2002-2010 2002 IAWP Conference in Canberra, Australia 2002. From left to right: Cheryl Gilmour, Cindy Moore ,Julia Grimes, Tara Tippett, and Kim Kraushar 2003 September 2003 meeting at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge with the Alaska Range in the background July 2003 Summer Meeting in Wasilla July 2003 Summer Meeting in Wasilla July 2003 Summer Meeting in Wasilla July 2003 Summer Meeting in Wasilla July 2003 Meeting – Julia Grimes and Dyanne Brown 2004 2004 Summer Meeting in Wasilla Rae Arno presents Dyanne Brown with her retirement plaque (Alaska State Troopers 4/9/84-6/1/04) Lauri Burkmire preseting a plaque to outgoing president Dyanne Brown in appreciation for her work. 2005 Morgan Warner, Shirley Gifford, Andrea Jacobson, Rae Arno – July 2005 Meeting Rae, Madeline, Angella – July 2005 Meeting 2007 August 18, 2007 Summer Meeting at Rae’s Farm in Wasilla Wanda Phillips, retired US Marshall, extolling retired life Rae’s Horseys 2008 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 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 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. Angella Long, longtime WPA Board Member, received a life membership in the Alaska Peace Officers Association as outgoing APOA Statewide President – June 2009 WPA member and webmaster Maxine Andrews was selected as the Alaska Peace Officers Association Statewide Member of the Year – June 2009 August 1, 2009 – Annual picnic at Wildwood Farm in Wasilla – members gather for a short meeting after the picnic lunch. President Michele Logan swears in the remaining board members for 2009-2011; l to r: Tara Tippett, Lana Grist, Sherrie Daigle, Rae Arno. 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. 2010 Board members Andrea Jacobson, Tara Tippett and Life Member Shirley Gifford at the annual meeting in Fairbanks AK May 2010. WPA Members enjoying lunch at the 2010 annual meeting Peggy Sullivan’s shirt and badge in Women in Police Exhibit at FOAST museum. FOAST Museum Exhibit Kathleen Gray Warren 1934-2010 Dyanne Brown, Shirley Gifford, Rob Heun, Michele Logan, Chaplain Barb Young attend Kathy Gray Warren memorial at Bean’s Cafe