IACA Election Coverage 2021 – Treasurer - Rhonda Maher

Two (2) candidates are currently in the running for IACA Treasurer; for more information on the candidates and to cast your vote, please visit https://iaca.net/meet-your-candidates/. Members can cast their votes between August 30th, 2021 at 12:00 am CST and October 1st, 2021 at 23:59 CST. These podcast episodes serve as another medium for candidates to campaign and do further outreach outside of IACA resources. LEAPodcasts and the podcast Analyst Talk With Jason Elder are not a subsidiary of IACA. For any questions, concerns, or feedback on the podcast, please contact the LEAP team at leapodcasts@gmail.com.

Rhonda Maher

For the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/wRWtn0vnAxY  

Questions and Timestamps:

• Can you give our listeners a quick bio about you? Where are you from, what's your current job title, are you a part of any committees now, etc. 00:00:21
• Why do you want to be the next IACA treasurer?/why do you want to be reelected? 00:01:58
• What are your plans to help IACA members as we are still being impacted by the Covid pandemic? 00:03:13
• Obviously after you get comfortable and trained, but if you were voted to be our next treasurer, what will be your first project? 00:03:54
• The membership dues are $25 per year and never changed since the beginning. Inflation from 1990 suggest dues be increased to $50. Do you think the membership dues should increase? If so, why should it increase and how much should it be? If not, why should it stay the same?  00:06:12
• About 2 % of the membership votes for executive board elections. As a Board Member, how would you increase membership participation / involvement in IACA? / How would you gain the confidence of the membership?   00:08:32
• What do you think about the IACA hiring an Executive Director or other permanent employees? 00:10:30
• How will you make the IACA more international? 00:13:14
• What would winning the IACA treasurer election mean to you? 00:14:02
• Do you have any final words to our listeners? / What is your campaign slogan? 00:14:20

Rules & Regulations for Candidate Interviews:

• The LEAP team will not endorse any candidate.
• Every candidate will be invited to participate in their own dedicated podcast episode.
• All candidates will be given the same standard questions (see below) for the respective position (i.e. questions for presidential candidates vs secretary will be specific to those positions) ahead of time to review prior to their interviews.
• To clarify a candidate’s answer, follow-up questions are permitted.
• All candidates will be given up to 30 minutes for their episode.
• All candidates will have their episode published at the same time prior to the voting period.

Disclaimers:

Law Enforcement Analysis Podcast (LEAP) and the podcast Analyst Talk With Jason Elder are not a subsidiary of the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA). While the creators and guests on the episodes are members of the association, LEAP is an independent entity operating separately from IACA oversight; however, to promote trust, unity, and collaboration, LEAP strives to operate harmoniously and respectfully with IACA and its subsidiaries to further the profession of law enforcement analysis. The IACA Elections Committee was informed of these episodes during the planning stage of the process and helped provide rules and regulations to further ensure impartiality and fairness. For any questions, concerns, or feedback on the podcast, please contact the LEAP team at leapodcasts@gmail.com.