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 given 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, payment of registration fee for the yearly Seminar, and a $500.00 cash contribution to assist with the recipient's expenses to attend the annual Seminar (hotel/travel/etc) where the award will be presented. The recipient is determined by a committee comprised of Western Regional Chapter Executive Board members. The 2009 nominations for this award will be accepted between July 1 and August 15, 2009. Please note that the cut-off date for the nominated activity is between June 15, 2008 and June 15, 2009. The 2009 Award will be presented at the 2009 Arizona Auto Theft Investigators (AATIA) Training Seminar.

The 2008 award was presented to Melissa Norred, Yuma (AZ) Police Department, at the 2008 WSATI Training Seminar in Monterey, CA. 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 Rick Greenwood at rgreenwood@wrciaati.org.

Gerald “Jerry” Boyer Memorial Award

This award is given 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. The recipient is determined by a committee comprised of Western States Auto Theft Investigators Association, Northwest Chapter Executive Board Members. 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. Nominations for this award will be accepted between July 1, 2009 and September 1, 2009. 

The 2008 award was presented to Anthony "Tony" Corroo, California State Automobile Association Special Investigation Unit, at the 2008 WSATI Training Seminar in Monterey, CA.  For more on the Gerald “Jerry” Boyer Memorial Award, please go to http://www.wsati.org/boyeraward.html. 

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Frank Zangar via email fzangar@wsati.org or phone (206) 255-6248.  The 2009 award will be presented at the WSATI Training Seminar in Lake Tahoe.

2008 Annual General Meeting/Elections

The 2008 IAATI WRC Annual General Meeting / Elections took place during the 37th Annual Western States Auto Theft Investigators Training Seminar in Monterey on Monday, September 29, 2008.

The following was the result of the elections of the 2009 IAATI WRC Executive Board: President Rick Greenwood, Riverside (CA) PD; 1st Vice President J.D. Hough, Arizona DPS; 2nd Vice President Jim Kautz, Westminster (CO) PD; 3rd Vice President Frank Graber, Fullerton (CA) PD/OCATT [Retired]; and 4th Vice President/Treasurer Bud Hood, Remington Elsag.

As we get closer to the 2009 IAATI WRC Annual General Meeting / Elections, we will be asking that anyone who has an interest in joining the 2010 calendar year 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, 2009. Please indicate how you see the future of IAATI, IAATI WRC, and what contributions you have made in 2008/2009 to better the WRC. If you are going to nominate someone, please let them know so they can forward a resume as well. 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 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.

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 Rick Greenwood rgreenwood@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 Rick Greenwood via e-mail at rgreenwood@wrciaati.org.