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    • Shop
    • Training & Certifications
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    • Application/Score Sheets
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    • Memberships
    • Certification Protocol
    • EOD Safety Guide & Quiz
    • Legal Updates & News
    • Links
    • Master Score Sheets
    • Online Master Score Sheet
    • National Training Seminar
    • NPCA in action
    • Photos
    • Rule Book
    • Updated Rule Changes
    • Policy- Bylaws-Minutes
National Police Canine Association
  • Home
  • Shop
  • Training & Certifications
  • About NPCA
  • Application/Score Sheets
  • Awards
  • Memberships
  • Certification Protocol
  • EOD Safety Guide & Quiz
  • Legal Updates & News
  • Links
  • Master Score Sheets
  • Online Master Score Sheet
  • National Training Seminar
  • NPCA in action
  • Photos
  • Rule Book
  • Updated Rule Changes
  • Policy- Bylaws-Minutes

About NPCA

National Police Canine Association

NPCA is a non-profit association dedicated to the training, development, and certification of law enforcement canine teams and their administrations.  


NPCA strives to be the best resource for the professional canine unit. NPCA offers nationally accepted certifications throughout the year, across the United States. 


NPCA also provides regional and national canine training seminars. Our certifications offer realistic and attainable goals for today's working service dog team. 


NPCA promotes and assists in the utilization of police service dogs in prevention and detection of crime. NPCA has Trainers, Instructors, a Standards Committee and Board of Directors with vast canine experience in all canine related aspects. 

About NPCA

Executive Board

Standards Committee

Board of Directors

President 

Terry Anderson 

 Pasadena PD - Retired Sgt.  t.anderson@npca.net


Treasurer/Training Director 

Ryan Sumner

r.sumner@npca.net


Secretary

Jeff Rumsley

Tucson PD, AZ

j.rumsley@npca.net 

Board of Directors

Standards Committee

Board of Directors

Northeast

Mark Tobin  

m.tobin@npca.net


North Central

Brennan Bargerstock  b.bargerstock@npca.net


Northwest

Bill Delay

w.delay@npca.net


Southeast

Linda Morgan 

l.morgan@npca.net


South Central

Danny Valdez 

d.valdez@npca.net


Southwest

Barrie Pedersen

b.pedersen@npca.net


West Coast

Quinn Hanley

q.hanley@npca.net


Standards Committee

Standards Committee

Standards Committee

Chairman 

Dave Peterson

d.peterson@npca.net


Northeast

Ryan Fuxa 

r.fuxa@npca.net


North Central

Ryan Skinner

r.skinner@npca.net


Northwest

Art Lopez   

a.lopez@npca.net


Southeast

Frank Glover

f.glover@npca.net


South Central

Paul Koinig

p.koinig@npca.net


Southwest

Andrew Carlsson

a.carlsson@npca.net


West Coast

Daryl Gaunt

d.gaunt@npca.net


Support Membership

Support Membership

Standards Committee

Administrative Assistant 

Katy Farnsworth k.farnsworth@npca.net  

602-546-5815


Support Membership Director

James Anderson

j.anderson@npca.net


Marketing & Media Director

Rich Sanchez

socialmedia@npca.net


Contact NPCA

Support Membership

Contact NPCA

National Police Canine Association

(NPCA)

PO Box 538

Waddell, Arizona   85355

Phone: 602-546-5815

For more information on our NPCA leadership and support team click here.


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