North Eastern Massachusetts
Law Enforcement Council

Public Safety through Regional Partnerships


How We Operate - Current Leadership

Member police chiefs govern and operate NEMLEC, many of them holding leadership positions on the Executive Board, and/or within Operational Units and Committees, the vehicle through which NEMLEC organizes many of its administrative, technical, financial, and management functions. Primary organizational decision-making is the responsibility of the six-member Executive Board, which is tasked with the governance of the organization. Some of the duties of the Executive Board are:

  • General Operational Oversight
  • Represent the Interests of Member Chiefs
  • Identify and Obtain Potential Revenue Sources
  • Strategic Planning and Organizational Management
  • Establish Collaborative Partnerships
  • Facilitate Divisional Operations

The Executive Board is comprised of six member police chiefs serving in the following capacity:

Chief James Cormier
Reading Police Department 

President

Chief Michael Begonis
Wilmington Police Department 

First Vice President

Chief Rick Smith
Wakefiled Police Department

Second Vice President

Chief Michael Kent
Burlington Police Department 

Treasurer

Chief Paul Tucker
Salem Police Department

Secretary

Chief Edward Deveau
Watertown Police Department 

Past President

Laura J. Nichols
NEMLEC

Executive Director


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