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1984 IAWP Conference Dearborn, Michigan
( Alaska making their bid).

Lead by Alaska State Trooper Fish and Wildlife Protection Trooper Donna Edmonds (in uniform) Shirley Warner, Anne Newell, Michelle Bales and Maggie Borrecco donned the costumes for the “Wild About Anchorage” skit and won the bid for the 1985 IAWP Conference in Alaska.

1985 Opening Ceremony

       Kathy Gray 1985Barbara Burney 1985

Darlene Turner 1985

Dottie 1985

John Franklin 1985   Chief Penny Harrington 1985

Marilyn Bailey & Det. Linda Feldhausen 1985

Safetybear and Friends 1985

Margaret Borrecco 1985

WPA at the IAWP conference in Dallas in 1997 to make the bid for the 1998 conference in Anchorage, "Gold Quest:  Trail to Excellence in Policing.  From left to right, Morgan Warner (kneeling), Shirley Warner, Soldotna Police Department, Kris Miller, APD, Anne Newell, APD and the conference manager (kneeling).

1998

 

Marilyn Bailey & Connie Maki 1998

1998 Conference Group Photo

IAWP Conference in Canberra, Australia 2002
From left to right are Cheryl Gilmour, Cindy Moore, Julia Grimes, Tara Tippett and Kim Kraushar

WPA Picnic Summer 2003

July 2003 Meeting Julia Grimes and Dyanne Brown

WPA Picnic Summer 2004

Dyanne Brown and Rae Arno Summer 2004

Dyanne Brown and Lauri Burkmire

Megan, Shirley Gifford, Andrea Jacobson, Rae Arno

Rae Arno, MadelineSchatz and Angella Long 7/2005


Wanda Phillips, retired US Marshall, extolling retired life.



Rae’s horseys

 


Women Police of Alaska members (and daughters) with Governor Sarah Palin at the Governor's
Prayer Breakfast, March 2008.  Left to right:  Governor Palin, Sherrie Daigle, Andrea Jacobson,
Savannah Hudson, Michele Logan, Michelle Bucher, Emily Bucher, and Jackie Conn.

 


WPA Forever-Treasurer Rae Arno (sitting down with the red hat!) at the book signing for her
new book Anchorage Place Names  at Barnes & Noble in Anchorage on December 3, 2008.
Looking on are retired correctional officers Betty Smith and Judy Tonies.


2009 WPA Board is sworn in at June 1st meeting.
Right to left Angella Long, Michele Logan, Andrea Jacobson and Kris Sell

 

WPA President, Michele Logan and Vice President, Kris Sell, clean up on Eotech door prizes at the Alaska Peace Officers Association Crime Conference in Kenai, Alaska, June 2009
WPA President, Michele Logan and Vice President, Kris Sell, clean up on Eotech door prizes
at the Alaska Peace Officers Association Crime Conference in Kenai, Alaska, June 2009

 

Bill and Shirley Gifford at APOA Crime Conference June 2009
WPA Life Member Shirley Gifford and her husband, Bill at the APOA
Crime Conference in Kenai, Alaska, June 2009.  Shirley spearheaded
the formation of Women Police of Alaska in 1997, and was most
recently appointed as the Director of the State of Alaska Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board by Governor Sarah Palin.

 

Angell Long receives APOA award June 3, 2009
Angella Long, longtime WPA Board Member, received a life
membership in the Alaska Peace Officers Association as
outgoing APOA Statewide President  - June 2009

 

Maxine Andrews receives APOA award June 3 2009
WPA member and webmaster Maxine Andrews was
selected as the Alaska Peace Officers Association
Statewide Member of the Year - June 2009

 

WPA meeting in Wasilla 8/1/09
August 1, 2009 - Annual picnic at Wildwood Farm in Wasilla -
members gather for a short meeting after the picnic lunch.

 

Michele Logan swears in the remaining board members
President Michele Logan swears in the remaining board members
for 2009-2011; l to r:  Tara Tippett, Lana Grist, Sherrie Daigle, Rae Arno.

 

Members at 8/1/09 Picninc-Meeting at Wasilla
WPA members Lana Grist and Leah Davies, future woman
police, Shalea Davies, and Michelle Bucher listen during
the membership meeting - August 1, 2009.

WPA President Michele Logan and WPA members Maxine Andrews and Shirley Gifford   
“woman” the WPA booth at the UAA Justice Center LE Career Fair on October 22, 2009.   

Kelsey Waldorf, 2009/2010 WPA Scholarship winner at UAA.

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