The Legal Defense Fund operates pursuant to Federal law, the Trust Agreement, and a Plan Document. It is managed by five working peace officers. Four are elected by members of their region. They serve staggered terms. The fifth is appointed by the PORAC President subject to the approval of the PORAC Board of Directors. The current Trustees are:

REGION I:	DeeDee Lundquist, Sonoma County Law Enforcement Association  P.O. Box 805, Sebastopol, CA  95473  (707) 292-2726 E-Mail: lundquist2028@comcast.net
REGION II:	Andy Schlenker, Modesto Police Management Association 600 Tenth Street, Modesto, CA 95354  (888) 556-5631 E-Mail: adschlenker@comcast.net
REGION III:	Roger Stephenson, El Segundo Police Officer's Association 348 Main Street, El Segundo, CA  90245 (310) 505-1238 E-Mail:  rstephenson@elsegundo.org
REGION IV:	Tony DeCecio, San Bernardino County SEBA 555 North E Street, San Bernardino,  CA  92401 (951) 315-6965 E-Mail:  adececio@sbcsd.org
PORAC BOARD REP:	Russell Reinhart, Huntington Beach Police Officer's Association PO Box 896, Huntington Beach, CA  92648 (714) 478-5977 E-Mail: r-reinhart@cox.net

The Trustees meet on an "as needed" basis. In recent years this has meant ten to twelve meetings per year. The meetings are held in diverse locations throughout the Western United States. Association leaders and members often come to the meetings for Legal Defense Fund updates. In addition, the Board works with liaisons from the statewide police associations in Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming North Dakota and Colorado.

TRUST COUNSEL Russell Richeda, Esq. Saltzman & Johnson 120 Howard Street, Suite 520 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 882-7900 E-Mail: rricheda@sjlawcorp.com TRUST ACCOUNTANT Gary Odom, C.P.A. Moss-Adams LLP 700 University Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 924-9611 E-Mail: gary.odom@mossadams.com

The day-to-day operations of the Fund have been handled by DHS/Police Benefits Administration, since 1985. DHS / POLICE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION 555 West Benjamin Holt Drive, Suite 320 Stockton, CA 95207 (209) 955-5700 (888) 556-5631 (PORAC/PORAN members) (800) 255-5610 (all other organizations) (209) 955-4190 (FAX) Wm. Michael Stemler, CEO Tom Partlow, President Edward Fishman, Esq., Legal Administrator E-Mail: Ed.Fishman@delapro.com Cindi Forbes, Manager, Police Benefits Administration E-Mail: Cindi.Forbes@delapro.com Vi Baker, Manager/Staff Supervisor E-Mail:  Vi.Baker@delapro.com Linda Reed, Membership & Eligibility  E-Mail: Linda.Reed@delapro.com Tara Davis, Benefits Coordinator Lisa Perez, Case Coordinator Kathleen Cechini, Case Coordinator Corinne Strohschneider, Case Coordinator  Omega Bayot, Account Specialist Sharon Holcomb, Staff Support

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