Leadership Team

The POST Leadership Team is comprised of the Executive Director, three Assistant Executive Directors, a Public Information Officer, and nine Bureau Chiefs. The Leadership Team works with POST staff, affiliated POST agencies, and associations to develop and maintain programs and services that assist California Law Enforcement in addressing the needs of communities they serve.

The Leadership Team meets twice a month to discuss organizational issues and share program updates, agency developments, and upcoming events that may impact POST and its stakeholders.

Paul Cappitelli

Executive Director

Paul Cappitelli was appointed as POST's Executive Director in November 2007.  Prior to his appointment Paul served the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department (SBSD) for 29 years and retired as a Captain. Paul began his interest in law enforcement as an Explorer Scout with SBSD in 1973 at the age of 15 and, at the age of 19, he was appointed Reserve Deputy Sheriff for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. In 2007, Paul was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to serve on the 12-Member Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission (PEBC). He was the sole representative for California Public Safety Management, including both police and fire service.

Paul has been an active member of the California Peace Officers' Association (CPOA) serving in various leadership capacities since becoming a member in 1990. He was the Association President in 2006-2007. He continues to serve CPOA as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. In May 2009, he was recognized by CPOA with the Micki Rainey Memorial Award for his ongoing contribution to the Association.

Paul possesses a POST Management Certificate and has successfully completed various POST courses during his career including the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SBSLI), the Executive Development Course, and the Academy Coordinator/Director’s Course.  He is a graduate of POST Command College Class 40 where he was bestowed with the prestigious Hank Koehn peer-nominated leadership award.

Paul holds an Associate's Degree in the Administration of Justice, a Bachelor's Degree in Business and Management, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration (MPA).

Assistant Executive Directors

Alan Deal

Assistant Executive Director
Field Services Division

Alan Deal served 22 years with the Los Angeles Police Department as a Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain, retiring in 1993.  Alan received a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from CSU Los Angeles and a Master's Degree in Public Communication from Pepperdine University.  He attended the FBI National Academy in 1985 and upon joining POST in 1993, began his first assignment in the Management Counseling Services Bureau.  He was promoted to Bureau Chief of Standards and Evaluation Services Bureau in 1997.  He served as POST's Legislative Liaison and Media Spokesperson, as well as Bureau Chief of Training Program Services Bureau.  In 2007, Alan was promoted to Assistant Executive Director.

Dick Reed

Assistant Executive Director
Administrative Services Division

Dick Reed served 22 years with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department before retiring at the rank of Assistant Sheriff.  He joined POST in 1992 as a Senior Law Enforcement Consultant.  He was promoted to Chief of the Training Delivery and Compliance Bureau in 1998, then to his present position of Assistant Executive Director of the Administrative Services Division in 2001.  Dick holds a Bachelor's Degree in Administration of Justice, and a Master's Degree in Organizational Management.  He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (Class 146), the Senior Management Institute for Police, and the California Leadership Institute.

Bob Stresak

Assistant Executive Director
Standards and Development Division

Bob Stresak has been appointed as Assistant Executive Director of the Standards and Development Division.
Bob brings 42 years of California law enforcement to the position of Assistant Executive Director. He served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 27 years. After retiring in 1997 he was appointed by Governor Wilson to serve as Assistant Director for the California Youth Authority (CYA) and charged with establishing operational policy for professional performance and internal investigations for fourteen statewide CYA institutions and camps and, later conducted administrative investigations for the Office of Inspector General.

He joined POST in 1999 and assumed responsibility for the management of the Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation. In 2001, Bob became the Basic Course Coordinator for the statewide network of POST certified academies and was assigned to be the project manager to weave stronger themes of leadership, ethics and community policing throughout the entire basic course curriculum, a project that would require 4 years of careful coordination with academy leadership and would result in the conceptual design of today's Instructor Development Institute. In 2006, he became POST's liaison to the California State Legislature representing law enforcement's voice regarding statewide training standards to legislative entities, CSSA, Cal Chiefs, PORAC, CPOA and other public safety interests. In an effort to secure future law enforcement recruitment potential he was responsible for the proposal to the Department of Education regarding the concept of standardization of criminal justice programs in the public school system. He also initiated legislative amendments improving peace officer background investigations.

