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      Rich is married to Irene for 42 years. He has two adult sons, 5 grandchildren, and keeps busy here at the Lebanon Rescue Mission, Lebanon, PA where he is the Director of Development and he gets to work with an awesome group of professionals. He has been involved on a national level for law Enforcement, spending most of his 35 years in the City of Reading as an Officer, Criminal Investigator, Supervisor of the Criminal Investigations Division, then Director of Training for the City of Reading. In 2001 He was asked to take over as the Chief of Police in a small community in Lancaster County, retiring in 2010. He was a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Training Committee, has assisted communities in selecting their chief of police, and has earned numerous awards for law enforcement activities.

      Rich has been a member of Sertoma for many years, taking on the role of President of the Lebanon Valley Sertoma Club in 2014 and still holding this position in 2021. He is a Communications Specialist for Sertoma, Inc.

      He has an Associate’s degree in Police Science, a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration, and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). He has taught at local colleges, including Penn State University in their Justice and Safety Institute. He has developed Leadership courses for numerous agencies, speaking at different organizations over the past 15 years, and has been asked to evaluate numerous agencies for efficiency, as an employee of the PA Governor’s Office.

      Rich sits on the Advisory board for the PA Karate Hall of Fame, Chair of the Marketing Committee, and has sat on boards for Arbor Place, a Youth Center in Lancaster, PA. Rich was the Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission, and was the Chairman

      This short story is dedicated to my wife, Irene and my two sons, Christopher & Nicholas, whom I love very much and have stood by me when things were tough.