About the Western Regional Chapter
The Western Regional Chapter was formed and received their IAATI Charter in 1988. The WRC is comprised of 3 Canadian Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan and the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. When the WRC was initially formed there was a concern by the local State and Provincial auto theft associations that had been in existence for many years that the WRC would somehow usurp and interfere with their stated objectives and training seminars. As a result of this concern the stated objective of the WRC became one of support for the regional auto theft associations and the training they provided and not to develop a separate Western Regional Chapter Training Seminar. As a result of this stated objective the WRC became known as the "paper chapter" as unlike the other Regional Chapters that make up IAATI, no yearly training seminar would be held so as to conflict with the State and Provincial Auto Theft Associations. This objective remains in place to this day. To further augment the WRC commitment to the local State and Provincial Auto Theft Associations the Board of Directors of the WRC is comprised of the Presidents of the State and Provincial Auto Theft Associations that exist today within the Western Regional Chapter.
AWARD PRESENTATIONS
Lee S. Cole Officer of the Year Award
This award is presented to a member of the law enforcement community who has demonstrated exceptional performance in the area of auto theft prevention and investigation. The award is restricted to active law enforcement personnel who are members in good standing of the Western Regional Chapter of IAATI. The award consists of a plaque and payment of registration fee for the yearly Seminar. A $500.00 cash stipend can be applied for to assist with the recipient's expenses to attend the Annual Seminar (hotel/travel/etc) where the award will be presented. Contact the IAATI WRC Treasurer Rick Greenwood for information on the requirement to qualify for the stipend. The recipient will be determined by a committee comprised of Western Regional Chapter Executive Board members. Please forward nominations to 2011-2012 IAATI WRC President Bill Johnson.
The 2012 nominations for this award will be accepted between July 1 and August 15, 2012. Please note that the cut-off date for the nominated activity is between June 15, 2011 and June 15, 2011. The award will be presented at the 2012 Training Seminar that will host the 2012 IAATI WRC General Meeting / Elections.
The 2011 Award was presented at the 2011 Arizona Auto Theft Investigators Association (AATIA) Training Seminar in Laughlin, NV on October 6, 2011. IAATI Western Regional Chapter President Jim Kautz came up to the podium to present the annual IAATI WRC Lee S. Cole Award. Jim then read the 2011 recipient's nomination and then announced the 2011 Lee S. Cole Award recipient to be San Diego Police Department Detective Tim Coyle.
For more on the Lee S. Cole Award, please go to http://www.wsati.org/leecoleaward.html.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Jim Kautz at jkautz@wrciaati.org.
Gerald “Jerry” Boyer Memorial Award
This award is presented to a member of the Western Regional Chapter of IAATI or a member of one of the WSATI Chapters for outstanding service and unselfish dedication to the organization. The recipient can be law enforcement or civilian, active or retired. A committee comprised of Western States Auto Theft Investigators Association, Northwest Chapter Executive Board Members will determine the recipient. Please forward nominations to Frank Zangar at fzangar@wsati.org along with a brief background of the nominee, along with a contact telephone number and e-mail address of the nominator. The deadline for submission of nominations will be August 15, 2011. Nominations should be sent via e-mail to Frank Zangar at fzangar@wsati.org.
The 2010 Award was presented at the 2010 WSATI Training Seminar in San Diego on May 27, 2010. Northwest Chapter President Doug Young presented the 2010 award to Frank Zangar who could not make it to the WSATI Training Seminar. It was presented to Frank on June 10, 2010 in Washington. Frank is the LoJack Law Enforcement Liaison in Washington, former member of the Washington State Patrol, Past President of IAATI WRC and Past President of the WSATI Northwest Chapter.
For more on the Gerald “Jerry” Boyer Memorial Award, please go to http://www.wsati.org/boyeraward.html.
2012 Annual General Meeting/Elections
The 2012 IAATI WRC Annual General Meeting / Elections, will take place during the 2012 Training Seminar that will host the 2012 IAATI WRC General Meeting / Elections. A date/time for the IAATI WRC General Meeting has not been set yet.
As we get closer to the 2012 IAATI WRC Annual General Meeting / Elections, we will be asking that anyone who has an interest in joining the 2012-2013 WRC Executive Board send a resume to the current Executive Board members eboard@wrciaati.org expressing what position you are seeking prior to September 5th, 2012. Please indicate how you see the future of IAATI, IAATI WRC, and what contributions you have made in 2011/2012 to better the WRC. If you are going to nominate someone, please let them know so they can forward a resume as well.
The IAATI WRC Executive Board is currently seeking interested individuals to become WRC Directors in their geographical area. Please go to http://www.wrciaati.org/officers.asp to see the current vacant Director positions. If you have an interest, please contact the Executive Board at eboard@wrciaati.org. Our goal is to have all geographical areas in the Western Regional Chapter represented.
As a reminder, the IAATI WRC, unlike IAATI, makes no distinction between "active" and "affiliate" members in regards to their ability to be an IAATI WRC Executive Board Officer or an IAATI WRC Director. Everyone is welcome to serve.
The 2011 IAATI WRC Annual General Meeting / Elections took place during the AATIA Training Seminar in Laughlin, NV on 10/05/11. The following were the results of the elections of the 2011-2012 IAATI WRC Executive Board: President Bill Johnson, Arvada (CO) PD; 1st Vice President Bud Hood, Orange County (CA) SD / OCATT [Retired]; 2nd Vice President Rick Spallinger, NICB; 3rd Vice President Annette Jacobs, Phoenix (AZ) PD; Treasurer Rick Greenwood, Riverside (CA) PD; and Past President Jim Kautz, Westminster (CO) PD [Retired] / AEP North America.
General Information
The Western Chapter is comprised of the Canadian Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan and the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Please contact Jim Kautz via e-mail at jkautz@wrciaati.org for further information on becoming a member of the Western Chapter or news on upcoming seminars and or training.
Should any Western Chapter members have notices that they wish to post on this Web Site pertaining to upcoming training seminars or training opportunities please advise Gary Labb via e-mail at glabb@wrciaati.org.
Should any Western Chapter members have notices that they wish to post on this Web Site pertaining to employment or information that may be of interest to our membership please advise Jim Kautz via e-mail at jkautz@wrciaati.org.
