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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.

2022 Regular Membership Meetings

​​​Friday, June 17, 2022 at 10:00 AM - ​​Dublin Community Recreation Center

​​Friday, August 19, 2022 at ​10:00 AM - BlastOne Training Center

​​Friday, October 21, 2022 at ​10:00 AM - BlastOne Training Center

​Friday, December 9, 2022 at 10:00 AM - BlastOne Training Center

The Executive Board

President

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Lynn M. Odenthal
Dublin Police Department

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Vice President

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Stacey McDevitt
Ohio Department of Taxation--Criminal Investigations Division
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Treasurer

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Christina Shaw
Xenia Police Department
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Secretary

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Laurie Paskey
Vandalia Police Department
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Sergeant at Arms

Carole Walters
​Hamilton Police Department
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