In 2009, he assumed responsibilities as Bureau Chief of POST's Standards and Evaluations. As Bureau Chief he was responsible for initiating efforts to improve the security of POST's test administration among basic course presenters and a major investigation into testing standards.

Bob holds a Bachelors' Degree from California State University, Los Angeles. Bob resides in the Sacramento area with his wife Sandra. He has 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren.

Bureau Chiefs

Rich Bond

Bureau Chief
Management Counseling

Richard Bond spent 35+ years with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Over the span of Rich’s career with Alameda County, he worked a variety of assignments and retired as a Division Commander in 2006. After retirement from Alameda County, Rich accepted a position with the Commission on POST. His first assignment was working as the State Field Training Program (FTP) Consultant and he then assumed the Basic Academy Coordinator’s position. In 2009, Rich transferred to the Training Delivery and Compliance Bureau as a Regional Consultant.

In 2011, Rich was promoted to Bureau Chief and he was assigned to the Management Counseling Bureau. Rich has a Master’s Degree in Management. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and also holds lifetime Vocational State of California Teaching Credentials. Rich has taught in community colleges, a university, and at a law enforcement academy.

Jan Bullard

Bureau Chief
Learning Technology Resources

Jan Bullard has been with POST since 1999.  Her law enforcement experience includes 6 years with the Glendora Police Department, and 19 years with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department where she was a Training Manager, Patrol Sergeant, Mounted Unit Supervisor, Background Investigator, and Public Information Officer.  She was promoted at POST to Bureau Chief of Learning Technology Resources in 2009.  Jan’s initial work began in Training Program Services on projects such as the Violence Against Women Grant, Racial Profiling, Hate Crimes, and the Museum of Tolerance.  For 3 years, she was an Area Consultant for Region 3, assigned to POST's Training Delivery and Compliance Bureau.  Jan has a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from the University of La Verne.

Mitch Coppin

Bureau Chief
Computer Services

Mitch Coppin joined POST in November 1993 and was appointed as Bureau Chief of the Computer Services Bureau in 1995.  Prior to joining POST, Mitch worked for the California Legislative Data Center (LDC) and for the California Fish and Game (DFG).  Mitch began his state service career with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as a Student Assistant in 1980.  Mitch received his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and his Master's Degree in Computer Science from California State University, Sacramento.

In May 2011, Mitch and the California POST were awarded Best of California for Best In-House Developed Project by the Center for Digital Government. Best of California is a competitive and prestigious award for information technology projects performed by public agencies throughout California.  In combination with the award, Mitch was asked to write an article about the applications which is featured in the Police Chief Magazine. (Paul Cappitelli and Mitch Coppin, “Getting Smart About Compliance,” Technology Talk, The Police Chief 78 (May 2011): 68–69.) The full article and the award acceptance speech can be viewed below.

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Frank Decker

Bureau Chief
Basic Training

Frank Decker served 26 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department before retiring at the rank of Lieutenant in 1999.  Frank received his Bachelor's Degree from California State University, Northridge.  Prior to his retirement, Frank worked at POST as a Management Fellow, on loan from the Sheriff’s Department, to develop a new basic training program for reserve peace officers.  Frank joined POST in 1999 and worked in the Basic Training Bureau and as an Area Consultant before being promoted to his current position as the Bureau Chief of the Basic Training Bureau in 2004.

