Greetings,

It is an honor and a privilege to serve as the President of the Utah Narcotics Officers Association. I am grateful for the confidence our members have placed in me, and I look forward to working alongside the dedicated men and women who make up this organization.

Narcotics enforcement is not easy work. It requires dedication, sacrifice, patience, and a willingness to confront some of the most challenging issues facing our communities. The people who choose this profession understand that our job is about much more than making arrests. It is about protecting our communities, disrupting criminal organizations, keeping dangerous drugs out of the hands of our children, and giving people and families an opportunity to live safer and healthier lives.

The Utah Narcotics Officers Association exists to support the officers who take on that responsibility. Our strength comes from working together. Drug trafficking does not stop at a city limit, county line, or jurisdictional boundary, and neither should our efforts to combat it. Cooperation between agencies, sharing information, developing relationships, and continuing to improve our skills are essential to effective narcotics enforcement.

As President, one of my priorities will be to continue strengthening those relationships and ensuring that UNOA remains an organization that our members can rely upon. We will continue to promote quality training, professional development, communication, and the exchange of knowledge and experience among narcotics investigators throughout Utah.

I also believe it is important that we never lose sight of the public we serve. Law enforcement does not operate in a vacuum. The confidence and support of our communities matter. The work we do should be professional, ethical, and focused on making Utah a safer place. While our job sometimes requires us to deal with people at their worst, we should never forget that every badge represents a responsibility to serve with integrity.

To the narcotics officers across Utah: thank you for the work you do. Much of what you accomplish happens behind the scenes and will never make the news or receive public recognition. But your work matters. The cases you build, the drugs you remove from our communities, the organizations you disrupt, and the relationships you build with other agencies all make a difference.

To our law enforcement partners, prosecutors, elected officials, and members of the public: thank you for supporting the mission of UNOA and the officers who carry it out. We are stronger when we work together.

As we move forward, my goal is simple: to take advantage of the work that has been done before me, make UNOA stronger, make our officers better prepared, and continue building partnerships that make Utah safer.

There is a lot of work ahead of us, but I am proud to stand alongside the men and women who are willing to do it.

Stay safe, stay committed, and hold the line.

Respectfully,