Northern Illinois Division Illinois Chapter FBI National Academy Associates JANUARY RETRAINER DATE CHANGE The Annual Corned Beef dinner will be Thursday January 29, 2015 at St. Ignatius, 1076 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL Registration will be from 6:00-7:00pm. Dinner will be served at 7:00pm and the presentation will begin immediately after. The presenter is Dr. Bill Lewinski, Executive Director of the Force Science Institute. The cost for this retrainer is $30.00. The dress attire for this retrainer is Business. If you are planning on attending/and or bringing a guest, please advise Kimberly Vukin at e-mail: [email protected] or 312-829-8912, WITH YOUR NAME and THE NAMES OF ANY GUESTS, by 12:00 pm, FRIDAY, January 23, 2015. YOU MUST HAVE A RESERVATION. IF YOUR NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE SIGN-IN SHEET, YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED. CALL INS WHO FAIL TO CANCEL BEFORE THE DEADLINE DATE OR FAIL TO ATTEND WILL BE INVOICED FOR THE COSTS. UPDATES ON GRADUATES Deputy Chief Joseph Wazny, Evanston Police Department, 256 th FBI NA, retired January 2, 2015. He began his new position as Chief of Police in Manhattan, Illinois on January 5, 2015. Sheriff Richard A. Meyers, Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office. 97 th FBI NA, retired November 30, 2014. He has served with the Agency for 48 years, 17½ years as Sheriff. Congratulations to you both! If you have any changes in job position, department, promotions, or change of address, please contact Kimberly Vukin at 312/829-8912 or e-mail: [email protected] January 2015 2015 Officers President J.C. Paez 228th Session (C) 847-854-1388 Past President Jimmy Lee 179th Session (C) 630-673-0592 1st Vice President James Maloney 233rd Session (O)312–746-9661 2nd Vice President Denny O’Dowd 213th Session (C)708-528-2051 3rd Vice President Brian Windle 249th Session (O)847-931-2783 State SecretaryTreasurer Bob Hrodey 144th Session (O) 815-337-4636 Northern Treasurer Dane Cuny 203rd Session (C)630-632-0112 Updating National Office at Quantico You are reminded that it is your responsibility to keep the National Office at Quantico advised of your current email address. This is important in that since the transition to email billing for dues, you may be dropped from the membership rolls if you do not receive your dues notice and remain current on dues. In addition, with the advent of Electronic Voting by the Illinois Chapter, only paid up members will be allowed to vote and e-ballots are provided via the email address on file at Quantico. When updating your email/contact information at Quantico, ALWAYS place your PREFERRED email address in the area provided for WORK EMAIL, regardless of whether or not you're still working or retired. That is the key used by Quantico. You may make changes to your member account by going to http://www.fbinaa.org and logging in to the Members area using your Membership Number and Password as indicated. Thank you! Secretary Eric Shipman 249th Session (O) 630-293-2222 Sgt-at-Arms Vince Genualdi 249th Session 847-980-3560 Products Manager Pat Treacy 225th Session (C) 630-518-0500 YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2015 The FBINAA is offering to qualified incoming high school students, ages 14-16 who have demonstrated above average academic standards (3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale), as well as good citizenship, the opportunity to participate in an eight day program of leadership development at the FBI Academy/DEA facilities in Quantico, Virginia. Applicants must also submit a one-page typed essay entitled "What is Leadership?" and undergo an oral interview conducted by a committee composed of members of the Northern Division Board. The FBINAA 2015 YLP encompasses total participation in academic, social interaction and physical environments. The 2015 YLP is scheduled to be held June 19-26, 2015 and runs from 5:30AM – 9:30PM each day. Candidates with medical issues that place them in jeopardy and the FBINAA/FBI in liability resulting from injury or medical complications cannot be accepted. If you are interested in receiving a Youth Leadership Program application packet, please click on this link: I WOULD LIKE A PACKET Please submit the following forms by MARCH 13, 2015: 1. Completed 2015 YLP Application – Form 03 2. Completed 2015 YLP Essay – Form 05 (Must be typed, handwritten essays will not be considered.) 3. Certification (not a transcript) from applicant’s school or Academic Oversight Board (in the case of home schooling) documenting current Academic Grade Standing. 4. Name & NA Session of current Northern Division member sponsoring the applicant. Submit forms to: Federal Bureau of Investigation Attention: Kimberly Vukin 2111 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60608 After the MARCH 13, 2015 deadline, qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview with members of the Northern Division Board for final ranking. Any questions relating to the 2015 FBINAA Youth Leadership Program, please feel free to contact me. Kimberly Vukin Chicago FBI 312-829-8912 [email protected] January 2015 Page 2 E-MAIL & INTERNET As a reminder, your Illinois Chapter now has its own internet domain. All communications (usually once or twice a month) will be sent via this new domain. If you have not been receiving a monthly meeting notice via email, send your correct email address to [email protected] and check with your IT Department to insure that “fbinaa-illinois.org” has been “white-listed” in your filters. Please note that in order to keep Chapter/Division e-mails to the members at a minimum, we have established “deadlines” for announcements (retirement parties, training opportunities, etc.). The submission deadlines for all but “absolute emergency” messages will be the FIRST & THIRD FRIDAY of each month. We will endeavor to send out a bi-monthly e -mail “blast” shortly after those deadlines. Please keep this in mind when planning your events, etc. FUTURE NATIONAL ACADEMY RETRAINERS February 25, 2015 Indian Lakes, Bloomingdale ILEAS Jim Page March 25, 2015 Kishwaukee Country Club, DeKalb Dr. Mike Fagel Politics 9/11 Ground Zero April 22, 2015 White Eagle Banquet, Niles Skokie Sgt. Timothy Gramins Bank Robbery Shootout May 27, 2015 FBI Range REM, Inc. Mulcrone & McDevitt Life after Public Safety June 24, 2015 Family Day – FBI Range July 11-15, 2015 FBI NAA National Conference, Seattle WA July 22, 2015 FBI Range Executive Director Jack Cutrone – ICJIA August 18 & 19, 2015 IL Chiefs/FBI NAA Conference, Tinley Park August 26, 2015 Location TBD September 23, 2015 FBI Range - Steak Fry Presenter TBD October 28, 2015 Location TBD Presenter TBD December 9, 2015 Silver Lakes Country Club, Orland Park Presenter TBD January 2015 Page 3