John Dineen

Bureau Chief
Training Delivery and Compliance

John Dineen has a 40+ year career in Law Enforcement and is a retired Chief of Police with service to several organizations in California.  John started his career with the Oakland Police Department in 1965.  John is currently the Bureau Chief for the Training Delivery and Compliance Bureau.  Prior to this assignment, he was Bureau Chief in Management Counseling Services as well as in the Center for Leadership Development.  He was a Senior Consultant assigned to the Management Counseling Bureau for several years, conducting a variety of management studies for California Law Enforcement Agencies.  John also held a senior adjunct professor position at Golden Gate University in San Francisco and served 25 years on the adjunct faculty.  In addition, he served as the Chief of Police for the Millbrae Police Department in San Mateo County, the Chief of Police and Deputy Police Chief of the Larkspur Police Department in Marin County, and the Foster City Police Department in San Mateo County as Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Detective, and Police Officer.

John is a 1973 graduate of the FBI National Academy and a 1983 graduate of the FBI Executive course in Quantico, Virginia.  John holds a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Public Administration, and holds lifetime membership in the International Association of Chiefs of Police as well as the California Peace Officers' Association.   John was recognized in 2010 at the University of San Francisco for his leadership in the law enforcement field and was presented with the 2010 Lieutenant Barbara Hammerman Leadership Award.

Darla Engler

Bureau Chief
Administrative Services

Darla Engler joined POST in 2007 to serve as Personnel Officer. She brought 21 years of state experience in Personnel and Labor Relations, having served at the State Teacher Retirement System, the California Department of Forestry, and the Student Aid Commission.  Darla promoted to Bureau Chief of Administrative Services in 2011.

Michael Gomez

Bureau Chief
Training Program Services

Michael began his law enforcement career in 1972 as an MP with the US Marine Corps.  He became a Reserve with the Oceanside Police Department in 1977, and transferred to Davis Police Department in 1978.  Michael became a Deputy Sheriff with the Yolo County Sheriff's Department in 1980, and transferred to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department in 1982.  In 1989, he was appointed as Chief Policy Advisor to the Senate Committee on Business and Professions for the California State Legislature.  He moved to the Dixon Police Department in 1991.  Michael was appointed as Chief of the Division of Investigation for the California Department of Consumer Affairs in 1995 where he completed his law enforcement career in 2004.  Michael came to POST in 2005 working in the Training Program Bureau.  And in 2006, Michael, while continuing his full-time job at POST, was elected to the Dixon City Council and served as Vice Mayor until 2008. He is a graduate of UC Davis. In 2011 Michael was promoted to Bureau Chief of Training Program Services.

Mike Hooper

Bureau Chief
Center for Leadership Development

Mike Hooper served 24 years with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Mike began his law enforcement career with the LAPD in 1970, promoted in 1980 to Sergeant, and to Lieutenant in 1992.  He retired in 1994.  During his service, he received his Doctorate from the Claremont Graduate University. He served on the Criminal Justice Program faculty at Penn State University from 1994 to 2000.  Mike joined POST in 2000 and was promoted to Bureau Chief of Training Program Services in 2007.  In 2009, Mike assumed his current role as Bureau Chief of Center for Leadership Development.  Mike has successfully completed various POST courses during his career including the Supervisory Course and the Management Course.

Stephanie Scofield

Bureau Chief
Standards and Evaluation

Stephanie joined POST in 2008 as a Law Enforcement Consultant.  She worked in the Management Counseling Services Bureau where she conducted management studies of California law enforcement agencies, and the Basic Training Bureau where she managed the Reserve Peace Officer Program, the Modular Format Program, and the PC 832 Program.  She then served in the Training Delivery and Compliance Bureau as the Region 10 Area Consultant.  Stephanie promoted to Bureau Chief of the Standards and Evaluations Bureau in 2011.

Stephanie's law enforcement experience includes 2 years with the Orange County Sheriff's Department, and 12 years with the Pleasanton Police Department. She held a variety of assignments including Canine Officer, Field Training Officer, and Detective.  As a Sergeant, she was Patrol Supervisor, Field Training Program Supervisor, and concluded as the Administrative Sergeant.  Stephanie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, Fullerton.