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2019 Annual Report

2019 Annual Report

2019 Annual Report – International Association of Crime Analysts

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Table of Contents

Message from the President ........................................................................................................... 3

IACA Executive Board ...................................................................................................................... 5

IACA Committee Updates ............................................................................................................... 8

Awards & Recognition Committee .............................................................................................. 8

Certification Committee .............................................................................................................. 8

Conference Committee ............................................................................................................... 9

Educational & Student Affairs Committee ................................................................................ 10

Elections Committee ................................................................................................................. 10

Ethics Committee ........................................................................................................................ 9

International Outreach Committee .......................................................................................... 11

International Symposium Committee ....................................................................................... 13

Mail Assistant ............................................................................................................................ 14

Marketing Committee ............................................................................................................... 14

Membership Committee ........................................................................................................... 15

Mentoring Committee .............................................................................................................. 15

Publications Committee ............................................................................................................ 16

Site Selection Committee .......................................................................................................... 16

Technology Committee ............................................................................................................. 17

Training Committee ................................................................................................................... 18

Financial Report ............................................................................................................................ 21

Membership Report ...................................................................................................................... 23

Looking Forward ........................................................................................................................... 28


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Message from the President

2019 has been a year of transition and transformation. Nothing is more illustrative of this fact than the launch of the IACA’s

new website. Although the website is still a work in progress, our new technology director, Manny San Pedro, is busy trying to

work out all the kinks. So far, it looks great and it will be getting better and better with your feedback. One of the benefits of

the new website is it has allowed us to get to know our members and their interests better. When you completed your

membership form you filled out a survey which we have been able to utilize to fill vacancies on various committees. It has

streamlined the process and the speed with which we have been able to find new potential committee members. Manny also

just launched the Member Forum which allows members to customize the notifications received from the membership. This is

a feature that members have been requesting for quite some time and I am pleased it is completed.

This year the IACA board has welcomed two new officers. Rhonda Maher became the Treasurer and I became the President.

The other board members have been instrumental in providing stability and continuity while at the same time welcoming the

new ideas that Rhonda and I have brought forth. This executive board has worked well together to prioritize and accomplish

some large goals this year.

The executive board has endeavored to increase member involvement specifically from our international community and we

have made great strides. The 2019 International Symposium in Calgary broke all past symposium records with attendance

numbers just shy of 200 attendees! Our 2019 Annual Training Conference in Oxon Hill, MD is gearing up to be one of the best

conferences to date. This year’s attendees are travelling from all over the globe from Qatar to Mexico and many other countries

in between. The Conference Committee has provided the latest and greatest training in hot topics in our field and has planned

excellent networking events and opportunities here in the DC metro area. Our IACA Training committee has worked with the

International Outreach Committee, specifically Yarisa Walsh, who is the Chair of the Subcommittee on Latin American

Development, to create and host three webinars in Spanish. For those three webinars alone, there were over 600 registrations

from 17 different countries resulting in an increase of IACA membership. We also set a record for the highest number of

students registered for any training class, ever, with 259 people registering for one of the Spanish-language webinars. These

examples illustrate the phenomenal work our association does to strengthen our international bonds and develop the

profession of crime analysis throughout the world.

With the passing of long-time IACA member Bryan Hill last year, the executive board made a commitment to honor his spirit of

service by creating a Bryan Hill Memorial Scholarship. With the guidance of the Awards & Recognition committee chairperson,

Danelle DiGiosio, 2019 is the inaugural year for this award.

Being on the IACA board has been an eye-opening experience for me. This association does the work of a small country! Our

association has so many talented volunteers who work incredibly hard on a plethora of projects and it would not function

without the support of the committee members. Please take the time to read through this annual report. I guarantee you will

be amazed to see what your fellow members have been working on to benefit you, the dedicated members of the IACA.

Warm Regards,

Mary K. Bertuccelli


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Mary Bertuccelli, President [email protected]

Mary Bertuccelli is the Crime Analysis Unit Supervisor for the

Scottsdale Police Department in Scottsdale, AZ. She started her career

in law enforcement in 1997 working for the Washington/Baltimore

HIDTA in Greenbelt, MD and then was assigned to the Baltimore Police

Department as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst.

Mary holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from the

University of Arizona and has taught both Crime Analysis & Police

Function courses at Arizona State University as well as being invited in

2009 to instruct the Brazilian Military Police in the fundamentals of

Intelligence Analysis. Mary is an active member and past president of the Arizona Association of Crime Analysts.

She has served on IACA committees since 2006 and been a member of the IACA since 2002. She is passionate

about working cold cases and is currently on the FBI’s National Advisory Board for the Violent Crime Apprehension

Program (ViCAP).

