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Message from WSCPA President - Mark Solomon
Dear Members and Friends –
Welcome to May! We want to take this space to update you on a few things.
CPTED Certification Course
We will be holding our next Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Certification Course May 13-15, 2025. We will be hosted by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries at their Tumwater, WA campus. Upon completion of this training, you will be certified by the Washington State Crime Prevention Association as a CPTED-Trained Professional. Thank you to those who have already registered for the course. We still have a few slots left. If you are interested in attending this training, please register here.
2025 WSCPA Conference
Our 47th annual Crime Prevention Conference will be September 16-18, 2025, at Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, WA. Registration is now live, and we have an Early Bird registration discount. Every year we ask what you want to see featured at the conference. We are excited about the offerings we have for you this year and hope that what we have on tap for you this year exceeds your expectations. I want to give a special shoutout to the conference committee for their work in getting us to this point. Please help us spread the word about our upcoming conference and register now to take advantage of that early bird discount.
We will once again recognize the outstanding work being done through our WSCPA Awards ceremony, which will take place the morning of Thursday, September 18th at the conference. We need your nominations. Please let us know who you feel deserves to be recognized in the categories of outstanding Crime Prevention/Community Engagement program, practitioner, unit, and Volunteer. We also have the Lifetime Achievement Award and the President’s Award. If you want to nominate someone and the category doesn’t quite fit with the menu choices, that’s okay, we can always update and change the categories. To nominate someone for one of our 2025 Awards, please go here.
Crime Prevention Thursday
Our most recent Crime prevention Thursday was held April 17, 2025. We featured Dustin Baunsgard of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Real-Time Crime Center. For those that attended, you know how informative and engaging Dustin’s presentation was. For those that missed it, we recorded it and it is available for viewing via the members’ portal on our website.
As we will be conducting our CPTED Certification Training in May, our next Crime Prevention Thursday Session will be June 12, 2025. Our slated topics for discussion are National Night Out Against Crime and Summer engagement events, plans and programs. To register for our June 12th session, please go here.
Dues Reminder
Yes, sending another reminder about renewing your membership or becoming a dues paying member. Our Association relies on membership dues to keep our operations running. As a reminder, two of the benefits you receive as a member are 1) access to the member’s only section of our website which grants you access to a library of crime prevention videos and materials, and 2) 15%(ish) discount on all trainings and conferences. Thank you to those individuals that have renewed their memberships. To those who have yet to renew, please do so ASAP so there is no lapse in your benefits. You can renew (or join!) here. Your renewal or new membership will carry through the end of the 2025 calendar year.
Join the Board!
As our Board recently voted to increase the number of At-Large Directors who could serve, we are looking for more of you to join us in governing the WSCPA. In addition to having openings for the Treasurer, the Region 4 Director (southwest Washington counties), and the Region 8 Director (southeast Washington counties), we also have four At-Large Directors that can be appointed to our governing body, regardless of where you physically reside or work in Washington State. If you are interested in serving on the Board, please send a letter of interest and resume to us directly at info@wscpa.net.
Facebook and LinkedIn Pages
Don’t forget to like and follow-us on our Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Your support is greatly appreciated in helping us reach a wider audience. Help us spread the word!
Thank you for all you do in your communities. Until next time, Take Care and Stay Safe!
Mark
Welcome to May! We want to take this space to update you on a few things.
CPTED Certification Course
We will be holding our next Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Certification Course May 13-15, 2025. We will be hosted by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries at their Tumwater, WA campus. Upon completion of this training, you will be certified by the Washington State Crime Prevention Association as a CPTED-Trained Professional. Thank you to those who have already registered for the course. We still have a few slots left. If you are interested in attending this training, please register here.
2025 WSCPA Conference
Our 47th annual Crime Prevention Conference will be September 16-18, 2025, at Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, WA. Registration is now live, and we have an Early Bird registration discount. Every year we ask what you want to see featured at the conference. We are excited about the offerings we have for you this year and hope that what we have on tap for you this year exceeds your expectations. I want to give a special shoutout to the conference committee for their work in getting us to this point. Please help us spread the word about our upcoming conference and register now to take advantage of that early bird discount.
We will once again recognize the outstanding work being done through our WSCPA Awards ceremony, which will take place the morning of Thursday, September 18th at the conference. We need your nominations. Please let us know who you feel deserves to be recognized in the categories of outstanding Crime Prevention/Community Engagement program, practitioner, unit, and Volunteer. We also have the Lifetime Achievement Award and the President’s Award. If you want to nominate someone and the category doesn’t quite fit with the menu choices, that’s okay, we can always update and change the categories. To nominate someone for one of our 2025 Awards, please go here.
Crime Prevention Thursday
Our most recent Crime prevention Thursday was held April 17, 2025. We featured Dustin Baunsgard of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Real-Time Crime Center. For those that attended, you know how informative and engaging Dustin’s presentation was. For those that missed it, we recorded it and it is available for viewing via the members’ portal on our website.
As we will be conducting our CPTED Certification Training in May, our next Crime Prevention Thursday Session will be June 12, 2025. Our slated topics for discussion are National Night Out Against Crime and Summer engagement events, plans and programs. To register for our June 12th session, please go here.
Dues Reminder
Yes, sending another reminder about renewing your membership or becoming a dues paying member. Our Association relies on membership dues to keep our operations running. As a reminder, two of the benefits you receive as a member are 1) access to the member’s only section of our website which grants you access to a library of crime prevention videos and materials, and 2) 15%(ish) discount on all trainings and conferences. Thank you to those individuals that have renewed their memberships. To those who have yet to renew, please do so ASAP so there is no lapse in your benefits. You can renew (or join!) here. Your renewal or new membership will carry through the end of the 2025 calendar year.
Join the Board!
As our Board recently voted to increase the number of At-Large Directors who could serve, we are looking for more of you to join us in governing the WSCPA. In addition to having openings for the Treasurer, the Region 4 Director (southwest Washington counties), and the Region 8 Director (southeast Washington counties), we also have four At-Large Directors that can be appointed to our governing body, regardless of where you physically reside or work in Washington State. If you are interested in serving on the Board, please send a letter of interest and resume to us directly at info@wscpa.net.
Facebook and LinkedIn Pages
Don’t forget to like and follow-us on our Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Your support is greatly appreciated in helping us reach a wider audience. Help us spread the word!
Thank you for all you do in your communities. Until next time, Take Care and Stay Safe!
Mark