President Chief Joseph M. Polisar was sworn in as IACP president during the 110th Annual IACP Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2003. Was elected to the board in October 1997 at the IACP's 104th Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida. Chief Polisar began his career in law enforcement 25 years ago. Retired as chief of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Department, he is now chief of police for the Garden Grove, California, Police Department. He is a past president of the New Mexico Association of Chiefs of Police and the New Mexico Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates. He is a graduate of the 175th Session of the FBI National Academy and the 18th Session of the FBI National Executive Institute. He is also a graduate of the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the Kennedy School at Harvard and holds a bachelor's degree in management.

Immediate Past President Joseph Samuels, Jr. who joined the board in 1996 at the Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, was sworn in as chief of police at the Richmond, California, Police Department in 1999. He served previously as chief of police at the Oakland, California, Police Department and the Fresno, California, Police Department; his career in law enforcement spans more than 26 years. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in public administration; he is a graduate of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar and Session XXII of the National Executive Institute.

First Vice President Joseph G. Estey, chief of police in Hartford, Vermont, since 1987, joined the board in January 1996. A veteran of 25 years in law enforcement in Hartford, Springfield and Windham County in Vermont. Estey is a past General Chairman of the SACOP Division, is a past president of the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police (1991), and is a director of the New England Association of Chiefs of Police. He is a graduate of the 166th Session of the FBI National Academy.

Second Vice President Mary Ann Viverette, chief of police in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been with the Gaithersburg Police Department since 1979, holding all ranks until her appointment as chief in 1986. She graduated from the FBI National Academy, Session 155, in 1988. She is a member of the Civil Rights Committee and the Constitution and Rules Committee, and has previously served as Chair of the IACP's Election Commission. In 1996, Viverette was elected Vice President of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE); she was one of the association's founding members. She was an active assessor with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), served on the 1994 and 1998 Standards Review Committee, and was appointed as a CALEA Commissioner in June 2002.

Third Vice President Joseph C. Carter was appointed chief of police of the Metropolitan Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Police Department in January 2003. Preceding this appointment, he served for nearly five years as chief of the Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, Police Department. Chief Carter also served the Boston Police Department with distinction for 20 years, and held several positions as a member of the command staff for over 13 years. A lifelong resident of Boston, Chief Carter possesses a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior and a master's in criminal justice administration. He is a graduate of the 140th Session of the FBI National Academy; a 1986 graduate of PERF's Senior Management Institute for Police; a 1991 graduate of the ABA National Judicial College's administrative law judge course; and a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

Fourth Vice President Ronald C. Ruecker was appointed superintendent of the Department of Oregon State Police in December of 1999. Prior to his appointment, Superintendent Ruecker advanced through the ranks beginning in 1974, and has served as deputy superintendent, commander of two of the department’s three bureaus, and was director of the Office of Professional Standards. Superintendent Ruecker is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy and the Program for Senior Executives at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is a member of the F.B.I. National Academy Associates of Oregon, the Oregon State Sheriffs Association, and the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police.

Fifth Vice President Russell B. Laine has served as chief of police for the Algonquin, Illinois, Police Department since 1985. He has also served as chief for Bartlett, Illinois, and Edgerton, Wisconsin. He lectures on in-service training programs and other topics. He is an active member and current president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and serves on many IACP committees. A graduate of the Police Administration Training Program at the Traffic Institute, Northwestern University, and the Midwest Law Enforcement Executive Development Program, he holds a bachelor of arts degree and a juris doctor from John Marshall Law School.

Sixth Vice President Chief Michael J. Carroll, chief of police of the West Goshen Township Police Department in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He has served in various law enforcement positions in Chester County for thirty-seven years, sixteen as Chief of West Goshen Township. He is the Immediate Past President of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and Chairman of their Executive Committee. In 2002, Chief Carroll and his wife, Detective Donna J. Carroll of the Chester County District Attorney's Office, was inducted into the IPA Regional 13 (Pennsylvania) police Hall of Fame. The Chief has served on the Victims Services Committee, the Civil Rights Committee, Constitution and Rules Committee, and the Executive Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Carroll also served as the North Atlantic Region Coordinator of the State Association of Chiefs of Police (SACOP).

