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Kansas Accreditation Council

As established by Bylaws, the Kansas Accreditation Council (KAC) shall be governed by seven (7) voting members designated as Board Members. The KAC shall be the policy-making body to establish, approve, and oversee the Kansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (KLEAP).

Chief Buck Buchanan

Chief Buck Buchanan

  • Andover Police Department

  • KAC Chair

  • KACP Appointment

  • bbuchanan@andoverks.com

Sheriff David A. Falletti

Sheriff David A. Falletti

  • Cowley County Sheriff's Office

  • KAC Vice Chair

  • KSA Appointment

  • dfalletti@cowleycountyks.gov

Police Chief Derek Cid in Uniform

Chief Derek Cid

  • St. Marys Police Department

  • KAC Board Member

  • KACP Appointment

  • smpdsm1@gmail.com

Deputy Executive Director Ron Gould

Deputy Executive Director

  • Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC)

  • KAC Non-Voting Council Member

  • KLETC Staff Appointment

  • rongould@kletc.org

Suellyn L Hooper

Program Director

  • Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC)

  • KAC Non-Voting Council Member

  • KLETC Staff Appointment

  • kleap@kletc.org

Sheriff Jeffrey O. Richards in police uniform

Sheriff Jeffrey O. Richards

  • Franklin County Sheriff's Office

  • KAC Board Member

  • KSA Appointment

  • JRichards@franklincoks.org

Chief Robert Spinks in police uniform

Chief Robert Spinks

  • Parsons Police Department

  • KAC Board Member

  • KACP Appointment

  • rspinks@parsonspd.com

Sheriff Chris Wells

Sheriff Chris Wells

  • Osage County Sheriff's Office

  • KAC Board Member

  • KSA Appointment

  • cwells@oscosheriff.org

Position Vacant

Position Currently Vacant

  • Position Vacant

  • KAC Board Member

  • Member At Large Appointment