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and hiking with her dogs.

mailto:[email protected]


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IACA Executive Board

Annie Mitchell, Vice President of Administration

[email protected]

Annie Mitchell recently retired from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

(LASD) after holding the position of Supervising Crime Analyst and Sheriff’s Analysis

Unit Training Coordinator. She also held the office of President for the Southern

California Crime & Intelligence Analysts Association for two terms. Annie is a

longstanding member of both associations.

After working clerical and dispatch assignments, Annie discovered crime analysis within the LASD. She worked

over thirty years as a crime analyst with a variety of assignments, including patrol, intelligence, and a number of

drug, homicide and gang task forces. More recently, Annie devoted a great deal of her time and experience in

developing much needed training and mentoring for crime analysts. She is currently a California Peace Officer’s

Standards and Training (POST) advanced instructor and developed the first 40-hour class for crime analysts.

Promoting our profession and the IACA is Annie’s focus when presenting to not only crime analysts but

executives, detectives, and patrol personnel.

Christopher Bruce, Vice President of Membership

[email protected]

Christopher W. Bruce was elected Vice President of Membership in 2015

after previously serving as President (2007-2012) and Vice President of

Administration (2000-2006). He was a crime analyst for 17 years in

Massachusetts, first for the Cambridge Police Department (1994-2001) and

then for the Danvers Police Department (2001-2011). He was also President

of the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts from 2000 to 2004.

For the last 9 years, Christopher has served a variety of government and non-profit programs meant to

develop crime analysis in police agencies across the United States. He is the contracted Analytical

Director for the Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) program of the U.S.

Departments of Transportation and Justice. He serves as a subject matter expert for the International

Association of Chiefs of Police CRI-TAC program and a Crime Analysis Specialist for the International

Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST. He is also a crime analysis

consultant to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. As of the 2019 annual conference, he is in the




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midst of transitioning away from self-employment to a full-time position as a professor of criminal

justice at Husson University in Bangor, Maine, although he will keep most of his existing contracts.

Christopher lives in Bucksport, Maine, and in his spare time enjoys traveling, classic films, and jazz.

Adrienne Galbrecht, Secretary

[email protected]

Adrienne Galbrecht started her career in law enforcement as an officer before

discovering the field of crime analysis. Her first experience with analytical work

was as a volunteer with the Shawnee (KS) Police Department after which she

worked for the Independence (MO) Police Department. Adrienne is currently in her

6th year with the Lenexa (KS) Police Department and could not be happier! She is

active in her regional association, the Mid America Regional Crime Analysis

Network (MARCAN), with past terms as the Vice President of Administration and Secretary. Adrienne also served

on the IACA’s Technology Committee first as the List Administrator and more recently as the Technology Director.

Adrienne received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminology from Miami University of Ohio

and her master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Saint Mary. In 2016, she achieved the IACA’s

certified law enforcement analyst (CLEA) status!

In her spare time, Adrienne loves fishing, hiking, and spending time with her family.

Rhonda Maher, Treasurer

[email protected]

Prior to becoming a Crime & Intelligence Analyst, Rhonda served for 18 years in

Accounts Payable and Receivable. Some of the corporations Rhonda worked include

the following: International Multifoods Corporation, Grace Corporation, and Panasonic

Corporation. Rhonda transitioned to government work by taking the position as the

accounts payable and receivable person and was in charge of the entire City and

County Library system for the City of Riverside. Rhonda finished her career in

accounting from a position in the City of Riverside Treasury/Utilities Department before leaving and becoming a

Crime & Intelligence Analyst with Riverside City Police Department in 1995.

Rhonda earned her bachelor’s degree from Cal State Long Beach and has been a Crime and Intelligence Analyst

for 27 years. Rhonda completed her Crime & Intelligence Certification from the University of California, Riverside

in July 1997 and in 2005, received Certification in Geographic Profiling. Rhonda joined San Bernardino County




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Sheriff’s Department in 2000 as a Crime & Intelligence Analyst and is currently assigned to the Intelligence

Division. Rhonda took part in the creation of the Inland Empire Crime & Intelligence Analyst Association in 1997.

Rhonda has served on the IECIAA board in all position and, while President of IECIAA, she also served a dual role

as California President. Rhonda has been a member of the IACA since 2003, she has served as the conference

registrar and currently holds the board position as Treasurer.


