The NLPOA Santa Clara County Founding Chapter played a major role in the continued growth of the organization. The information below provides a short timeline of how our chapter members moved on to not only create a California State Chapter, but also create a National Headquarters Chapter, that oversees NLPOA on a national level.
NLPOA ORGANIZING YEARS 1972 - 1974
1974 - LPOA – LATINO PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
NLPOA Santa Clara County Founding Chapter Past Presidents
1974 – Officer Richard Reyes,
San Jose Police Department
1975 – 1976
Officer Vicente Calderon
California Highway Patrol, San Jose Office
1977 – 1978
Officer Ray Mendiola
San Jose Police Department
1979 – 1983
Sgt. Raul Martinez
San Jose Police Department
1984 – Deputy Tony Rosales,
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
1985
Officer Gil Candelaria,
Sunnyvale Police Department
1986
Sgt. Raul Martinez,
San Jose Police Department
1988
Lt. Diana Cuenca, Santa Clara
County Department of Corrections
1989 & 1990
Deputy Joe Lopez,
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
1997 – 1998
Lt. Diana Cuenca,
Santa Clara County Department of Corrections
1999 – 2000
Sgt. Raul Martinez, San Jose Police Department
2001 – 2003
Officer Darrel Cortez, San Jose Police Department
2004
Sgt. Noe Longoria
San Jose Police Department
2005 ~ 2009
Officer Manny Villagrana, San Jose Police Department
2010 ~ 2020
Deputy Joe Lopez, (retired) Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
CALIFORNIA STATE – Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA)
Santa Clara County Chapter Past Presidents that also served as PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE CHAPTER
2010
Officer Darrel Cortez (Retired)
San Jose Police Department
2011
Officer Ricardo Suito
California Highway Patrol, San Jose Office
NATIONAL – Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA)
Santa Clara County Chapter Past Presidents that also served as PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CHAPTER
1974 & re-occurring terms (dates pending)
Officer Vicente Calderon,
California Highway Patrol, San Jose Office
1994
Assistant Sheriff, Ruben Diaz
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office