PORAC Director Profile

When PORAC’s Statewide Chapter, which represents employees and officers from several state agencies throughout California, was formed last year, one of the top priorities was finding an experienced and passionate director to guide the new chapter. With nearly two decades of experience as a UC Riverside Police Department officer and four years on the Executive Board of the Federated University Police Officers’ Association, Wade Stern, who has been the president of the association for the last two years, was an easy choice for the chapter’s director position. Read More

When Valley Chapter Director Jim Bock joined PORAC at the start of his law enforcement career in 1998, all he knew about the Association was that he “paid dues and had LDF coverage — that is where my knowledge began and ended,” he explains. That all changed a few years later, however, when Bock attended his first PORAC Conference in 2001 to learn more about association leadership. The networking, camaraderie and engaging conversation that took place during the Conference helped light a fire under him that has remained strong ever since. Read More

Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association (SCCCPOA) Director‐at‐Large Dennis Emmitt had many diverse career experiences before entering the field of law enforcement. He has worked for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, been a professional wrestler, worked charity events dressed as Star Wars characters and served in the Army National Guard for eight years before honorably discharging as a staff sergeant. He also started his own political consulting company, which he still operates today. Read More