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IACA Committee Updates

Awards & Recognition Committee

Danelle DiGiosio (Chair), Arapahoe County (CO) Sheriff’s Office

Bryana McGrail, Johnson County (KS) Sheriff’s Office

Mick Sachdeva, Peel Regional Police (Canada)

This committee handles all aspects of the annual Awards Ceremony, including planning, managing the

awards programs and obtaining the physical awards given to the winners. Committee members run the

Analytical Products Contest, administer the Conference Scholarship Program and coordinate the process

for all the IACA awards.

In 2019, the Awards & Recognition Committee was excited to add a new scholarship, the Bryan Hill

Memorial Scholarship, in honor of long-time analyst, mentor, and IACA member, Bryan Hill. They also

are testing out a potentially new bulletin contest category of “dashboard products” after suggestions

from members! The committee also worked with the Conference Committee to change the format of

our Awards Ceremony. Rather than announcing bulletin contest and award winners during the Business

Meeting, they will be announced during the vendor sponsored luncheon.

The Awards & Recognition Committee plans to continue work on the goals it set in 2018: they would like

to expand the ways in which we recognize members for their work, including increasing participation

(nominations, submissions, voting, etc.). In addition, they intend to continue refining the analytical

products contest and other awards processes.

Certification Committee

Kimm Barnes (Chair), Douglas County (OR) Sheriff’s Office

Jonathan Alston, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Milena Bruns, International Criminal Court

Steve Hawthorne, Lafayette (IN) Police Department

Cabell Hintz, Albemarle County (VA) Sheriff’s Office

Tamika Prince, Pearland (TX) Police Department

Alex Schneider, Burleson (TX) Police Department


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Jennifer Zawitz, Albemarle County (VA) Sheriff’s Office

The Certification Commission is in charge of the oversight and integrity of the IACA’s Certified Law

Enforcement Analyst credential. Commission members usher applicants through the certification

process, tally applicants’ points towards certification, and administer and score certification exams.

A new chair and many new members joined the committee in 2019, so much of their effort has been

focused on simply “learning the ropes” while dealing with a record number of applications. The

Commission also began planning for a reconstruction of the certification process, including the

introduction of a basic-level certification program.

There are currently 74 active IACA members holding CLEA status.

Conference Committee

Albert Mesa (Chair), Henderson (NV) Police Department

Danielle Martell, Anaheim (CA) Police Department

Jennifer Corum, Louisville (KY) Metro Police Department

Lisa Morissette, Los Angeles County (CA) Sheriff’s Department

Brittany Willis, Scottsdale (AZ) Police Department

Jennifer Godown, Fairfax County (VA) Police Department

Jessica LeBlanc, Fairfax County (VA) Police Department

Sarah Fletcher, Arlington County (VA) Police Department

Olivia Marquez, Las Vegas Metropolitan (NV) Police Department

Beth Glover, Lee’s Summit (MO) Police Department

Amy Warkentin, Overland Park (KS) Police Department

Debra Piehl, New Your (NY) Police Department

The 2019 Conference is being held in Oxon Hill, Maryland at the world-renowned Gaylord National

Harbor. The registration numbers are nearing 600 and there is a wide array of crime and intelligence

analysis sessions, as well as, for the first time a Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) lab for hands-on

sessions in Excel, Access, I2, Social Network Analysis, Python scripting, SQL, Compstat with Excel,


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Creating a LE Intranet, and Predictive Policing presented in Espanol! ESRI will also host a computer lab

with all things ArcGIS.

The 2018 Conference Committee was responsible for the planning and execution of the 28th Annual

Training Conference in Newport Beach, California from September 17-21, 2018. The conference was co-

hosted with the California Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association (CCIAA) and had a record

attendance of 750 registrants. As a matter of fact, there could have been more, but due to the

limitations of the hotel, we had to close registration, once we reached 750. In true California fashion,

the welcome reception was a beach party with fire-pits, s’mores, tiki torches and a beautiful Newport

Beach sunset. Included in those numbers were 53 international registrants from 16 countries! The

committee did an incredible job assembling one of the biggest & best training conferences yet.

Educational & Student Affairs Committee

Jason Paynich (Chair), Quincy College

Nancy Aguirre, Riverside County (CA) Sheriff’s Office

Christopher Herrmann, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Kristy Paine, Moreno Valley College

Newly re-established in 2019, the Educational and Student Affairs Committee exists to serve as a liaison

between colleges and universities offering crime analysis degrees and certificates, to advocate for good

crime analysis educational standards, and to advocate for educator and student interests within the

IACA. In 2019, the committee, in conjunction with the mentoring committee, established a formal

mentoring program for students, to include a Career Discovery Day at the annual conference. They have

begun cataloging the various college and university programs offered throughout the world and have

begun developing a model curriculum to share with those programs. They have engaged with the

criminology and crime analysis subscribers on Reddit.com to answer common student questions and are

exploring IACA partnerships with academic and student organizations.

