Board of Directors

MAIPO is a registered non-profit with the state of Minnesota, and is a 501c3 charitable organization.

President: Wendy Wulff - Email
Wendy is the wife of Dan Wulff, who was medically retired by the Minneapolis Police Department following a blast injury in 2005.

Vice President: Dave Tombers - Email
Dave is a US Air Force veteran, a former Law Enforcement Instructor, and a retired Brooklyn Center Police Officer. Dave was injured in the line of duty, and retired his position as a K9 officer post-injury with a combined 18 years of law enforcement experience. Dave has been a mentor with MAIPO since 2013.

Secretary: Cheri Blood - Email
Cheri is the wife of Mike Blood, retired Edina Police Officer.

Mike Blood - Email
In 2000, Mike was shot and left for dead just 29 days before he was due to retire from the Edina Police Department.

Allan Johnson - Email
Allan served in law enforcement for 20 years, and was medically retired from the Winona Police Department in 2017.

Julie Johnson- Email
Julie is a State Patrol Dispatcherand wife of Allan Johnson

Treasurer: Kristi Hanson - Email
Kristi is a law enforcement family member.

Danielle Pregler - Email
Danielle has 30 years of experience in Law Enforcement from volunteer, civilian and sworn officer. She medically retired from her last department, Columbia Heights.

Mike Eberlein - Email
After 10 years in Law Enforcement Mike took a medical retirement as a result of being t-boned in a squad car while on patrol. He retired as a Detective from the West St. Paul Police Department and has been mentoring Officers since 2018.

Chuck Backes - Email
Chuck is in his 26th year with the MN State Patrol. All have been served in West Central Minnesota in District 2900 our Detroit Lakes District. The first decade he was a road troop working primarily the Moorhead area. He still lives in the Red River Valley, but works out of the district office as a lieutenant.