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Post Council

Bud E. Cox
Chairman of POST Council
Sheriff, Davis County Sheriff's Office
Representing Sheriff’s of counties
more than 100,000 Population

Michael Larsen
Vice Chairman of POST Council
Director, Orem Department of Public Safety
Representing Chief of 1st or 2nd Class City

Lynn G. Nielsen
Sheriff, Cache County Sheriff's Office
Representing Sheriff's of County
Less than 100,000

Lamont Smith
Sheriff, Kane County Sheriff's Office
Representing Utah Sheriff's Association

Donna Dillingham-Evans
Vice President, Dixie State College
Representing Education

LuWayne Walker
Juab County Commissioner
Representing County Commissioner

Joe H. Ritchie
Mayor of Roy City
Representing Mayor

Robbie Robertson
Murray City Council
Representing At Large

Terry Keefe
Chief of Police, Layton City Police Department
Representing Chief of 3rd Class City

Daniel Fuhr
Colonel, Utah Highway Patrol
Representing Superintendent of the
Utah Highway Patrol

Dave Edmunds
Sheriff, Summit County Sheriff's Office
Representing At Large

Tom Patterson
Executive Director, Utah Dept of Corrections
Representing Executive Director of Corrections

Tim Fuhrman
SAC, Federal Bureau of Investigations
Representing Federal Bureau of Investigations

Kyle Shephard
Representing UPOA

Mark Shurtleff
Utah Attorney General
Representing Utah Attorney General

Val D. Shupe
Chief of Police, South Ogden Police Department
Representing, Chiefs of Police Association

Sterling Provost
Representing At Large