Elections Committee

Sgt. Jonas Baughman (Chair), Kansas City (MO) Police Department

Mindy Duong, Lakewood (CO) Police Department

Amy Metcalf, Citi Security and Investigative Services

The Elections Committee began work on the 2019 Elections during the second quarter of 2019. This

year the Vice President of Membership and Secretary positions are up for election. The committee is in


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the process of overseeing nominations and plans to host a meet the candidates/question session at this

year’s conference in Oxon Hill. Members should consult the most up-to-date event schedule on the

conference app for dates, location and times. Currently, there are three candidates running for Vice

President of Membership, and two candidates for Secretary. The Elections Committee anticipates a

strong voter turnout for these key positions in the IACA. Members can follow the election status,

forums, and online voting on the IACA website.

Ethics Committee

Rhea-Lyn Gerstenkorn (Chair), Delray Beach (FL) Police Department

Veena Deosaran, International Forensic and Business Institute (Trinidad and Tobago)

Kevin Hamlin, St. Croix (WI) Sheriff’s Office

Autumn Kaiser, Figure A Consulting (WA)

James Morrell, Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Debbie Sealey, Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago

The Ethics Committee is a bylaws-mandated committee responsible for investigating ethical grievances

concerning IACA members, IACA committees, IACA projects, or IACA board members. They are a fact-

finding body that recommends sanctions or resolutions at the conclusion of their investigations.

The 2019 Ethics Committee has happily received no ethics complaints to investigate.

International Outreach Committee

Rachel Carson (Chair), Inspired Acts Ltd. (United Kingdom)

Jacob Baisley, Moat Homes Ltd. (United Kingdom)

Anne-Laure B. Del Cerro, Albany (NY) Crime Analysis Center

Subcommittee on Latin American Development

Yarisa Walsh (Chair), TD Bank Financial Group (NJ)

Hector Amaya Cristancho, ICITAP Colombia

Col. Jesus Camacho, Venezuelan National Guard

Carola Jersonsky, Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police (Argentina)


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Patricio Tudela Poblete, Fundación Paz Ciudadana (Chile)

Oscar Aaron Santiago Quintos, Procurador General de la República de Mexico

Subcommittee on European Development

Friedrich Steiner (Chair), Austrian Federal Police

Members proposed but undergoing appointment

Subcommittee on African Development

Lorraine Classen, AfriForum (South Africa)

Members proposed but undergoing appointment

The International Outreach Committee ensures that the products and services of the IACA are relevant

and valuable to the global community of analysts. They help recruit new members from unrepresented

nations, represent the association to non-North American organizations and interests, and advocate for

international interests among existing IACA positions and committees.

In an extremely busy year, the 2018–2019 International Outreach Committee:

• Worked with associates in Munich, Germany, to host the IACA’s 2018 international symposium

• Prepared information and events for the 2019 Canadian symposium and the 2019 annual

conference

• Established European and African subcommittees

• Assembled information from dozens of countries as part of an ongoing “dossier” project to

understand how crime analysis is performed in countries around the world

• Administered a survey to better understand the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse

membership

• Organized IACA presence at several events in Europe, Asia, and South America

The Subcommittee on Latin American Development finished its first full year of operation. They hosted

three Spanish-language webinars, translated numerous communications, worked with Fundación Paz

Ciudadana in Chile to provide IACA speakers for their annual conference in 2018 and 2019, attended a

conference hosted by the Comisión Nacional de Seguridad in Monterrey, Mexico, and facilitated an IACA

presentation at the Seminariro Internacional Del Analysis Criminal a la Politica Publica in Ecuador. They

also arranged the host and location for the 2020 international symposium. They continue to work on

Spanish-language training, publications, and events.


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International Symposium Committee

Manny San Pedro (Chair), MDSP Consulting Services Inc (Ontario, Canada)

Kristi Hawley, Hamilton Police Service (Ontario, Canada)

Della Rankin, York Regional Police Service (Ontario, Canada)

Sheila Serfas, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Rebecca Davidson, Calgary Police Service (Alberta, Canada)

Alexandra Bostock, Alberta Securities Commission (Alberta, Canada)


On June 3rd to the 5th the International Symposium Committee hosted a successful International

Symposium at the Fairmont Palliser in downtown Calgary Alberta, with a record Symposium attendance

of 197 attendees. The success of any event can be measured in large part by the general feedback of the

attendees and the vendors. The committee is pleased to report 100% of the feedback so far has been

positive, which they attribute to the planning and preparation of our organizing members.

