Regions

ALERT International has nine (9) US Regions and two (2) Canadian Regions.  Each Region has a Regional Representative responsible for communications and conferences in their region.

Region One

Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington)
Bryan Sheldon – Lake Oswego Police Department, OR
Email: bsheldon@ci.oswego.or.us

Region Two

West (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)
Vacant…
Email: 

Region Three

North Central (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
Keith Varner - Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, Iowa
Email: keith.varner@iowa.gov

Region Four

West Central (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming)
Karl Smalley – Adams County Sheriff’s Office, CO
Email: ksmalley@adcogov.org

Region Five

Southwest (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
Jeff Neyland - East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
Email: jpneyland@ebrso.org

Region Six

Central (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio)
Vacant….
Email: 

Region Seven

Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
Chrissy Pickert – Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, NC
Email: Lynda.pickert@cmpd.org

Region Eight

East (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
Vacant….
Email: 

Region Nine

Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
Richard Caito - Erie County L.E. Training Academy, NY
Email: caito@ecc.edu

Region Ten

Region Ten – West Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
Vacant……
Email:

Region Eleven

East Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia)
Hugh Anderson - Peel Regional Police, Ontario, Canada
Email: hugh.anderson@peelpolice.ca

Annual Training Symposium/Conference

ALERT’s 2025 Annual Training Symposium/Conference will be hosted by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Click on the below link to get updated information for this year’s ALERT International Training Symposium/Conference…see you in September! Stay safe and stay well.

September 14-18, 2025