January 2026 Newsletter 
Welcome New Members
On December 11, 2025, Captain Carl Lemons (Wichita), Major Brad Ingalls (Riley County), Major John Olszowka (St. Joseph), and Captain Heather Massey (Liberty) graduated from the 296th Session of the National Academy. Congratulations, and we look forward to seeing you at future events.
Calendar of Events
Wichita/Newton Relaxer - February 17th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Kansas City Relaxer - February 25th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Save the date for the spring re-trainer at the Bluemont Hotel in Manhattan, KS. April 21-24. Registration details will be released soon
General Newsletter
The YLP is open to all applicants, regardless of relationship to an active member of the FBINAA, who meet the following basic qualifications:
Rising Sophomore & Juniors, who will be age 14, 15, or 16 at the start of the YLP session;
• Must have an equivalent of a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 grading scale;
• Must have a satisfactory school attendance and citizenship record;
• Must be physically capable of participating in all elements of the YLP; and,
• Must have health insurance.
A few deadlines:
February 2,2026
Deadline for Applications submitted to the Chapter/Association YLP Chairs.
March 27,2026
All Candidate Nominations Packages due at FBINAA Executive Office.
No candidate nominations will be accepted after this date.
Interviews most likely in late February or early March 2026.
This year the program runs from July 8,2026 to July 17, 2026
Please request an application from me by sending an email to [email protected] with YLP in the heading.
News of the Membership
Simon Happer - Session 236, retired from the Overland Park Police Department on December 5th
Chief Dawn Layman - Session 251, retired from the Lenexa, Kansas Police Department, and is taking over as Chief of Police in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Ryan Miller - Session 280, has been promoted to Deputy Chief in Overland Park, KS.
Eric Schmitz - Session 292, was promoted to Chief of Police in Lenexa, KS.
Matt Kellogg - Session 275, was promoted to Deputy Chief in Liberty, MO.
Robert McClarty - Session 261, retired from KLETC.
In case you missed it in a prior communication, Floyd Bradley, Session 97, passed away on December 4, 2025.
Please submit any news of the membership to the chapter Secretary/Treasurer, Steve Cox, [email protected], AND chapter Historian. Mikel Golden, [email protected].
