SEARCH is governed by a Membership Group that includes one gubernatorial appointee from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories. Members are primarily state-level justice officials responsible for operational decisions and policy on managing criminal justice and criminal history information, and related identification and telecommunications technology. The SEARCH Chair also selects eight At-large Members from government, organizations and academia. They provide a balanced representation of justice disciplines and bring special expertise and broad perspective to the Group.
The SEARCH Membership meets twice a year to discuss and strategize on key policy, operational and technical issues that impact the information sharing/management responsibilities of local, state and tribal justice and public safety agencies. They then speak as a consensus voice of the States on those issues, bringing state concerns to national attention.
The Membership also—
- provides valuable feedback on Federal initiatives
- works with the states to implement national programs
- identifies practical solutions to common justice information sharing challenges—which SEARCH Staff then implement at the Membership’s direction and oversight.
A 15-member Board of Directors is elected by, and leads, the SEARCH Membership Group.
Our Members

Alaska
Lisa Purinton*

Arkansas
Jeffery G. Long
Director
Arkansas Crime Information Center

Colorado
Chris Andrist
Deputy Director
Criminal Justice Information Systems
Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Connecticut
Dane Silcox
Manager
Bureau of ID, Records, Crime Analysis
Connecticut Dept. of Emergency Services & Public Protection

Delaware
M. Lisa K. Voss
Assistant Director
State Bureau of Identification
Delaware State Police

Hawaii
Philip D. Higdon
Administrator
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
Department of the Attorney General

Idaho
Leila McNeill
Chief
Criminal Identification Bureau
Idaho State Police

Illinois
Captain James Rosanova
Chief
Bureau of Identification
Illinois State Police

Indiana
Major Robert D. Simpson
Assistant Chief of Staff
Communications and Information Systems
Indiana State Police

Iowa
Bret Braafhart
Assistant Director
Iowa Department of Public Safety

Kentucky
Lt. Col. Larry C. Newton, Jr.
Office of Technical Services
Kentucky State Police

Maine
Matthew R. Ruel
Director
Maine State Bureau of Identification Maine State Police

Maryland
Lynda Lovette
Director
Criminal Justice Information System-Central Repository
Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services

Massachusetts
Jamie Gagnon
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services

Michigan
Michelle Kleckler
Division Director
Criminal Justice Information Center
Michigan State Police

Minnesota
Dana Gotz
Deputy Superintendent
Justice Information Services
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Mississippi
Captain Rusty Clark
Director
Criminal Information Center
Mississippi Department of Public Safety

Missouri
Major Christopher S. Jolly
Commander
Technical Services Bureau
Missouri State Highway Patrol

Montana
Jason Bright
Program Manager
Criminal Records & Identification Services Section
Division of Criminal Investigation
Montana Department of Justice

Nevada
Erica Souza-Llamas
Administrator
Records, Communications and Compliance Division
Nevada State Police
Nevada Department of Public Safety

New Hampshire
Christine M. Shea
Chief Administrator
Criminal Records Unit
New Hampshire State Police

New Jersey
Major Kenneth Jones
Commanding Officer
Identification and Information Technology Section
New Jersey State Police

New York
Adam Dean
Deputy Commissioner of Operations and Innovation
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

North Carolina
Ivy J. McMillan
Special Agent In Charge
Criminal Information and Identification Section
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation

North Dakota
Steven Harstad*
Chief Agent
North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Identification

Ohio
Beth Owens
Director of Identification
Bureau of Identification & Investigation
Ohio Attorney General’s Office

Oklahoma
Erin Henry
Division Director
Information Services Division
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

Pennsylvania
Michael Pennington
Director
Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements
PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency

South Carolina
Major Charles M. Coats Jr.
Director, CJIS
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

Tennessee
Yeselin Pendleton
Assistant Director
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Texas
Michelle D. Farris
Chief
Crime Records Division
Texas Department of Public Safety

Utah
Captain Greg Willmore
Director
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Utah Department of Public Safety

Virginia
Captain Matthew T. Patterson
Commander
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Virginia State Police

Washington
Jim Anderson
Commander
Criminal Records Division Washington State Patrol

West Virginia
Major Shallon Oglesby
Chief of Staff Services
West Virginia State Police

Wisconsin
Bradley Rollo
Director
Crime Information Bureau
Wisconsin Department of Justice

Wyoming
Allison Moore
Deputy Director, CJIS
Division of Criminal Investigation
Wyoming Attorney General’s Office
Pending Appointment: Alabama, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virgin Islands
At-Large Appointees

Shawn D. Bushway, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Administration and Policy
Professor of Criminal Justice
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
State University of New York at Albany

Paul Embley
Chief Information Officer
Nevada Supreme Court
Administrative Office of the Courts

Dan Foro
Senior Advisor
New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute

Linda Rosenberg
Member
Pennsylvania Board of Parole

Richard Schauffler
Principal
Justice Solutions

Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Justice Research and Statistics Association

Bob Wessels
Vice Chair
Judicial Committee on Information Technology State of Texas
Members Emeritus

Alfred Blumstein, Ph.D.
J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management Carnegie-Mellon University

Hugh M. Collins, Ph.D. (Retired)
Judicial Administrator
Louisiana Supreme Court

Charles M. Friel, Ph.D. (Retired)
Professor
College of Criminal Justice Sam Houston State University