The committee chair wants to highlight and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the

Symposium Committee Members: Halifax Symposium Chair and 2019 co-chair Sheila Serfas, Alexandra

Bostock, Beth Glover (IACA Exhibitor/Vendor Coordinator), Della Rankin, Kristi Hawley, and Rebecca

Davidson for putting together an excellent program of keynote speakers and presenters, especially the

featured Mock Trial, ending the event on a high note. New this year was the Symposium Committees

use of videos for advertising and increasing interest in the event. The Symposium Chair, Manny San

Pedro, wrapped up the event by producing a final committee video demonstrating the fun had by all

involved in the planning of this Symposium!

The committee is pleased to announce the 2020 International Symposium will be held in Bogota,

Columbia, October 28-30. The IACA will be building upon an already established crime analysis

conference to bring the large number of South American delegates a week of outstanding training and

networking. Further details will be forthcoming and posted on the website and IACA list-serv. Get your

passports ready!

International Crime Analysis Conference Munich

Friedrich “Sam” Steiner (Partner Chair), Austrian Federal Police

Guenter Okon, Bavarian State Criminal Police Office


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Bernhard Egger, Bavarian State Criminal Police Office

The IACA partnered with the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation (Munich, Germany) for their

existing International Crime Mapping Conference. The Board was excited to take advantage of another

opportunity to extend our international reach and connect with analysts across the globe. The

conference is scheduled for was held on December 3rd-December 5th in Munich, Germany. All IACA

board members made formal presentations during the conference to introduce the attendees to crime

analysis processes and procedures with the United States. All in all, the partnership proved to be

beneficial to the IACA and the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigations. We have been invited to

participate in their next conference which will be held in the first week of December 2020.

Mail Assistant

Darcy Boorem, Overland Park (KS) Police Department

All IACA postal mail is received at 9218 Metcalf Ave. #364, Overland Park, KS. Mail is checked each week

and a shared mail log is updated to reflect all incoming payments for IACA events and activities. Board

and committee members have real-time access to the mail log which acts as a central repository of

payment data received via US mail. The executive board anticipates continuing this position into 2020

as it is an integral part of the day-to-day business of the association.

Marketing Committee

Vacant – To Be Announced (Chair)

Brandi Christon, Fort Collins (CO) Police Department

Kira Gross, Austin (TX) Police Department

Melinda Harris, City of Chattanooga (TN)

Katrina Hickman, Arlington (TX) Police Department

Seth Potts, Merriam (KS) Police Department

Mike Winslow, Scottsdale (AZ) Police Department

Throughout 2019, the Marketing Committee continued their focus on general marketing, branding, and

editing for the association. They welcomed new committee members, Seth Potts (Logistics Coordinator)

and Mike Winslow (Memes/General Marketing), to help with the ever-expanding needs of the IACA.

Former Chair, Erica Logan, stepped down from her role in mid-2019. The committee thanks her for her

dedication and work during her tenure as Chair!


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The Marketing Committee has continued to expand our social media presence through the increased

use of Facebook and Twitter. The goal of our social media activity is to not only highlight IACA stories

and news but to also become a point of reference for job postings and “feel good” stories within our

field. With a partnership interest from the International Outreach Committee (IOC), the social media

branch of our marketing committee hopes to expand more for our international members as well! This

project is in its infancy and the committee is excited to grow and reach more members with the help of

the IOC!

Our migration to a new website delayed the launch of the “new” IACA store far longer than anyone on

the committee anticipated. The Merchandise Coordinator, Brandi Christon, has been working with the

Technology Committee & our website developers to get back online in mid to late September.

This committee also monitors the IACA Announce discussion list and is dedicated to helping streamline

the messaging process. It strives to strike a balance between keeping members informed while not

clogging up inboxes! Future goals of this committee are to increase engagement from our current

members, further market our association to potential new members or partners, and to partner with the

International Outreach Committee to make more of our communications relevant to our non-U.S.

members.

Membership Committee

Laura Cunningham, Metro Transit Police Department (Washington, DC)

Jennifer Truong, Pismo Beach (CA) Police Department

The Membership Committee helps process new and renewing IACA memberships, keeps the

membership database current and organized, and otherwise helps the Vice President of Membership

with his duties. The committee’s efforts in 2018 and 2019 helped manage a record-high volume of

members and process applications and renewals swiftly and efficiently. In early 2019, the committee

had to adjust operations to accommodate a new web site, database, and commerce system.

