Honoring Our Past Presidents
The Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association recognizes the leaders who have served as president and contributed to the Association’s longstanding commitment to professional law enforcement in Wisconsin.
WCPA historical photograph, 1928. Select the image to view the full-size photograph.
Past Presidents, 1907–2025
Listed chronologically by term, with the community represented during each presidency. Historical notes appear below the table.
| Term | President | Community |
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| 1907–1908 |
Henry C. Baker |
Racine |
| 1913 |
Thomas R. Malone |
Wausau |
| 1915 |
Thomas R. Malone |
Wausau |
| 1917 |
John T. Janssen |
Milwaukee |
| 1918 |
* |
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| 1919 |
Henry F. Dowling |
Oshkosh |
| 1920 |
Owen O'Hare |
Kenosha |
| 1921–1924 |
Richard H. McCarty |
Kaukauna |
| 1925–1927 |
George T. Prim |
Appleton |
| 1928–1929 |
J. G. Laubenheimer |
Milwaukee |
| 1930 |
Thomas F. Curry |
Portage |
| 1931–1932 |
Henry C. Baker |
Racine |
| 1933 |
S. A. Minturn |
Superior |
| 1934–1937 |
A.E. Buchanan |
Superior |
| 1938 |
John Webber |
La Crosse |
| 1939–1940 |
Joseph T. Kluchesky |
Milwaukee |
| 1942 |
William H. McCormick |
Madison |
| 1943–1945 |
Walter H. Wagner |
Sheboygan |
| 1946–1948 |
Arthur J. Muhlke |
Racine |
| 1949–1950 |
John W. Polcyn |
Milwaukee |
| 1951 |
Everett Gleason |
Wausau |
| 1952 |
William A. Golz |
Oshkosh |
| 1953 |
Harold Owens |
Waukesha |
| 1954 |
Herbert W. Kapp |
Appleton |
| 1955 |
Thomas Kastello |
West Allis |
| 1956 |
Emil F. Bartels |
Shorewood |
| 1957 |
Stanley G. Haukedahl |
Kenosha |
| 1958 |
George C. Long |
La Crosse |
| 1959 |
Harry D. Macklin |
New London |
| 1960 |
Michael Grafenauer, Jr. |
West Milwaukee |
| 1961 |
Jasper A. Webb |
Janesville |
| 1962 |
Orval H. Meister |
Whitefish Bay |
| 1963 |
George E. Griffin |
Beloit |
| 1964 |
Peter P. Krosnicki |
Antigo |
| 1965 |
Walter H. Wohlfahrt |
Marshfield |
| 1966 |
Le Roy C. Jenkins |
Racine |
| 1967 |
Harold P. Bruett |
Greendale |
| 1968 |
Francis P. Riley |
Portage |
| 1969 |
Lester D. Clark |
Menasha |
| 1970 |
Walter E. Gabriel |
Burlington |
| 1971 |
Elmer A. Madson |
Green Bay |
| 1972 |
Anthony M. Wise |
Cudahy |
| 1973 |
James L. O'Brien |
Rice Lake |
| 1974 |
Charles L. Kuhn |
Menomonee Falls |
| 1975 |
Tony N. Paris |
Rhinelander |
| 1976 |
Frank J. Riemer, Jr. |
Germantown |
| 1977 |
Melvin H. Jones |
Waukesha |
| 1978 |
William R. Ciske |
Fort Atkinson |
| 1979 |
Jacob Hermann, Jr. |
Sheboygan Falls |
| 1980 |
Gerald Donovan** |
Watertown |
| 1980–1981 |
Donald E. Rosenbauer |
Brown Deer |
| 1982 |
Charles Johnson |
Jefferson |
| 1983 |
Jerome R. Wolff |
Brookfield |
| 1984 |
Allen L. Spencer |
Wisconsin Rapids |
| 1985 |
Michael R. Hanrahan |
New Berlin |
| 1986 |
Donald L. Thaves |
Shawano |
| 1987 |
Daniel Albedyll |
Chilton |
| 1988 |
Morton A. Hetznecker |
Hartland |
| 1989 |
James L. Enfelt |
Platteville |
| 1990 |
Mark F. Hayes |
St. Francis |
| 1991 |
Gerald R. Blum |
Clintonville |
| 1992 |
Michael J. Lien |
Two Rivers |
| 1993 |
Ray A. Voelker |
Janesville |
| 1994 |
David O. Steingraber |
Menomonee Falls |
| 1995 |
Douglas H. Pettit |
Oregon |
| 1996 |
Reed Woodward |
Pulaski |
| 1997 |
William Brandimore |
Wausau |
| 1998 |
John M. Konopacki |
Ashwaubenon |
| 1999 |
Joseph S. Coughlin |
Chippewa Falls |
| 2000 |
David L. Tellock |
De Pere |
| 2001 |
Hans Lux, Jr. |
Eagle |
| 2002 |
Richard W. Myers |
Appleton |
| 2003 |
Steven C. Rinzel |
Brown Deer |
| 2004 |
Susan Riseling |
UW–Madison |
| 2005 |
Randy A. Williams |
Onalaska |
| 2006 |
Edward N. Kondracki |
La Crosse |
| 2007 |
Daniel R. Vergin |
Everest Metro |
| 2008 |
Edward Whealon |
Shawano |
| 2009 |
David Banaszynski |
Shorewood |
| 2010 |
Kurt Heuer |
Wisconsin Rapids |
| 2011 |
Gregory W. Leck |
Stoughton |
| 2012 |
Dennis W. Plantz |
Berlin |
| 2012–2013 |
Steven J. Riffel*** |
Sheboygan Falls |
| 2014 |
Jed Dolnick |
Jackson |
| 2015 |
David Funkhouser |
Kiel |
| 2016 |
Robert J. Rosch |
Hartland |
| 2017 |
Christopher Domagalski |
Sheboygan |
| 2018 |
Peter Nimmer |
Shorewood |
| 2019 |
Sean Marschke |
Sturtevant |
| 2020 |
Ken Pileggi |
Jefferson |
| 2021 |
Patrick Mitchell |
West Allis |
| 2022 |
Steven Roux |
Rice Lake |
| 2023 |
Dean Smith |
Oshkosh |
| 2024 |
Michael Steffes |
Sun Prairie |
| 2025 |
Kelly Bakken |
Altoona |
Historical Notes
* No Annual Meeting was held in 1918 due to World War I.
** Gerald Donovan served a six-month term due to relocation.
*** Steven J. Riffel served an 18-month term due to a change in the Annual Meeting date.
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