VACP Committees & Appointments

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VACP Committee Chairpersons
Committee Chairperson

Alarm Management (inactive)

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Awards

Chief Wayne Sager, Strasburg

Budget & Finance

Chief John Clair, Blacksburg

Highway Safety

TBD

Law Enforcement Executive Certification Program Committee

Chief Scott Booth, Roanoke

Legal Advisors (inactive)

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Legislative (inactive)

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Nominating

Chief James E. Williams, Staunton

Personnel

Chief John Clair, Blacksburg

Professional Image & Ethics (inactive)

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Training

TBD

 

VACP Appointments & Representatives
Position Representative

SACOP Representative

Chief Jim Williams
Staunton Police Department

2026 Special Olympics Torch Run

Chief Michael Kochis, State Chair
Charlottesville Police Department

Va Law Enforcement
Professional Standards
Commission (VLEPSC)

Chief Scott Booth, Chairman
Roanoke Police Department

Chief Joel Hash
Wytheville Police Department

Chief Alonzo Howell
Smithfield Police Department

Chief Michael Kochis
Charlottesville Police Department

Chief Scott Vantrease
Va. Dept. of Conservation & Recreation Law Enforcement Division

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Criminal Justice Services
Board
 Appointees

Colonel Travis Christian
Petersburg Bureau of Police
(VACP Representative — Appointed: Aug 2025)

Chief Stephen Keatts
Poquoson Police Department
(VACP Representative — Appointed: Aug 2025)

Chief Carl Rowan
George Mason University Police Department
(VACLEA Representative)— Appointed: Aug 2025)

Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Board Representative

Chief Jim Williams
Staunton Police Department

DCJS Committee on Training
(comprised of members of the Criminal Justice Services Board)

Chief Stephen Keatts
Poquoson Police Department

E-911 Services Board

Chief James Lane
Norton Police Department
(Chiefs' Representative, serving through June 30, 2030)

Private Security Services Advisory Board (PSSAB)

Chief Charles T. Proffitt
Remington Police Department
(Law Enforcement Representative)