Save the Date for the New York Women in Law Enforcement Annual Training Conference!

Conference Details:
Dates: October 28-30, 2026
Location: @sheratonniagarafallsusa

NYWLE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 5-7TH IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

Preparations are underway for our 2025 training conference, which will be held in the Marriott Downtown, Syracuse NY. We are working on putting together a strong agenda that meets the needs of our members and are looking for your help!

If you are aware of speakers that you believe would provide valuable training for our membership, please reach out to us! We are looking for presenters who can talk about Leadership, Health and Wellness, and any new initiatives or programs that would be of interest and value to our membership.

The three-day event, which begins on Wednesday, October 16th, is taking place at the Conference Center at Lake Placid, New York. Presenters will address issues including Building Community Trust, Trauma Informed interviews, Social media and Communications, and Resilience in Law Enforcement. Attendees will also hear from Distinguished Female Leaders within New York State in a leadership panel format which will allow attendees to learn the strategies that helped them attain such success.

NYWLE President Meredith Kaiser, from Glenville PD said, “While the training is wonderful, in my experience from the training conferences I have attended, one of the most valuable take-aways is always the connections made with other members and attendees. Women are still under-represented in law enforcement. We still face many of the same challenges that existed 15 years ago when the NYWLE was established. It is so important to talk to others and share our experiences. We can inspire each other by our successes and show each other what great things we can accomplish together.”

Each year are encouraged to bring a donation to the conference to benefit a local organization. This year’s community service organization we are supporting is the Regional Food Bank.

The agenda will include several dynamic criminal justice speakers in their fields of expertise. Anticipated topics include:

Community Trust Building, Trauma Informed Approach to Lockdown Drills, Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Trauma Informed Interviews, Social Media and Communications, Personal Finance, Leadership, Legal Updates, Warrior Versus Guardian Policing, Be the Change, and Resilience in Law Enforcement.

Registration fees are $225.00 for current 2024 NYWLE members and $300.00 for non-members. This fee includes all training, a Welcome Reception on Wednesday evening and a Lunch and Banquet Dinner on Thursday.

To register for the Conference, please use the following link:

https://NYWLE.regfox.com/nywle2024

Any updates to conference information will be posted to www.NYWLE.org

Lodging arrangements are separate and can be made directly with the Crowne Plaza Lake Placid located at 101 Olympic Drive in Lake Placid via the link below. The government rate is $169.00 per night but is subject to change October 1st when new U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) rates are published. Hotel reservations must be made by 5:00PM on Thursday, September 24, 2024.

https://reservations.meetingslakeplacid.com/conferences/2024nywle

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This one-week program not only allows participants the opportunity to learn from senior law enforcement leaders, but also provides a wonderful networking opportunity for attendees to meet women serving law enforcement agencies within the United States and abroad. Participants included 45 women from New York, Illinois, New Mexico, Indiana, and Washington, DC, as well as international students from Toronto, Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Serbia.

A highlight of the week features a panel of successful women leaders who share their stories about how they rose through the ranks to achieve their positions. These panelists along with instructors then serve as mentors for the students, each of whom presents a personal ‘plan’ for their future goals receiving advice about how to ensure their success. Special thanks to our own Board member Commissioner Mary Ritayik, New York State University Police Department, who served as a mentor for attendees.

“The most valuable portion of this training to me was the emphasis on leadership and followership responsibilities at every level,” said Board member Erika Taylor. “I strongly believe in top down, bottom-up leadership and will share what I learned with those from my department.” Erika added “I have spent a lot of time reflecting on the material and information over the last week and plan to implement a lot of the information in a monthly training program I will hold for my people at our Departmental meetings throughout 2024.

NYWLE Board member Kim Shappy added “I have been wanting to go to this training for some time now. I have always heard such great things and it did not disappoint. I think a lot of us are driven to do better and want to accomplish positive change not only for ourselves but our agency and followers as well.”

Scholarship winner Rochelle Menard commented, “After being promoted in June 2021 I was never given any leadership training and to be honest the (2) weeks of supervisor school did not teach me how to be a supervisor or a leader. I spent a lot of time during the week of WLI self-reflecting on not only how I see myself as a leader, but also how my officers and superiors see me as a leader”, adding, “I sincerely appreciate being selected as the scholarship awardee and being given the opportunity to the attend the WLI. Coming from a smaller department where the training budget can be tight, I would not have been able to attend without the scholarship. My utmost gratitude to NYWLE for making my attendance happen.”

Your NYWLE Board of Directors is committed to providing training opportunities like this to further the careers of our members. We rely on our membership dues to help fund initiatives such as this one. The more members we can get to join NYWLE, the more opportunities we will be able to offer for you! Who can you get to join today?