Executive Board

Patrick Yoes has dedicated his life to the service of others. He has been an active member in the Fraternal Order of Police since 1984. Over his career Patrick has served on commissions and charitable and community service boards. He is a strong law enforcement advocate. He has held leadership positions on his local, state and national Fraternal Order of Police boards. More Info

FOP National Vice President Joe Gamaldi was born and raised on Long Island, NY. Following high school he attended the University of Hartford, where he earned a degree in Criminal Justice, with minors in Political Science and Sociology. After graduation, Officer Gamaldi was hired by the NYPD in 2005 where he worked as an officer for approximately three years. He then transferred to the Houston Police Department in 2008, where he is currently an active police officer. More Info

Elected the 19th National Secretary of the Fraternal Order of Police at the 64th Biennial Conference in New Orleans in 2019, Jimmy Holderfield has served the Order since 1978. Jimmy was born in Logan County, West Virginia and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He began his law enforcement career at age 19 as a Correctional Officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. More Info

National Treasurer Tom Penoza was re-elected at the 64th Biennial Conference in New Orleans, LA to serve an eleventh term. Tom served as an active police officer for over forty-two years and has been a member of the Fraternal Order of Police for over forty-seven years. He served as Delaware National Trustee for ten years. More Info

Les Neri was elected National 2nd Vice President at the 2015 Centennial National Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Les was born and raised in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and began his career in law enforcement at the age of 19. He retired from the Tredyffrin Township Police Department at the rank of Detective. More Info

Keith was elected Sergeant at Arms at the 63rd Biennial Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Keith Turney has been a member of the Fraternal Order of Police for over 40 years and is the current Second Vice President of the Illinois FOP State Lodge. Keith spent 31 years as a Joliet Police Officer in the State of Illinois and retired at the rank of Commander in 2009. More Info

Rob Pride has been a member for the Fraternal Order of Police since 1994. He is a Colorado native and started his law enforcement career as a reserve deputy at age 19. Over his 25+ year career, Rob has worked as a corrections officers, patrol officer, gang enforcement, narcotics detective, general investigations detective, and currently serves as a Sergeant in his patrol division. More Info