Board Members

 Mike  started his career with the San Jose Police Department in 2007. He has  worked several assignments to include the METRO unit, Violent Crimes  Enforcement Team (VCET), Field Training Officer (FTO), Sexual Assaults  Investigations Unit (SAIU), and the Mobile Crisis Assessment Team  (MCAT). He has also been a member of the Tactical Negotiations Unit  (TNU). Currently, he is assigned as a patrol supervisor in the Field  Training Program.
He previously served in the Marine Corps Reserves and was born and  raised in San Jose. Mike accepted being a board member of FOP to improve  visibility of services to its members and strengthen relations with the  community he serves. 

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My  name is Bill Waggoner and I’m a retired San Jose Police Officer. I  started with the department in January of 1976 and retired in July 2006  with over 30 years of service. During that time, I worked Patrol  Division, Tactical Team, Field Training Officer, Street Crimes

Unit,  Special Investigations – Vice / Intelligence, Traffic Enforcement,  Traffic Investigations, Homicide – Crime Scene and was a Blood Spatter  Expert and Background Investigations. I serve on the board to offer my  knowledge from the last 30 years and assist the current

working officers in dealing with these difficult times.

 I have been serving the public, in one form or another, for the past 40 years.

My  first stint in a public service role was with the United States Marine  Corps from 1974 to 1977, at which point I was honorably discharged.

In  1984, I began my career in law enforcement with the Santa Clara County  Sheriff's Department where my assignments included Detention,  Transportation, and Court Security.

Then,  in 1990, I was hired by the San Jose Police Department where I served  for the remainder of my career. My assignments there included Patrol  Division, Traffic Enforcement and Investigations, Background  Investigations, Permits Unit, Airport Division, and the Field Training  Program.

Finally, in 2013, I officially retired from the San Jose Police Department after 30 years of combined service.

Tim  is a 25-year veteran of the San Jose Police Department. He has enjoyed  several different assignments within the SJPD including Patrol, Charter  Member of Special Operations VCET Unit, Gang Investigations,  Background/Recruiting Unit, Police Activities League and the Domestic  Violence Unit. Tim also brings several years of Police Association  experience. He served 3 years as a Director for the San Jose Police  Officers Association under President Robert Lopez, and is currently the  President of the San Jose Black Police Officers Association, where he  has served for the past 5 years. He is also a Founding Board Member of  Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 52. Tim continues to work with community  leaders as well as city leaders to strengthen the work force and better  the community. 

Eric  Emmanuel grew up in Milpitas and began his career with the Milpitas  Police Department in 1990. During his tenure, Eric has worked in Patrol,  Investigations,  K-9 Unit, Arson/explosives investigations and as a  Field Training Officer. Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in public  administration and a master’s in organization development from the  University of San Francisco.

Eric  has become a regionally recognized expert in the investigation of  arson, explosions, and environmental crimes. Eric is a certified fire  and explosion investigator, a certified vehicle fire investigator and a  certified fire investigator at the state, national and international  levels.