COMMUNITY LEADERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
2024 ICOPA CONFERENCE | AUGUST 11-14 | BOISE, ID
Join the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association for our annual conference on August 11 - 14 at the Riverside Hotel in Boise, ID. This three-day conference is an incredible opportunity for law enforcement command across our state to meet other officers and take part in training focused on leadership development and growth.
ICOPA is bringing together dynamic speakers covering topics from safety, well-being, and leadership development to provide you with the tools and resources that will make you a better leader in your communities.
2024 CONFERENCE TOPICS
More details will be available soon!
Legislative Updates
Crypto Currency Investigations: What Do They Look Like - RMIN
Officer Wellness: Work Life Balance – Tiffany Atalla
Burning Down the House: A Leadership Journey Through Change – Deputy Chief Mark Anderko
Leadership Growth w/Keynote Tommy Ahlquist of Ball Venture Ahlquist.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
There are sponsorship levels available! Click the link below to learn more.
LOCATION
RIVERSIDE HOTEL | 2900 W CHINDEN BLVD
The 2024 ICOPA Conference will be hosted at The Riverside Hotel in Boise, ID. For attendees traveling to Boise for the conference, the hotel is offering a special discount for ICOPA. To reserve a room under the block, call the Riverside at (208) 343-1871
SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE | TOMMY AHLQUIST
Ball Ventures Ahlquist (BVA) CEO Tommy Ahlquist can best be described as a visionary who gets things done. Tommy’s work ethic paired with his inherent ability to see opportunity and turn it into something tangible and profitable has enabled him to practice a successful medical career as an emergency room physician, start and operate several successful companies and run a campaign to serve as the Governor of Idaho.
A self-described serial entrepreneur, Tommy first tried his hand at business as a teenager. While running several companies, Tommy worked his way through medical school at the University of Utah and residency at the University of Arizona in emergency medicine. Tommy went on to practice as a full-time ER doctor for 18 years, treating over 45,000 patients over the course of his medical career. It was during his time practicing medicine and discovering his aptitude for business that Tommy coined the phrase “you better have kerosene in your veins”— a mantra he has lived by throughout his career.
In addition to his resolute commitment to his work, Tommy is a deeply devoted family man and dedicated volunteer for his community. As such, while he isn’t working Tommy can be found with his wife Shanna and their four children in Idaho’s beautiful outdoors riding RZRs, motorcycles, snowmobiles, surfing, fishing and shooting guns. Tommy also gives time to dozens of community boards and has served as a lay minister in his church.
Whether it is related to his work, his family or his community— Tommy believes in ending every day with doing just one more thing— a principle he learned from his late grandmother that inspires his hard work, giving back and maximizing every day to its greatest potential.
TIFFANY ATALLA, LMFT | FEATURED SPEAKER
Tiffany Atalla (MFT #4788) is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 15 years of professional experience. She is passionate about helping people improve their lives overall through wellness therapy. In addition, Tiffany provides education and training for vital First Responders and their families. She has first-hand experience regarding the unique stressors specific to First Responder Families and provides culturally competent care. Tiffany is also an expert on the subject of Crisis Intervention and teaches at Cal State Fullerton.
Tiffany is a noted National Fitness Presenter/ Educator and “OC Shrink of the Month” (April 2018) who works with clients on issues of Body Image Awareness, Health Improvement and Eating Disorders. She currently offers “Walk & Talk Therapy,” which is an opportunity to work through issues while incorporating healthy movement/exercise and meeting the needs of today’s busy schedules.
Tiffany is a passionate supporter of Law Enforcement, Military, and Fire Service Professionals. After years of working in the field with emergency responders for the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, she has experienced first-hand the severity of stressors related to critical incidents and now provides mental wellness trainings, counseling services and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing for these professionals.
DEPUTY CHIEF MARK ANDERKO | FEATURED SPEAKER
Mark Anderko has over 28 years of experience in New Jersey law enforcement, serving in various administrative and operational commands, including command positions with the Edison Township Office of Emergency Management and the Edison Police Department Emergency Response Team. Mark is a graduate of the West Point Command & Leadership Program graduate and Police Executive Institute sponsored by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police along with Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command. Mark began his career in 1988 and rose to the rank of deputy chief of police, retiring in 2016 as deputy chief of police.