AELE Staff, Officers,
Directors & Trustees

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Staff

• John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D., CLS, CTC, Executive Director.

Dr. Peters is the President and Chief Learning Officer of the Institute for the Prevention of

In-custody Deaths, Inc. (http://www.ipicd.com). He is an experienced researcher, instructional

designer, trainer, litigation consultant, and expert witness. To see

his vita, click here. To email Dr. Peters, click here.

             Wayne W. Schmidt, Esq., Consultant

Former AELE Executive Director Photo
Click for his vita or to send an e-mail to Wayne.

• Bernard J. Farber, Esq., AELE Research Counsel,
  Webmaster, and Editor of AELE web publications.
  Click for his vita or to send an e-mail to Bernie.

• James P. Manak, Esq., of Law Enf. Legal Publications,
  AELE Amicus Advocate (as needed).
  Click to send an e-mail to Mr. Manak.

• Helen Finkel, AELE Staff Vice President & Business Manager.
  Click to send an e-mail to Helen.

• Missy Taki, Supervisor/Manager, Workshops and

Publications Data Processing.
Click to send an e-mail to Missy.

Officers, Directors and Trustees

Daniel B. Hales, AELE Director and Past-President * Photo
Attorney at Law, Winnetka, IL

Eric P. Daigle, Director* Photo

Attorney at Law, Southington, CT. General Counsel,

FBI - Law Enforcement Executive Development Assn.

Chair, IACP Legal Officers Section (2015-16)

Chet Epperson, Director* and AELE President Photo

Chief of Police (Ret.)

Rockford, IL

George P. Graves, Trustee Photo
Chief of Police, Downers Grove IL (Ret.)
Past President, IL Assn. of Chiefs of Police

Former Natl. Secy., FBI Natl. Associates;

Western Springs, IL

Charles A. Gruber, Director* Photo
Former Chief of Police, South Barrington IL, Elgin IL,

Quincy IL and Shreveport LA; Past President, International

Assn. of Chiefs of Police. DoJ litigation consultant.
Website: http://www.aele.org/Gruber.html

St. Charles, IL

Dennis Harrison, Director* Photo

Attorney at Law, Wheaton, IL

Former Assistant State s Attorney DuPage County, IL

Deputy Police Chief Village of Downers Grove (retired)

www.dennisharrisonlaw.com

Russell B. Laine, Director* Photo

Chief of Police, Algonquin, IL (Ret.)

Past President, International Assn. of Chiefs of Police

Donald L. Leach, II, Director*

Bachelors in Sociology, Psychology, and Political Science

Doctorate in Public Administration

Giacomo (Jack) A. Pecoraro, Director* Photo

Former chief of police and police legal advisor;

Former Exec. Dir., IL Assn. of Chiefs of Police;

Past Parliamentarian, International Assn. of Chiefs of Police

Springfield, IL; AELE Associate Executive Director (2015-2016)

Emory A. Plitt, Jr., Director*

Executive Director (2017-Jan. 31, 2020)

Course Director of AELE educational programs (part-time)

Interim Executive Director (2016), President AELE (2015-Sep. 5, 2019) Photo
Click for his vita or to send an e-mail to Judge Plitt

Circuit Judge [retired]

Harford County, MD

Michael Ramage, Trustee

Former prosecutor, Miami-Dade County, FL

Retired General Counsel, Florida Dept. of

Law Enforcement, Tallahassee, FL Photo

Charles Remsberg, Trustee Photo

Original co-founder, Calibre Press Street Survival Seminars

Author, several text books on patrol tactics;

former Correspondent, PoliceOne and Editor, Force Science Research Center

Wilmette, IL

Charles D. Reynolds, Treasurer and Director* Photo
Consent Decree Auditor and DoJ consultant

Former Chief of Police, Mayor and City Manager, Dover, NH
Past President, International Assn. of Chiefs of Police. 

Wayne W. Schmidt, Director* and Assistant Corporate Secretary Photo

(see above, under Staff, for links)

Richard N. Williams, Trustee Photo
Former Corporation Counsel, Hoffman Estates IL
Former associate counsel, N.U. [Police] Traffic Institute;

Attorney, Florida.

Alan C. Youngs, Director* and Secretary Photo

Div. Chief, Lakewood CO Police (Ret.)

Attorney at Law, Colorado

Website: http://www.aele.org/Youngs.html

* indicates an active voting member of the AELE governing Board

Distinguished Past Directors and Officers

Arthur F. Brandstatter,  Past Director and co-founder;
former Brigadier General, U.S. Army Military Police (Korea)
later served as Dean, Michigan State University School of

Police Administration. Also served as the first Director of the

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (Glynco, GA). Photo

Frank G. Carrington,  Former Executive Director

and AELE Past President; former Treasury Agent; former

Legal Coordinator, Denver Police. Founder of VALOR,

a victims rights organization.

Arthur H. Daniels, Past Director and Treasurer
Attorney; former Chief Financial Officer CEM Insurance

Group, Wheeling IL; Former Chief, IRS Intelligence Div., Chicago

Corpus Christi, TX.

Don R. Derning, Past Director; former Chief of Police,

Winnetka, IL; Past President and former Executive Director,

IL Assn. of Chiefs of Police; Past President & former Parliamentarian,
International Association of Chiefs of Police. Photo

Frank S. Hogan, Past Advisory Board Member;
Mister DA - District Attorney for New York County, N.Y.
(Manhattan) 1941-1973. Photo

Fred E. Inbau, Principal founder, Past President and Chairman Emeritus;

Board Member, 1966-1997; John Henry Wigmore Professor of Law Emeritus,
Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago; former Director,

Chicago Police Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory. Author of books

on interrogation, use of the polygraph, and criminal law. Photo

Hon. Donald S. Leonard,  Past Advisory Board Member;
Judge, Recorder s Court, Detroit; former Commissioner,
Michigan State Police (1947-52); Past President and
Parliamentarian, Intern. Assn. of Chiefs of Police.

Harry T. Mahoney, Trustee
Author of historical books on espionage, Attorney;

former manager of international security, McDonald s Corp.
Retired, Central Intelligence Agency (Clandestine Service)

Malcolm W. Martin, Past Director and Treasurer;
co-founded the law firm of Peper, Martin et al, St. Louis;
Past President, St. Louis Board of Education;

Aide to General Omar Bradley and bronze star recipient.

Hon. Richard B. Olgivie,  Past Director and co-founder;
former Governor of IL, former President of the Cook County Board

and Sheriff. Practiced law in Chicago and served as

CEO of the Milwaukee Railroad. Photo

William B. Randall, Past Director and Vice President;
former County Atty., St. Paul, MN; Past President, National District Attorneys

Association; honored for his employment of women and minorities.

Hon. James R. Thompson, AELE s founding President;
former Assoc. Prof., Northwestern. Univ.; former U.S. Attorney;

served four terms as Governor of Illinois; former managing partner,

Winston & Strawn, Chicago; member of the 9-11 Commission

(National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States). Photo

Orlando W. Wilson,  Past Director and AELE co-founder;
former Superintendent, Chicago Police. Former Dean,

School of Police Administration, University of California (Berkeley).

Author of leading books on police administration and police planning. Photo

Hon. Evelle Younger,  Past Director and Chairman;
former Attorney General of California; former District Attorney of Los

Angeles County; former Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Photo

Now deceased.