Police Association of Suffolk County Officers and Board of Directors Page
This page contains a list of officers and board members for the year 2025. To contact any of these individuals for organization related business, please feel free to email us.
President
Erin Branigan
Assistant District Attorney - Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
1st Vice President
Jeffrey Erickson
Lieutenant - Easthampton Village Police Department
2nd Vice President
Carter Coleman
Detective - Southampton Town Police Department
3rd Vice President
Christopher Erickson Police Officer - Suffolk County 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 2025
Gregory Sanders - Police Officer - Southold Town Police Department
Cassidy Lessard - Detective - Suffolk County Police Department David VonVoight - Police Officer - Riverhead Town Police Department
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
All Past Presidents are Members of the Board of Directors
Committee Assignments 2025
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 * Bryan O'Donnell * Marco Calise * John Claflin * Tara Nagengast
Information Directory
Richard Schneider, Chairperson
Joseph Monteith * Robert Iberger * Paul Rickenbach * Steven McManus * Jennifer Elflein