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The Commission on POST appoints a new Executive Director
On October 1, 2007, POST announced the selection of the new Executive Director. Paul Cappitelli, a 29-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, was selected from a panel of 22 candidates to succeed Kenneth O’Brien who retired in early 2007. Paul assumed his duties at POST on November 12, 2007.
Paul retired from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department on November 10, 2007, at the rank of Captain. During his tenure, he held various command assignments including Director and Co-Director of the Public Safety Regional Training Center. Mr. Cappitelli has been an active member of the California Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA) since 1989, completing a term as President in 2006-2007. He is a member of many professional groups including: the International Footprint Association, the American Jail Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST). He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Sheriff’s Benefit Rodeo (a non-profit charitable organization), the Community Board of Trustees for the Chino Valley Medical Center, and the CSU San Bernardino Public Administration Advisory Group.
Director Cappitelli had extensive experience working with POST during his career and served as a subject matter expert (SME) on numerous POST projects and programs. He holds a POST Management Certificate and is a graduate (and auditor) of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, the Executive Development Course, Management Course, and the Academy Coordinator/Director’s Course. He is also a 2007 graduate of the POST Command College (Class 40) where he was awarded the prestigious Hank Koehn Award. He earned his Masters Degree in Public Administration from CSU, San Bernardino.
Any questions can be directed to Bob Stresak, POST Executive Office, (916) 227-2803.