Executive Director
Chris Collins  

Chris was hired by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in January 1984. For the first six years of his career, he worked in the Patrol Division assigned to the Southeast Area Command and Northwest Area Command. In February 1990, he transferred to S.W.A.T. where he spent 12 years. In January 2002 he transferred to the Detective Bureau, where he spent time in both Domestic Violence and Robbery. In August 2002 he was appointed as the Assistant Executive Director at the LVPPA.

In October 2006, Chris was elected to succeed Dave Kallas as Executive Director of the Association.

Director of Governmental Affairs
David F. Kallas  

Detective Kallas has been an Officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for more than 28 years. His first 11 years were spent working in Patrol. After a short time in Vice Unit, David was assigned to the Criminal Intelligence Section of the Organized Crime Bureau in 1990, where he worked for 11 years. In March 2001, David became interim Executive Director of the LVPPA and in October of that year, he was elected by the membership to a five-year term as the Association’s Executive Director. In December 2006, after announcing his decision to not seek re-election, the LVPPA Board of Directors confirmed David’s appointment as the Associations Director of Governmental Affairs. In 2005 and 2007, he was the Association’s lobbyist at the Nevada State Legislature and has been the Law Enforcement appointment to the Public Employees Retirement System Board since 2002.

Assistant Executive Director
Thomas Reid  

Tom was hired as a Corrections Officer for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in July 1997. While at the Clark County Detention Center, Thomas became a member of the Special Emergency Response Team, a Defensive Tactics and Firearms Instructor. He was voted onto the Board of Directors of the LVPPA in 2000 and became an Executive Board Member in October 2004. Prior to being hired by LVMPD, Thomas was an Artillery Officer in the USMC. He is now in the USMC Reserves where he currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Assistant Executive Director
Michelle Jotz  

Michelle has been employed by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department since 1993 and was promoted to police officer in March 1997. Michelle spent four years as a Patrol Officer, where she worked at Northwest and Southeast Area Commands. While at Southeast Area Command, she also worked as a Bike Patrol Officer on the Las Vegas Strip, in the Community Oriented Policing Office, and as a Field Training Officer. In 2001 Michelle transferred to the Special Investigations Section, where she spent more than four years assigned as a Detective.

Michelle was voted onto the Board of Directors of the Police Protective Association in 2001 as the Representative for the Special Operations Division. She was then appointed Secretary of the PPA on the Executive Board in September 2005, and then Assistant Executive Director in January 2007. She is also Editor of the Vegas Beat magazine, the PPA’s bi-monthly publication.

Secretary
Mark Chaparian  

Mark has been an officer with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department since 1991. He chose to spend the majority of his career in uniform patrol where he served mainly in the western regions of the valley. Mark was chosen to become a Field Training Officer in 1995 where he continued to serve and train new officers for nine years. He became involved with the union in 2004 in order to participate in the Collective Bargaining Unit. Mark ultimately served as a member of the Contract Committee for the 2005-2009 contract. He was appointed a position with the Board of Directors representing the Northwest Area Command in spring 2005. Mark continued to work hard for the Association and was recognized for his hard work with an appointment to the Executive Board as Secretary of the Association in spring 2007. Mark’s position is full-time, and he is involved in the day-to-day business of the Association to include Internal Affairs representations, Accident Review Board representations, Use of Force Board representations, Officer Involved Shootings, Labor Management representations, and creating and maintaining the Association’s meeting minutes.

Treasurer
Ken Lochner  

Ken was hired as a Corrections Officer for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in January 2001. While at Clark County Detention Center, Ken achieved the level of Instructor in Firearms, CPR, NIC and First Aid. He also worked as a Corrections Field Training Office. Ken worked in both the STB and NTB Bureaus. Ken was voted onto the Board of Directors in October 2005 and then to the Executive Board in October 2007.