Committee Membership List


On October 9, 1998, President Clinton signed into law the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact (Compact) Act of 1998, establishing an infrastructure by which states can exchange criminal records for noncriminal justice purposes according to the laws of the requesting state and provide reciprocity among the states to share records without charging each other for the information.


Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of the Council’s chair and vice chair, the chairs and vice chairs of all active committees, and the most recent past chair of the Council. The Executive Committee is convened as needed to discuss complex policy issues prior to the issues being vetted through the Council’s committees and ultimately the Compact Council.

  • Chair: Leslie Moore
  • Vice Chair: Jason Bright
  • Nicole S. Borgeson
  • Maj. Charles “Monty” Coats, Jr.
  • Nicole Cooper
  • Kerry Creach
  • Jeff Cullen
  • Erin Henry
  • Julie A. Lackner
  • Leila McNeill
  • Charles “Chuck” Murphy

Sanctions Committee

The Sanctions Committee assesses compliance with Compact provisions and Council rules, procedures, and standards prescribed by the Council; and recommends remedial action for noncompliance.

  • Chair: Julie A. Lackner
  • Vice Chair: Kerry K. Creach
  • Brian Broderick
  • Jeff Cullen
  • Lt. Julia M. Gunderson
  • Ivy McMillan
  • Yeselin Pendleton
  • Sherry Rosin
  • Melanie A. Veilleux
  • Lisa Voss
  • Tiffanie Ward

Standards and Policy Committee

The Standards and Policy Committee assesses technical and performance standards and formulates policies, procedures, and rules regarding the use of the Interstate Identification Index for noncriminal justice purposes.

  • Chair: Leila McNeill
  • Vice Chair: Maj. Charles "Monty" Coats, Jr.
  • Nicole S. Borgeson
  • Brian Broderick
  • Erin Henry
  • Teresa Mucha
  • Charles "Chuck" Murphy
  • Jennifer Reich
  • Matthew R. Ruel
  • Melanie A. Veilleux
  • Tiffanie Ward

Planning and Outreach Committee

The Planning and Outreach Committee updates and monitors the Council’s strategic plan and bylaws and executes outreach initiatives to increase Compact and National Fingerprint File participation and to expand the Council’s partnerships throughout the entire noncriminal justice community.

  • Chair: Nicole S. Borgeson
  • Vice Chair: Jeff Cullen
  • Capt. Rusty Clark 
  • Shanon Helget
  • Scott Lamp
  • Denise Matthews
  • Leila McNeill
  • Beth Owens
  • Christine Shea 
  • Dane Silcox
  • Rhonda Westbrook


Dispute Adjudication Committee

Should a dispute arise, the Dispute Adjudication Committee performs preliminary duties that might be necessary prior to an actual hearing.

  • Chair: Leslie Moore
  • Vice Chair: Jason Bright
  • Brian Broderick
  • Julie A. Lackner 
  • Leila McNeil​l

Eastern Regional Committee

  • Chair: Charles “Chuck” Murphy, Florida
  • Vice Chair: Nicole Cooper, New York
  • Capt. Brad Arterburn, Kentucky
  • Nicholas Briggs, Vermont
  • Capt. Rusty Clark, Mississippi
  • Maj. Charles “Monty” Coats Jr., South Carolina
  • Det. Lt. Christine M. Dorian
  • Lt. Julia M. Gunderson, Virginia
  • First Sgt. L.J. McClung, West Virginia
  • Ivy McMillan, North Carolina
  • Beth Owens, Ohio
  • Yeselin Pendleton, Tennessee
  • Capt. James Rosanova, Illinois
  • Sherry Rosin, Michigan
  • Capt. Keith Roslan, New Jersey
  • Matthew R. Ruel, Maine
  • Christine M. Shea, New Hampshire
  • H. Ray Shuler - Federal Criminal Justice Agency Representative
  • Dane Silcox, Connecticut
  • Lisa Voss, Delaware
  • Rhonda Westbrook, Georgia
  • Alec J. Wheaden, Jr., Maryland

Western Regional Committee

  • Chair: Kerry K. Creach, Missouri
  • Vice Chair: Erin Henry, Oklahoma
  • Shawna Backemeyer, Nebraska
  • Nicole S. Borgeson, Utah
  • Jason Bright, Montana
  • Brian Broderick, Federal Noncriminal Justice Agency Representative
  • Jeff Cullen, Wyoming
  • Paula Davis, Alaska
  • Shanon R. Helget, Nevada
  • Philip D. Higdon, Hawaii
  • Julie Lackner, Minnesota
  • Scott Lamp, Iowa
  • Wendy Landers, Oregon
  • Denise Matthews, State Noncriminal Justice Agency Representative
  • Leila McNeill, Idaho
  • Leslie Moore, Kansas
  • Teresa Mucha, Colorado
  • Lt. Jared Sandifer, Louisiana State Police
  • Julie Spotts, North Dakota
  • Tiffany Stoeser, South Dakota
  • Melanie A. Veilleux, Arizona
  • Tiffanie Ward, Arkansas

As of 9/19/2023