Mentoring Committee

Jason Elder (Chair), Tallahassee (FL)

Mindy Duong, Lakewood (CO) Police Department

The Mentoring Program pairs new members with veteran members who can provide advice on topics

like skill development, better integration within the agency, dealing with difficult co-workers, and

designing quality crime analysis products. The Mentoring Committee in 2019 finally recruited enough

mentors to pair with its list of mentees. They worked with the Educational and Student Affairs


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Committee to establish a mentoring program specific to students and began a systematic process of

surveying mentors and mentees about their experiences.

Publications Committee

Andrew Wheeler (Chair), University of Texas at Dallas

Candace Burnham, New York State Intelligence Center

John Ng, Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) Police Service

Grant Drawve, University of Arkansas

Kevin Cunningham, U.S. State Department

Uwe Ewald, International Justice Analysis Forum Director

Lesley Wilson, Sugar Land (TX) Police Department

Charles Giberti, Wichita (KS) Police Department

The publications committee grew considerably in 2019 to better anticipate and deliver on an enterprise-

level publications strategy for the association. It has been working to create an e-book version of our

textbook, Exploring Crime Analysis (3rd Edition), a regular newsletter for the association, and evaluate

areas within our field that would benefit from additional study and research.

Site Selection Committee

Albert Mesa, Henderson (NV) Police Department


Eric Drifmeyer, Barnstable (MA) Police Department

The Site Selection Committee is responsible for researching potential locations for future annual

conferences, international symposiums, and other IACA events. The committee works with

representatives of Helms Briscoe to identify host properties in choice regions or cities which would serve

as premium sites for IACA activities. The goal of the IACA is to identify, select, and contract with

properties at least 3 years in advance, in order to capitalize on premium pricing, locations, and broaden

our vendor representation at training events.

During 2019, the Site Selection Committee selected the 2020 Annual Conference location and supported

the International Symposium Committee in proposing a site for the 2020 Symposium.


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Technology Committee

Manny San Pedro (Technology Director), MDSP Consulting Services (Canada)

Michelle Jennings (GIS Portal Administrator), Amtrak Police

Kristi Hawley (GIS Portal Administrator), MetroLinx Regional Transit

Kristina Shull (Listserv Administrator), Kirkland (WA) Police Department

Elise Pierce, Durham (NC) Police Department

Lauren Norman, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Monica Deters, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Lorinda Navarro, Oro Valley Police Department (AZ)

The Technology Committee serves as the “IT shop” for the IACA. Its mission is:

• To provide a robust platform for the exchange of information and ideas through a comprehensive

web site that serves as the internet’s most valuable resource for information on crime analysis and

the IACA, and through a network of social media outlets.

• To facilitate communication among IACA members through email discussion, forums, and social

media platforms.

• To manage all IACA technology needs in an efficient and effective manner.

• To anticipate, research, recommend and/or implement technology solutions for the IACA.

• To provide extensive management and administrative capacity to the IACA board and committee

heads through the IACA website’s administrative content management and email systems.

In 2019, the Technology Committee launched the new IACA website with our web development partner,

Leverage Digital. The committee has worked hard to improve the website and listen to member

feedback on things that could be changed and improved. The List Administrator and Moderators have

been working extra hard to continue supporting the discussion list email platform while learning and

improving the new forum format. The committee was excited to finally launch the forums on August

14th. The committee and Board are working together to determine when the Listserv will be

permanently shut down to encourage use of the forum platform.


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The committee welcomed new Chair, Manny San Pedro, during the 2018/2019 charter period. He has

been instrumental in the website process and has worked closely with the Board and numerous

committees to ensure their technology and website needs are met. He has also played a key role in our

partnership with ESRI to launch a GIS portal for members via the IACA website. That project is well on its

way and the Technology Committee is extremely excited to partner with ESRI and offer a great resource

to IACA members!

If you have any questions about technology-related projects, feel free to contact us at

[email protected]. If you have questions about the IACAList and/or forums, please contact

[email protected].

Training Committee

Kyle Stoker (Chair/Training Director), Raytown (MO) Police Department

Angela Backer-Hines, Eagan (MN) Police Department

Jennifer Coner, Newport News (VA) Police Department

David Grabelski, Mercyhurst University (ret.)

Metre Lewis, Kissimmee (FL) Police Department

Eugene Matthews, Park University

Sabrina Potts, Shawnee (KS) Police Department

Mark Rubin, Ashland University (OH)

Charles Russo, Intelligence Career Services


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Lakhpinder Takhar, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Annie Thompson, Northcentral University

Christina Wilson, Colorado State Patrol

The Training Committee is made up of 11 hard-working volunteers in three sections, plus the

Training Director who manages the entire group. Four people manage all the classes and webinars,

four approve new instructors, and four review and approve new or updated curriculum.

