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President
David Hildebrand
PCI #404T/EMSCI
#118T
Denton Police Department
Denton, Texas
president
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Number of Years in Public
Safety: 20
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 14
IPMBA Member Since: 1999
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2000
My First Bike: Sears version of a Schwinn Sting Ray
Why I Became a Bike Cop: Boredom with car patrol
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Don't be lukewarm; either
go all in or don't go at all.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To offer the best, most accessible, public
safety cycling course in the world, so no public safety cyclist will be put
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Vice
President
Bernie Hogancamp
PCI #498
Homewood Police Department
Homewood, Illinois
vp (at)
ipmba.org |
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Number of Years in Public
Safety: 30
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 17
IPMBA Member Since: 2001
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2001
My First Bike: Gold Spyder bike with a banana seat
Why I Became a Bike Cop: It is a great way to blend two of my favorite
things, police work and cycling.
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Take your riding as seriously
as you would any other tactic or technique that is important to doing your
job well.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: Provide the best, most current training to
public safety cyclists and never hesitate to evolve to meet the challenges
of changing times and missions. |
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Secretary
Robert Hatcher
PCI #629/EMSCI #103
Delaware Police Dept.
Delaware, Ohio
secretary (at) ipmba.org |
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Number of Years
in Public Safety: 14
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 10
IPMBA Member Since: 2000
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2002
My First Bike: Space Invaders themed bike
Why I Became a Bike Cop: To provide the community with a different
style of policing.
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Obtain training and continue
to hone your skills after your initial training.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To provide the best and most complete training
and resources for the public safety cyclist. |
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Treasurer
Kurt Feavel
PCI #539
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (Retired)
Madison,
Wisconsin
treasurer (at) ipmba.org |
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Number of Years
in Public Safety: 26
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 18
IPMBA Member Since: 2001
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2001
My First Bike: Probably a Huffy or something like it. My first "real"
bike was a 1996 Trek 9000 full suspension, AKA the Inch Worm.
Why I Became a Bike Cop: Seemed like it would be fun and different.
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Stay in shape; and challenge
yourself.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: Keep IPMBA at the top of the Public Safety
Cycling world. |
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Education
Director
Mitch Trujillo
PCI #244T
Boulder Police Department
Boulder, Colorado
education
(at) ipmba.org |
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Number of Years in
Public Safety: 18
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 14
IPMBA Member Since: 1996
IPMBA Instructor Since: 1999
My First Bike: A beat up Huffy, I believe.
Why I Became a Bike Cop: The glamour. Actually, I think it was in
my DNA.
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Smooth is fast is smooth.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: Bottom line: develop the best public safety
bike instructors and training materials. |
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Conference
Coordinator
Tom Harris
PCI #861T/EMSCI #030T
East Baton Rouge Parish EMS/Livingston Parish Sheriff's Department
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
conferences
(at) ipmba.org |
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Number of Years
in Public Safety: 33
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 15
IPMBA Member Since: 1996
IPMBA Instructor Since: 1999
My First Bike: Western Flyer 1968
Why I Became a Bike Medic: To experience a different approach to public
safety.
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Every day is a learning
day.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To help provide the best possible training
and resources for public safety cyclists. |
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Industry
Liaison
Charlie Summers
PCI #512
Illinois State University Police Department
Normal, Illinois
industry
(at) ipmba.org |
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Number of Years
in Public Safety: 19
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 15
IPMBA Member Since: 1998
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2001
My First Bike: Redline BMX (I still have it!)
Why I Became a Bike Cop: It is the best way to patrol on a college
campus.
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Continue to enhance your
bike handling skills.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To continue to provide the best quality training
and equipment to the public safety cyclist. |
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EMS
Coordinator
Marc Zingarelli
EMSCI #179/SCI#002
Circleville Fire Department
Circleville, Ohio
emsc (at) ipmba.org |
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Number of Years
in Public Safety: 25
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 8
IPMBA Member Since: 2004
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2006
My First Bike: Schwinn Stingray
Why I Became a Bike Medic: So I could finally get paid to ride my
bike.
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Get trained and/or come
to a conference.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To get more EMS agencies on Bikes |
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Membership
Coordinator
Brad Miller
PCI #928/EMSCI #247
Lewisburg Police Dept.
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
membership
(at) ipmba.org |
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Number of Years
in Public Safety: 22
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 8
IPMBA Member Since: 2002
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2006
My First Bike: AMF Evel Knievel BMX Bike
Why I Became a Bike Cop: Combining the career you love with the hobby
you live for....it just doesn't get any better!
My Advice to the New Public Safety Cyclist: Spend some money on a
quality pair of padded shorts. You can thank me later!
#1 Priority for IPMBA: Providing cutting edge training with the most
up-to-date techniques and equipment to public safety cyclists
world-wide. |
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IPMBA
Maureen Becker, Executive Director
maureen
(at) ipmba.org
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