Police Association of Suffolk County Officers and Board of Directors Page
This page contains a list of officers and board members for the year 2026. To contact any of these individuals for organization related business, please feel free to email us.
President
Jeffrey Erickson
Chief - Easthampton Village Police Department
1st Vice President
Carter Coleman
Detective - Southampton Town Police Department
2nd Vice President
Christopher Erickson
Police Officer - Suffolk County Police Department
3rd Vice President
David Von Voigt Police Officer - Riverhead Police Department
Recording Secretary
Tara Nagengast
Probation Officer - Suffolk County Probation Department
Financial Secretary
Steven J. Kuehhas
Undersheriff - Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office
Treasurer
Erik Breitwieser
Detective - Southampton Town Police Department
Sergeant at Arms
Conrad Teller
Chief - Westhampton Beach Police Department (Ret.)
Sergeant at Arms
Michael E. Pitts
Detective - Suffolk County Police Department (Ret.)
Sergeant at Arms
Richard Schneider
Lieutenant - Easthampton Village Police Department (Ret.)
Legal Counsel
Philip J. Branigan, Esq.
Chairman, Board of Directors
Dixon Palmer
Detective - Riverhead Town Police Department (Ret.)
Board of Directors Term Expiring 2026 Glenn Ohlsen - Corrections Officer - Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Daniel Toia - Lieutenant - Easthampton Town Police Department David Zilnicki - Sergeant - Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office
Board of Directors Term Expiring 2027
Michael J. Pitts - Police Officer - Suffolk County Police Department Rachel Hernandez - Probation Officer - Suffolk County Probation Department Ryan Hughes - Detective - Southampton Town Police Department
Board of Directors Term Expiring 2028
Gregory Sanders - Police Officer - Southold Town Police Department
Cassidy Von Voigt - Police Officer - Suffolk County Police Department
All Past Presidents are Members of the Board of Directors
Committee Assignments 2026
Technology & Website William Murphy, Chairperson Glenn Kirkpatrick * Edward Crohan * Richard Schneider * Michael Mongan * Kathy Teller
Auditing & Finance
Steven J. Kuehhas, Chairperson
Richard Boden * Kenneth Matarese * Michael J. Thompson * Joseph Monteith * Hollye Gilbride
Laws & Legislation
Steven J. Kuehhas, Chairperson
Alan Croce * Paul F. Rickenbach * Edward Crohan * Philip Branigan * Erin Branigan
By-Laws & Constitution
Joseph Monteith, Chairperson
Hollye Gilbride * Michael J. Thompson * Steven Kuehhas * Paul F. Richenbach * Philip Branigan
Boys & Girls State
Edwin Hugh, Chairperson
Charles Abbene * Solon Parker * Kathy Teller * Steven T. Palmer * Erik Breitwieser
Contracts
Hollye Gilbride, Chairperson
Donald Robinson * Dixon Palmer * Michael J. Thompson * Kenneth Matarese * Tiffany Lubold
Scholarships
Erik Breitwieser, Chairperson
Dennis D'Amico * Roscoe C. Palmer III * Brendon Costello * Steven T. Palmer * Stanley Grodski
Membership
Michael E. Pitts, Chairperson
Marco Calise * Michael J. Thompson * Steven Palmer * Kenneth Matarese
Roscoe C. Palmer III * Joseph Wysocki * Solon Parker * Gilberto Maldonado * Edwin Hugh
Sports & Social
Richard H. Schneider, Chairperson
Roscoe Palmer III * Robert Bopp * Hollye Gilbride Solon Parker * Michael Pitts * Glenn Kirkpatrick * Richard Boden
Chaplains
Rabbi Steven Moss * Reverend Father Randolph Jon Gemender * Reverend Doctor Charles M. Cary Deacon Fred Finter * Reverend Joseph J. D'Angelo * Imam Amin Ur Rahman
Funeral Arrangements
Robert Iberger, Chairperson
Paul Rickenbach * Robert Reyer * Marco Calise * John Claflin * Tara Nagengast
Information Directory
Richard Schneider, Chairperson
Joseph Monteith * Robert Iberger * Paul Rickenbach * Steven McManus * Jennifer Elflein