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Welcome to the official website of Florida Association of Hostage Negotiators. Our association slogan is “For those who make the call!” Simply stated, our association is for those crisis and hostage negotiators within the State of Florida who strive to be the very best at their craft. Our association is strong and vibrant. Due to the efforts of our executive board and regional directors, our association’s infrastructure is solid and continues to improve each day. Our membership exceeds one thousand members. We are a founding member of the National Council of Negotiation Associations (NCNA) and remain an active member today. I am confident that you will find our training opportunities to be comparable to that of any other training you will find throughout the country. I have found many of our members to be training with “cutting edge” tactics and playing an active role in the positive resolution of high-risk incidents in their jurisdictions. For those of you visiting our website from outside the State of Florida, your point of contact is Bill Garrison, FAHN Ambassador at Large. For those of you from within the state, view our FAHN Regional Directors page and locate your director. I am always available to assist you as well. One reminder, please be patient, most of our directors and executive officers have a full time job and volunteer their time to FAHN. In closing, enjoy your time on our site; do not hesitate to contact us. The success of our association is due to hard work and good input from our members. Please do not think your questions or your training ideas are not worth sharing. Our experience has taught us that there is a positive training lesson in everyone’s experiences. |
President Dep. Allan O'Keefe Hillsborough County SO (813) 247-8115 tokeefe@hcso.tampa.fl.us |
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| 1996-1997 Deputy Farnell Cole Alachua County SO (352) 955-1835 farnell@bellsouth.net |
1997-1999 Lt. John "Butch" Jones Alachua County SO (Ret) (352) 374-3654 jj4uf@yahoo.com |
1999-2001 Sgt. Terry Converse Gainesville PD (Ret) TLCON121@aol.com |
2001-2003 Lt. Chris Summers Tallahassee PD (850) 251-3407 summersc@talgov.com |
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| 2003-2005 Capt. Brent Coughlin Leon County SO (850) 922-3336 coughlib@leoncountyfl.gov |
2005-2006 Lt. Chris Summers Tallahassee PD (850) 251-3407 chris.summers@talgov.com |
2006-2008 Jim McDonald Department of Corrections Phone: (904) 782-2077 mcdonald.james@mail.dc.state.fl.us |
2008-2010 Capt. Mary Olsen West Palm Beach PD (561) 822-1760 Molsen@wpb.org |