2002 NLLEA Conference
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The 2002 NLLEA Conference was
held August 24-28 in Cleveland,
Ohio. Deputy Director Ed Duvall Jr., Assistant Deputy Director, Gary
Sullivan, and the entire staff of the Ohio Investigative Unit did an
excellent job hosting the conference. The President’s Reception was well
attended on Sunday evening, and on Monday morning the Greater Cleveland
Pipe and Drum Band contributed to a beautiful and moving opening ceremony
that included a high-tech slide show that set the conference off on the
right note. Conference attendees were then treated to many excellent
presentations on a variety of topics pertaining to liquor law enforcement
and were able to attend a variety of social events and networking
opportunities. Some of the conference highlights included:
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- Andrew Evans of the Ohio Investigative Unit set up a Firearms
Training System and allowed conference participants to interact in
scenarios specifically designed to simulate real life liquor law
enforcement settings;
- Wendy Hamilton, President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, gave a
presentation on the impact of drunk driving in the United States and
highlighted new areas in which liquor law enforcement agencies and MADD
can work together;
- Rich Cologie of the Ohio Investigative Unit gave a summary of their award
winning Sober Truth program and Harold Torrens (2001 NLLEA
Agent of the Year) provided an overview of the Ohio Investigative
Unit’s criminal investigations into charitable gambling groups;
- Jim Mosher and Bob Reynolds, both from the Pacific Institute
for Research and Evaluation, provided summaries of effective responsible
beverage service programs and media advocacy, respectively;
- The Hancock County Community Partnership conducted a Socratic dialogue on
underage drinking and youth access to alcohol, allowing participants to
ask questions of the panel and get involved in quite heated discussions;
- Jim Wright of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Tom
Murphy of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
each provided updates on the partnerships between their agencies and the
NLLEA
- Dr. Stephen Douglas told four entertaining stories designed to help
participants learn what is important in life, or as conference
participants learned… “don’t sweat the small stuff;”
- Glen Cox provided an overview of technology in the area of
audio intelligence devices; and
- Lenny Lamkin of the American Medical Association gave examples of how the
AMA’s Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions project has
successfully worked with law enforcement to prevent underage drinking
and build stronger communities.
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In addition, a number of
conference attendees attended the Cleveland Indians ballgame on Monday
evening, and on Wednesday afternoon there was a private tour of Jacobs
field. Overall, the
conference was a huge success, with the conference attendees receiving
extensive information and multiple opportunities to learn about liquor
law enforcement strategies from the United States and Canada.
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The NLLEA would like to thank Jerry Jividen and Gary Sullivan for contributing the above photographs.
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