Vice President at Large Chief Julian Fantino, was appointed Chief of the Toronto Police Service on March 6, 2000. The Toronto Police Service employs over 5,200 officers and more than 2,000 civilian staff. Toronto has one of the largest municipal police services in North America, responsible for policing a vibrant city of almost 2.5 million people. Prior to being appointed Chief of the Toronto Police Service, Chief Fantino was the Chief of York Regional Police from August 4, 1998 to March 5, 2000. Chief Fantino was also the Chief of the London Police Service from November 4, 1991 to August 3, 1998. During his tenure with the London Police Service, significant changes took place, including formation of an Emergency Response Unit and a Public Order Unit, opening a Police Reporting Centre and development of numerous community partnerships. During his twenty-three years of service with Metropolitan Toronto Police, prior to his appointment with London, Chief Fantino served in various areas of the organization, including uniform patrol, undercover drug enforcement, Detective Branch, Criminal Intelligence, Homicide Squad and as a Division Commander. Chief Fantino has lectured extensively on a wide variety of police-related matters and public safety issues and has had articles published in several police magazines and other publications. Chief Fantino is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (2003) and The Order of Ontario (2003). Chief Fantino is the Past President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Organized Crime Committee and Vice-Chair of the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) Executive Committee. He is on the International Association of Chiefs of Police Board of Officers and is a member of the Major Cities Chiefs. In 2003, Chief Fantino was elected as Vice President at Large of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is the fourth Canadian to hold a position on the Board in its 110th year history. He is Past Chair of Criminal Intelligence Services Ontario and has attended meetings of the Interpol Standing Working Party on Offences Against Minors, held in Sweden, Argentina, Hungary and Switzerland.

International Vice President Luc Closset was appointed International Vice President IACP on the occasion of the 109th Annual IACP Conference in Minneapolis in October 2002. He is Commissaire Divisionnaire and Inspector-General of the General Inspectorate of the federal police and the local police departments in Belgium. After having led many police departments and become a teacher at the school for senior police officers, he has been liaison officer to the Ministry of Justice and then to the Ministry of Defence for several years. Before becoming Inspector-General, he was Chief of the General Staff of the Belgian Gendarmerie. He is Bachelor of Criminology and successful candidate of the Belgian Royal Higher Institute of Defence. He has also chaired several congresses in the police field.

Vice President-Treasurer Chief Carl Wolf has had law enforcement career that has spanned over 32 years. He has been the chief of police of the Hazelwood, Missouri, Police Department for 17 years. Prior to his current position, he served as chief of police for two Illinois police departments: Highland and Dupo. He began his law enforcement career as a police officer for the Ladue, Missouri, Police Department in 1970. He attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, where he received a bachelor of science in finance and a master of science degree in urban affairs and policy analysis with a specialty in public administration. He is a graduate of the Greater St. Louis Police Academy and the 28th session of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development program. An IACP life member, he is also a member of the Legislative Committee, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee, and is the Chairman of the Highway Safety Subcommittee on Teen Drinking and Driving.

SACOP General Chair Chief J. Scott Finlayson was appointed chief of police and director of public safety for the City of Springville in May of 1996. A 23-year police veteran, he began his law enforcement career with the Brigham Young University Police Department in 1979. From 1981 to 1991, he worked for Utah State University Police Department. In 1991, he was appointed chief of police for the Hoquiam, Washington, Police Department, where he served until his current appointment. Chief Finlayson earned a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University in police science and a master’s degree in social science, with an emphasis in public administration, from Utah State University. An IACP member since 1991, he is also a member of the board of directors of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association.

General Chair, Division of State and Provincial Police Gwen M. Boniface began her policing career with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in 1977. In 1998, she was named Commissioner and now leads more than 7,000 OPP uniform and civilian members serving Ontario. She is responsible for policing services to diverse communities throughout the province, including front-line delivery, administrative support services and highly specialized and multi jurisdictional investigations. Commissioner Boniface earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University and a Bachelor of Laws degree at Osgoode Hall Law School. She was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1990 and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She has served on the Law Commission of Canada. Commissioner Boniface was invested into the Order of Ontario in 2001 for her work with First Nations communities and holds the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, the Order of St. John and is a recipient of the Humber College Alumnus of Distinction Award Commissioner Boniface is, by invitation, a member of the First Nations Chiefs of Police. She is the first woman to have held the position of President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and the first Canadian police officer to be elected Vice Chair of the Division of State and Provincial Police of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Commissioner Boniface is currently serving as the General Chair of the IACP Division of State and Provincial Police .

Parliamentarian Chief Ronald S. Neubauer, a Past President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, is currently employed with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Security Administration, serving in a number of capacities including special Assistant to the Undersecretary, Deputy Director of Cargo Security, and as Manager of the Dallas, Texas Mission Support Center. Chief Neubauer received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from Purdue University and his Master of Arts Degree in Human Resource Management from Pepperdine University. He continued his education with graduate studies in criminal justice at American University. His police training includes graduation from the 102nd session of the FBI National Academy and the 22nd session of the Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar. He attended the National Crime Prevention Institute in 1988, became a Certified Peace Officer in the Florida in 1985 and became a Certified Chief Executive Officer in Missouri in 1988. Upon his retirement, Mr. Neubauer had over 17 years of experience as a chief of police. In addition to his law enforcement background, Mr. Neubauer is also a retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel with 21 years active service.

IACP Executive Director Daniel N. Rosenblatt joined the association as director of its Information Services Division in 1986; he was appointed executive director in 1989. Prior to joining IACP, Rosenblatt spent 10 years in various offices of the Department of Justice. A past president and former member of the Board of Directors of the National Organization for Victim Assistance, he holds a bachelor's degree in political science.