Welcome to SOAROhio.org
The home of the State of Ohio Accreditation Resource Coalition (SOAR)!
The mission of SOAR is to assist law enforcement agencies, public safety training academies, campus security, and public safety communications centers in achieving and maintaining accreditation through the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®).
SOAR actively supports the concept of accreditation and/or certification of law enforcement agencies, public safety training academies, campus security, and public safety communications centers, its philosophy, and objectives as a means to enhance the quality of public safety services. Therefore, SOAR shall be an organization for its member agencies to encourage communication, cooperation, support, and the sharing of resources.
SOAR, as a representative of its member agencies, shall act as a collective voice to CALEA and other accreditation and/or certification related organizations in matters and issues of concern and relevance to its members.
SOAR actively supports the concept of accreditation and/or certification of law enforcement agencies, public safety training academies, campus security, and public safety communications centers, its philosophy, and objectives as a means to enhance the quality of public safety services. Therefore, SOAR shall be an organization for its member agencies to encourage communication, cooperation, support, and the sharing of resources.
SOAR, as a representative of its member agencies, shall act as a collective voice to CALEA and other accreditation and/or certification related organizations in matters and issues of concern and relevance to its members.
2023 Regular Membership Meetings
- Friday, February 17, 2023, OSP, Charles D. Shipley Building
- Friday, April 21, 2023, Tentative Dublin Community Recreation Center
- This meeting may be replaced by the SOAR Training Event
- Friday, June 16, 2023, Dublin Community Recreation Center
- Friday, August 18, 2023, Dublin Community Recreation Center
- Friday, October 20, 2023, Dublin Community Recreation Center
- Friday, December 8, 2023, Dublin Community Recreation Center
The Executive Board
President
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Lynn M. Odenthal
Dublin Police Department Contact |
Vice President
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Stacey McDevitt
Ohio Department of Taxation--Criminal Investigations Division Contact |
Treasurer
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Christina Shaw
Xenia Police Department Contact |
Secretary
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Sergeant at Arms and Acting Trustee
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Carole Walters
Hamilton Police Department |