered and Bob became the Vice President and State Trustee for the Lodge until retiring in 2005. He transferred to Los Angeles County FOP Lodge 1, and in September of 2006 was elected as the California State FOP 2nd Vice President.

Bob is currently the Director of Fundraising for the California State FOP. He represents the California State FOP as a Director of the California Peace Officers Memorial Foundation, the California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations (CCLEA), and is Treasurer of the Golden Badge Foundation. In addition, he was recently elected as Secretary of LA County FOP Lodge 1.

Wayne J. Quint, Jr., Secretary

February 1999-Present
President/Sergeant of the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) “Full Release” position representing over 1800 deputy sheriffs, sheriff’s investigators, sergeants, district attorney investigators and supervisors

President of the California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations (CCLEA), representing over 80,000 peace officers throughout the state since November 2001.

Treasurer of the California Peace Officer’s Memorial Foundation since February of 1999.

March 1996-February 1999
Sergeant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Central Men’s and Women’s Jail Transportation Bureau North Investigation

November 1993-March 1996
Investigator with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department North Investigations Sex Crimes/Child Abuse

May 1986-November 1993
Deputy Sheriff II with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Theo Lacy Branch Jail North Patrol/South Patrol/Stanton Police Services Transportation Bureau Training Academy

April 1982-May 1986 Deputy Sheriff I with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Orange County Sheriff’s Basic Training Academy Central Men’s Jail/Theo Lacy Branch Jail Orange County Central Superior Court

Education
Bachelor of Science Degree-Organizational Management
Master of Arts Degree-Conflict and Negotiation Management
POST Certificates-Possess the POST Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory certificates.
POST Instructor-Basic Academy since 1994.
POST Instructor Development-Completed 40-hour course in 2003.

Medal of Courage Recipient
Awarded the Sheriff’s Department’s second highest medal for taking a machete yielding intoxicated suspect into custody without the use of deadly force (March 1993).

Personal
Work Information:
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS)
1314 W. Fifth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
714.285.2800 (office)
714.269.9458 (cell)

Frank Flavin, Director

• Executive Director- Orange County Employees Association Peace Officer Protection League
• Director-California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations
• Director-State Coalition of Probation Organizations
• Deputy Juvenile Correctional Officer II Orange County Probation Department Retired

Jim Martin , Director

CCPOA State Treasurer. Correctional Officer for 32 years. CCPOA represents the more than 30,000 correctional peace officers working inside California's prisons and youth facilities, and the state's parole agents who supervise inmates after their release.

Since its founding in 1957, CCPOA's mission has been to promote and enhance the correctional profession, protect the safety of those engaged in corrections and advocate for the laws, funding and policies needed to improve prison operations and protect public safety.

Over the years, CCPOA has won a number of key reforms, including psychological screening for new officers, additional training and improved safety equipment and practices.

CCPOA has a long, proud history of safeguarding the rights and welfare of the men and women it represents - dedicated professionals who do a tough, dangerous and essential job.

Steve Remige, Director

Steve Remige joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in June of 1979 as a recruit in academy class #196. He has worked the following assignments: Men's Central Jail, 11/79 - 3/82; Temple City Station, 3/82 - 4/88; Juvenile Investigations Bureau/O.S.S./G.E.T. - Lennox Station, 4/88 - 5/90; and Special Enforcement Bureau, 5/90 ' Present, working as a S.W.T. member, Canine handler and Crisis Negotiator.

Deputy Remige has been an ALADS member since 1979 and a Unit Representative for 13 years, prior to being elected to the Board of Directors in 1999. He has sat on numerous member grievance review boards, and has participated in over 50 meet and confer committees for various Sheriff's Department and District Attorney Investigators issues.

Additionally he has been a member of the last three ALADS Contract Negotiation Teams. Deputy Remige is currently involved in the ALADS Political Endorsement Committee, serves as a trustee to the ALADS Blue Cross Health Insurance and Peace Officers Relief Fund. He is the current member for the Horizons 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, representing the Coalition of County Unions. He is also ALADS chairperson for the California Police and Fire Summer Games committee.

Brian Moriguchi, Director
President of Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Assocation

Brian Moriguchi is a 24 year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and currently holds the rank of lieutenant. He has vast experience within the Sheriff’s Department having worked four separate jails and four patrol stations. He also worked at two detective units and has traveled internationally as a hate crime specialist. He has extensive administrative experience having worked at Sheriff’s Headquarters for seven years developing policies, reviewing case law and conducting evaluations on new technology for law enforcement. He has worked both sides of the table during negotiations and meet & confers. He has been a member of the Professional Peace Officers Association for over 11 years and a Board member for four years. He is the current PPOA president, representing in excess of 8,500 law enforcement employees in Los Angeles County.

Roger Mayberry, Board Member

Retired Lieutenant, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Currently serving as the President of the California State Fraternal Order of Police and Past President on the Board of Directors for the California Peace Officers Memorial Foundation.