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2026 Elections

The nomination period for the Board of Directors closed on December 31, 2025.

Candidates for the office of Region 7 Director are:

Elections for the offices of Region 7 Director will commence on Monday, February 2 at 8:00 AM (EST) and will conclude on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM (PST). The elections will be conducted by secure electronic voting provided by NEP Services, Inc.

Ballot notifications will be emailed to active regular members of Region 7 on the morning of February 2, 2026, by NEP Services. The email will be sent from [email protected] and will include a ballot listing the candidates for regional director of their region only. Due to security features of some agencies, you may need to check your spam folder to locate the email.

Active regular members will be able to vote for the candidate of their choice during the voting period. As our membership changes daily, additional ballot notifications will be sent during the voting period to provide new members with a ballot and as reminder to those who have not yet voted.

Sole nominees for the following positions have been determined eligible for office and elected. They will assume office on Friday, July 3, 2026. Executive officers serve for a two-year term and regional directors serve for a three-year term.


2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Kelly Jacobsen
SRO
Westminster Police Department 
Colorado
 


TREASURER
Chris Fraley
West Virginia 
Division of Protection 
Services
School Safety Unit
 


REGION 1 DIRECTOR
Vanessa Cullen
SRO
Miccosukee Police
 Department 
Florida
 
REGION 3 DIRECTOR
Michael Hamm
North Fayette Township
Police Department
Pennsylvania
 


REGION 5 DIRECTOR
Terance Smith
Chief of Police
MSD Decatur Township
Police Department
Indiana
 

REGION 9 DIRECTOR
Kevin Lynch
SRO
Snohomish County
Sheriff's Office
Washington

For questions, please complete this form and a member of the NASRO Elections Committee will respond within 48 business hours. For more Frequently Asked Questions about elections and nominations, please click here. Please contact Mac Hardy [email protected] should you have technical questions regarding the ballot notification or issues with voting.