About

Santa Maria Police Council
SMPD Police Commanders and Chief

Who We Are

The Santa Maria Police Council (“the Council”) was created to assist and support the Santa Maria Police Department. Organized as a non-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization, the Council aids our Police Department’s leadership by providing critical resources that will help the men and women who safeguard our community.

The Council helps fill the gap between the Department’s increasing public need for law enforcement and tightening city budgets. The Council functions primarily as a fund-raising organization with the emphasis on supplementing equipment and training needs of the Santa Maria Police Department.

The Council works to enhance relations between the community and the Police Department, promote public safety through special events and activities, and recognize the extraordinary efforts of the men and women of the Department.

Our Mission

The Santa Maria Police Council serves to support the Santa Maria Police Department by providing critical resources that help safeguard our community.

Guiding Principles

The Santa Maria Police Council works with the Santa Maria Police Department leadership to support the Department by:

  • Enhancing relations between the community and the Department;
  • Raising funds for exceptional equipment needs and training;
  • Promoting public safety through special events, activities and programs.

Our Goals

Since the Santa Maria Police Council’s formation in August 2007, over $1,529,900 has been donated to the Santa Maria Police Department for the following:

  • BEARCAT ARMORED VEHICLES
  • “AIRSOFT” TRAINING WEAPONS
  • CRIME LAB EQUIPMENT
  • GEM CART BATTERIES & UPGRADES
  • HOBBLE RESTRAINTS
  • K-9 UNITS
  • K-9 TRAINING
  • K-9 TRAINING BITE SUITS
  • BADGE PATCHES FOR THE SMPD EXPLORER PROGRAM
  • STATE-OF-THE-ART PROPERTY & EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
  • SWAT SIMULATION/SPECIALIZED TRAINING WEAPONS
  • TASERS FOR EVERY OFFICER
  • NIGHT VISION TRAINING

Join the Team!

The SMPC annual membership contribution is $200 for individual and $250 for a family of (2) or business. Lifetime membership contributions are $2000 for an individual or $2500 for a family of (2) or business. As a member your name or company name– if you so choose — will appear on correspondence and /or programs for special events. In addition, you will receive a Santa Maria Police Council membership sticker, certificate and lapel pin. Lifetime membership will also receive a plaque.

To join the Santa Maria Police Council, please print out and complete our membership application. Mail the completed application, along with your remittance of the free for the membership type you’ve selected to:

Santa Maria Police Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 7448
Santa Maria, CA 93456

Meet Your SMPD

In partnership with the community, we will provide impartial, ethical, and professional law enforcement services. We will take a leadership role in forming collaborative community efforts to…

Meet Your Santa Maria Police Council

Board of Directors 2023

Officers

President
Laurie Tamura
Urban Planning Concepts

1st Vice President
Glenn Morris
CEO, SMV Chamber of Commerce

Secretary
Jim Diani
A.J. Diani Construction

Treasurer
Brooks Wise
Premier Pacific Bank

Officers

Past President
Greg Beebe
Lee Beebe Construction

2nd Past President
Dan Shepard
Shepard Eye Center

Executive Director
Mike Gibson

Board Members

Mark Blackford
Sign Craft

Doug Coleman
Coleman Forensic Services

Jay Conner
Century 21 Hometown Realty

Nabil Fadel
Seven Stars Market

Mike McCormick
Rancher

Michael Jamison
Mission Oaks Management Group Inc.

 

Board Members

Jerry Schmidt
Pacifica Commercial Realty

Terri Lee Coleman
TLC Marketing and Public Relations

John Will
JF Will Construction, Inc.

Les Graulich
Plantel Nurseries

Krista Murchison
OiC Real Estate

Shannon Denison
Farmers Insurance

Phil Hansen
Retired

Board Members

Jim Glines
Chairman of the Board
Community Bank of Santa Maria

Mike Gibson
Retired

Bob Hatch
Retired

Loren Hicks
Pastor Pacific Christian Church

Harold Goodman
Santa Maria Properties