The Professional Training Series was founded in late 2006 and originally only held in person classes

in four topics: Tactical Analysis, Problem Analysis, Fundamentals, and Computer Applications. Over

the last ten years, the series has evolved to include online classes and webinars, and we now offer

nine topics, plus Spanish versions for Tactical and Problem Analysis, and can provide custom

curriculum as requested. There are twenty instructors broken up by topic and we rotate through

the list for each class. Each instructor has been vetted for experience, education, and teaching skills.

Since our founding, we’ve held over 340 sessions and taught over 11,000 students in the US,

Canada, Qatar, and several Latin American countries. There are also 52 videos in our webinar

library on topics ranging from Microsoft Access to Emergency Preparedness to Social Media. All

IACA members can access them at any time.

Since last year’s conference in Newport Beach, the Training Committee has had a really busy year!

We hosted 40 classes and webinars with a total of 1,911 students attending. We concluded the

Microsoft Access webinar series and started a Best Practices series full of practical advice analysts

can apply to their daily work.

We also held our first foreign language webinars with the help the International Outreach

Committee. This spring, we held three webinars in Spanish. For those three webinars alone, there

were over 600 registrations from 17 different countries and many of these students have since

joined the IACA. We also set a record for the highest number of students registered for any training

class, ever, with 259 people registering for one of the Spanish-language webinars.

In March 2019, an IACA instructor traveled to Doha, Qatar to teach our Foundations of Crime

Analysis class to members of the Qatar Ministry of Interior. We also re-launched the Essential Skills

online classes in December 2018 with new material to match the 3rd Edition of the book. This keeps

the classes in line with the Certification test. The IACA launched a new website in early 2019. This

was a much needed improvement, but any transition this big is bound to be a little rocky. Getting

used to the new website took some time for both committee members and students.

We have plans for several new class topics and revisions of existing material for 2020, including

updating our Crime Mapping & Analysis material to take advantage of ArcGIS PRO. We’re teaming

up again with the International Outreach Committee to offer more webinars in other languages


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besides English. We’ll also be releasing a survey soon to get your feedback about the Training Series

and what we can do to improve it. Those who complete the survey can choose to enter a raffle for

free training. Keep an eye out for that announcement!

As always, we encourage our members to get involved in the Training Program. Anyone can present

a webinar and we are always looking for new instructors and topics. Instructors for the online and

in person classes must submit an application and be approved by the committee. This process rates

work experience, education, and teaching history on a point system similar to the Certification

program. If you’d like to become an instructor or present a webinar, or if you have an idea for a

class you’d like to see (or better yet, the material for it) please contact us at [email protected].



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Financial Report


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Membership Report

As of 20 August 2019, the IACA had 4,039 active members, an increase of 5% over the same date in 2018.

United States memberships increased 3% and non-U.S. memberships increased by 24%. The particular

increase in international members is due to the dedicated work of our International Outreach Committee.

Our members represent 59 nations. Nations with over 10 IACA members are Canada (392), Mexico (51),

Colombia (50), Ireland (39), Trinidad and Tobago (31), Chile (19), Netherlands (15), South Africa (15),

Australia (15), Nigeria (12), and Ghana (12). New nations welcomed in the past year include South

Sudan, Georgia, Jamaica, Belgium, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

U.S. members represent every state, and Canadian members represent every province except Yukon.


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IACA Members by U.S. State or Territory and Canadian Province or Territory

