President

Christopher W. Bruce
Danvers Police Department
120 Ash Street
Danvers, MA 01923
Ph 978-774-1212

Christopher Bruce has been a crime analyst since 1994, first at the
Cambridge (MA) Police Department, and now at the Danvers (MA) Police Department. He became President of the International Association of Crime Analysts in 2007 after serving as Vice President for six years. He also served as President of the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts from 2000-2004.

Chris earned his B.S. in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University
in 1996 and his M.S. in Criminal Justice from Tiffin University in
2006. He has served as a Lecturer at Suffolk University's Graduate Program in Criminal Justice since 2001, at at Tiffin University since 2006. He has presented on crime analysis and mapping at numerous conferences, conventions, and academies. He became an IACA Certified Law Enforcement Analyst (CLEA) in 2006.

In 2004, Chris served as the senior editor for the IACA's book Exploring Crime Analysis, and in 2005, he co-wrote Better Policing with Microsoft Office with Mark Stallo. His personal interests include jazz, classical music, musical theatre, classic films, and a lifelong quest to find America's best steakhouse.

Vice President of Administration

Susan C. Smith
6535 Quivira Rd
Shawnee, KS
Ph 913-631-2155 x 305
Fax 913-631-5640

Susan Smith is a crime analyst for the Shawnee, Kansas Police Department.  During her 15-year career in law enforcement, she has held positions criminal intelligence, technical services and crime analysis.  She previously worked at the Overland Park Police Department, in the Kansas State Prison and the Kansas State Parole Office.

Susan has contributed to various publications related to crime analysis and crime mapping for various professional journals and magazines.  In 2003, she co-authored the book, Getting Started in Crime Analysis: Basic Resources for Criminal Justice Practice.

Susan is the crime analysis instructor for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and has lectured for the various state and regional associations and for the Johnson County (KS) Regional Police Academy. She is currently an adjunct professor at both Johnson County Community College and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Susan is the President and former Training Coordinator of the Mid-America Regional Crime Analysis Network (MARCAN) and is the Vice President of Administration for the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA), having also previously served on the Executive Board in the position of Secretary.  She has been the committee chair the IACA’s annual training conference, the training series implementation committee, and the publications committee. 

Susan represents crime analysts on a federal Technology Working Group which helps identify gaps in technology in the field.  She is a Crime Mapping and Analysis Program (CMAP) Certified Instructor under NLECTC. 

Susan was the 2002 recipient of the Presidential Award for Meritorious Contributions to the IACA.  She was the 2006 recipient of the Sister Mary Mark Orr Pioneer Spirit Alumni Award for outstanding career success.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Criminal Justice and a Master of Science in Management, both from University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas. 

Ericka Jackson has been a Crime Analyst for the Gainesville Police Department (Florida) since March of 2002. Prior to working for GPD she worked for DynCorp as an Asset Forfeiture Analyst where she gained statistical, investigative research and analytical experience on her assignment to the Gainesville Resident Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Ericka received her certification in Internet Technology Support from Santa Fe Community College and in June 2004 became a Certified Law Enforcement Analyst through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) analyst training academy program.

Active involvement and dedication to the profession on the local, state and international level is evident as she has presented at numerous trainings, conferences and symposiums. She also served as Subject Matter Expert for FDLE’s analyst academy and certification program where she helped to develop curriculums which are now pre-requisites for attending. In addition, Ms. Jackson is an active member of the Florida Crime and Intelligence Analyst Association (FCIAA) where she served on the 2006 Training Conference Committee in Orlando, Chaired the 2007 Training Conference in Gainesville and served on the Executive Board as Secretary in 2007/2008. Service to the IACA in various capacities includes being a 2005 Conference Committee Member (Bulletins and Door Prizes), being the List Service Moderator in 2007, serving on the 2008/2009 Strategic Planning Committee and Chairing the 2008 IACA/FCIAA Joint Training Conference held in St. Pete Beach, FL.

For her service, Mrs. Jackson has been presented with awards and recognitions including: GPD’s Outstanding Unit Citation in 2003, Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Drug Law Enforcement in 2004, Ebony Appreciation Award for Being a Pioneering Spirit in her Career in 2005, Certificate of Appreciate from United States Marshals Service in 2008 and the 2009 IACA Executive Board Award for Meritorious Contribution to the Mission of the IACA.

Ericka continues to exhibit her dedication to enthusiasm, professionalism and leadership by serving as the newly elected 2010/2013 IACA Vice President of Membership.

Treasurer

Tamara Otley, C.C.I.A. C.G.P.A
Fullerton Police Department
237 W Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832-1881
Ph 714-738-5349

Tamara Otley works for the Fullerton Police Department in California as their Crime Analyst. She has been in the field since 2002, working first for the Orange County Sheriff's Bomb Squad, and then the Brea Police Department, where she earned a Certificate of Commendation from the Chief of Police. She obtained her Certification as a Crime and Intelligence Analyst through California State University Fullerton/CA DOJ and completed the coursework for her certification as a Geographic Profiling Analyst through California State University Long Beach.

Tamara has been a guest lecturer for Cal State Fullerton’s "The Law Enforcement Function" class and gave presentations on Crime Mapping at the 2007 Geospatial Technologies and 2009 Versadex User Conferences.

For 18 years, prior to her Law Enforcement career, she worked in computer consulting, financial management and bookkeeping. Growing up Tamara lived in Ohio, Illinois, Brussels Belgium, Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo), and graduated high school from the Rift Valley Academy in Kijabe, Kenya, East Africa.

Tamara welcomes the opportunity to work with Analysts on a national and international level. She is very passionate about Crime Analysis and wants to do everything she can to help cement the Crime Analysis profession's legitimacy and catapult it into the future.

Noah Fritz is the Deputy Director of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center and Founder of the Crime Mapping and Analysis Program (CMAP)—a Department of Justice sponsored training and technical assistance program. Noah started his career as a crime analyst and supervisor at the Tempe (AZ) Police Department. Noah is also serving a second term as President for the International Association of Crime Analysts.

Most notable accomplishments include PhD and a Master’s degree in Justice Studies from Arizona State University; and undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Criminal Justice from Illinois State University. He has authored articles in the Sociological Quarterly, the Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, publications for the National Institute of Justice, IACA’s Exploring Crime Analysis, and has appeared nationally and internationally on TV and radio as an advocate for crime mapping and crime analysis.

Noah is currently teaching a Graduate course for the University of Colorado-Denver entitled Managing Information and Technology Systems for the Police Leadership Executive Development Program leading to a master’s degree in Public Affairs. He is also an adjunct professor in the Sociology/Criminology Department at the University of Denver and teaches classes on Research Methods, Social Statistics, Juvenile Delinquency, and Applied Criminology: Crime Mapping and Analysis.