North Eastern Massachusetts
Law Enforcement Council

Public Safety through Regional Partnerships


How We Operate - Current Leadership

Member police chiefs govern and operate NEMLEC, many of them holding leadership positions on the Executive Board, and/or within Operational Units and Committees, the vehicle through which NEMLEC organizes many of its administrative, technical, financial, and management functions. Primary organizational decision-making is the responsibility of the six-member Executive Board, which is tasked with the governance of the organization. Some of the duties of the Executive Board are:

  • General Operational Oversight
  • Represent Member Chiefs’ Interests
  • Identify and Obtain Potential Revenue Sources
  • Strategic Planning and Organizational Management
  • Establish Collaborative Partnerships
  • Facilitate Divisional Operations

The Executive Board is comprised of six member police chiefs serving in the following capacity:

Chief Philip Mahoney
Woburn Police Department
President
Chief Edward Deveau
Watertown Police Department
First Vice President
Chief Chris Casey
Lexington Police Department
Second Vice President
Chief James Hicks
Bedford Police Department
Treasurer
Chief James Cormier
Reading Police Department
Secretary
Chief Robert L. Champagne
Peabody Police Department
Past President


Laura J. Nichols
NEMLEC
Executive Director


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