State/Province Total State/Province Total

Alabama 20 North Carolina 94

Alaska 9 North Dakota 9

Alberta 132 Northwest Territories 2

Arizona 145 Nova Scotia 17

Arkansas 14 Nunavut 1

British Columbia 38 Ohio 62

California 642 Oklahoma 22

Colorado 100 Ontario 155

Connecticut 10 Oregon 45

Delaware 5 Pennsylvania 24

District of Columbia 38 Prince Edward Island 3

Florida 290 Puerto Rico 2

Georgia 52 Quebec 4

Hawaii 2 Rhode Island 6

Idaho 11 Saskatchewan 10

Illinois 42 South Carolina 32

Indiana 32 South Dakota 1

Iowa 7 Tennessee 34

Kansas 38 Texas 236

Kentucky 37 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands 1

Louisiana 12 U.S. Virgin Islands 6

Maine 9 Utah 12

Manitoba 8 Vermont 4

Maryland 88 Virginia 277

Massachusetts 139 Washington 107

Michigan 63 West Virginia 3

Minnesota 96 Wisconsin 45

Mississippi 5 Wyoming 3

Missouri 91 Yukon 0

Montana 3

Nebraska 23

Nevada 32

New Brunswick 22

New Hampshire 8

New Jersey 35

New Mexico 19

New York 133

Newfoundland & Labrador 1


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IACA Members by Country

Country 2018

Members 2019

Members

Country 2018

Members 2019

Members

Afghanistan 1 0 Mexico 32 51

Argentina 5 9 Nepal 3 1

Australia 15 15 Netherlands 9 15

Austria 9 7 Nigeria 10 12

Bahamas 2 2 Norway 1 1

Bangladesh 1 0 Poland 3 5

Belize 1 0 Portugal 1 2

Bermuda 1 1 Qatar 2 2

Brazil 5 5 Romania 2 2

Canada 349 392 Serbia 1 1

Chile 14 19 South Africa 15 15

China 2 1 South Korea 3 2

Colombia 40 50 South Sudan 0 1

Denmark 1 0 Spain 10 9

Dominican Republic 2 1 Sweden 1 0

Ecuador 1 0 Switzerland 4 5

Egypt 1 0 Trinidad and Tobago 32 32

Estonia 1 2 Tunisia 1 0

France 1 1 Turkey 1 1

Germany 4 7 Ukraine 1 2

Ghana 0 12 United Arab Emirates 3 1

Greece 2 2 United Kingdom 11 14

Guatemala 4 5 United States 3169 3259

Guyana 1 2 Venezuela 1 0

Honduras 1 3

Iceland 3 3

India 2 1

Indonesia 0 1

Iran 1 0

Ireland 40 39

Israel 1 1

Italy 4 4

Jamaica 1 1

Kenya 7 2

Liberia 1 0

Malaysia 0 1


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Organizing thousands of IACA members is a difficult task made easier by our many organizational

members, which are listed below with their membership totals.

Organizations Members

Arizona Association of Crime Analysts 107

Bay Area Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association 127

Calgary Police Service (Alberta, Canada) 62

Central Valley Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association 47

Colorado Crime Analysis Association 62

Criminal Analysts of Colombia 47

Edmonton Police Service (Alberta, Canada) 41

Florida Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association 159

Garda Síochána Analysis Service (Ireland) 35

Guanajuato Analysis Group (Mexico) 41

Inland Empire Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association 63

International Forensic and Business Institute (Trinidad and Tobago) 26

Louisville Metro Police Department 24

Maryland Crime Analysis Center 18

Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts 161

Mid-America Regional Crime Analysis Network 118

Minnesota Association of Crime and Intelligence Analysts 90

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 40

Northern Valley Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association 61

Northwest Regional Crime Analysis Network 104

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, J Division, Division of Crime Analysis Services 19

San Diego Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association 79

Southern California Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association 175

Tennessee Association of Law Enforcement Analysts 16

Texas Law Enforcement Analysts Network 148

Toronto Police Service (Ontario, Canada) 33

Virginia Crime Analysis Network 197

A growing international membership, including many who do not speak English, places new challenges

on the IACA as we seek to universalize our training, certification, and publications. Contributions from all

members, in many languages, help ensure our association remains relevant to our global population of

analysts.


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Looking Forward

Your executive board is so excited about hosting the annual training conference so close to the District of

Columbia this year. Our nation’s capital offers so much history and is such a great tourist location, making

it a great destination for our member coming from outside the United States of America. It is the showcase

event for our association and a great opportunity for analysts in the crime and intelligence field to gather

and learn about all the new cutting-edge products and see outstanding presentations from our peers.

As we head into the last half of the year, we have 2 IACA Board members who will be leaving the board

but who will still be involved in the association. We would like to thank Secretary, Adrienne Galbrecht and

Vice President of Membership, Christopher Bruce for the amazing contributions they have made to the

IACA. Their leadership will be greatly missed. We will be welcoming two new members on the executive

board at the start of the year and we are excited to find out what new directions and ideas they will bring

to our association.

2020 is going to be a great year for our association! We will be holding our annual training conference in

Chicago, IL, our International Symposium in Bogota, Columbia and a ton of training online and in person.

Take advantages of the training opportunities afforded to you through your membership in the IACA.

Please keep learning and expanding your professional network – this is the IACA’s forte!

We are an all-volunteer association and we rely heavily on you, our members, to run this association. After

reading this report, you will have a good idea of the enormity of the task! Thank you for promoting the

field of crime analysis by teaching others, volunteering your time, sharing your knowledge and continuing

to raise the bar of what is expected of crime analysts throughout the world.

As always, we hope you find this annual report beneficial and welcome any feedback on how we can

improve it and other products and services from the IACA. If you have any questions, concerns or

suggestions, please contact us at [email protected], by visiting the IACA website at www.iaca.net, or by

telephone at 1-800-609-3419.

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