SOUTHERN ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION - Key Persons
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- Accountant
- Executive Secretary
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- Chief of Police / Swansea
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- Chief of Police / O'Fallon
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- Chief of Police / Maryville
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- Commander / ISP - Dist. 11
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- Chief of Police / South Roxana
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- Member of the SILEC Team
- Training Secretary Level II
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- Member of the SILEC Team
- Training Secretary
- Training Specialist Level I
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- Director
- Member of the SILEC Team
- Director - Retired
David Hayes is currently the Director of the Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission Mobile Training Unit 14 of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board.
Prior to work at SILEC, David was a 30-year Police Officer at the Alton Police Department, retiring as Chief of Police in 2013. Coming up through the ranks at the Alton Police Department, Chief Hayes held many assignments, including Patrol, Uniformed Special Operations, MEGSI, General Assignment Detective, Narcotics Unit Supervisor, Patrol Watch Commander, Chief of Detectives, and Deputy Chief of Police. He is also the former Commander of the ILEAS Regional SRT Team and a former Deputy Commander for the St. Louis Area Major Case Squad. He was also a FBI-Certified Hostage Negotiator.
For over 20 years, David trained and instructed law enforcement officers on the subjects of Firearms, Criminal Street Gangs, Interview & Interrogation, Law Enforcement Ethics, Report Writing and Video Interviewing. He also taught courses at Lewis & Clark Community College in Forensic Crime Scene Investigation and Police Patrol Techniques. Chief Hayes developed SILEC MTU 14's first 40-Hour Certified Gang Crimes Specialist training course in 1995.
David holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is the recipient of the 1995 IACP Illinois Police Officer-of-the-Year award, and the 2012 recipient of the Illinois State Bar Association Law Enforcement Leadership Award.
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- Chairman
- IMMEDIATE past PRESIDENT
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Chief of Police / Bethalto
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- Member of the SILEC Team
- Training Secretary
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- Chief of Police / Collinsville
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- Chief of Police / Nashville
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- DIRECTOR
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Sheriff
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Sheriff
- LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVE
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- SECRETARY
- Sheriff
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- Chief of Police / Fairview Heights
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- Assistant Director
- Member of the SILEC Team
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- Chief of Police / Glen Carbon
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- Chief of Police / Centralia
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- TREASURER
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- Chairman / Washington Co.
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- Executive Assistant
- Member of the SILEC Team
- Office Manager
- Training Secretary Level I
- Training Secretary Level I / S.I.L.E.C. / MTU 14
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- FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Sheriff
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- Chief of Police / Greenville
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- Chief of Police / Granite City
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- Chief of Police / Waterloo
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- PRESIDENT
- President of the Board
- Sheriff
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- Chief of Police / Lebanon
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- Chief of Police / Freeburg
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- Assistant Director
- Director
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Member of the SILEC Team
- MANAGER of TRAINING
Scott Williams joined the SILEC team as the Assistant Director in January of 2016. Scott was a member of the Collinsville Police Department for 26 years prior to retiring as the Chief of Police in 2012.
During his career with CPD, Scott held a number of assignments including Patrol, Detectives, MEGSI, and the Drug Enforcement Task Force. Scott worked as a Patrol Sergeant, an Assistant Chief of Police, and as the Chief of Police.
Scott began teaching/training current and future police officers while teaching at SWIC's Police Academy and at Lewis and Clark College.
Scott has a Master's Degree from Webster University in St. Louis, Mo, he is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy and a graduate of Northwestern University's Public Safety Staff and Command School.
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- Member of the SILEC Team
- Executive Secretary / Bookeeper
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- CHAIRMAN
- Chief
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Chief
- Chief / Fairview Heights
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- Chief of Police / Mascoutah
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- Chief of Police / Wood River