The Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to promote positive relations between Shaker citizens and the law enforcement community, and to perform volunteer work for the Department.

Membership in the Association is open to graduates of the Citizens Police Academy. It is governed by its by-laws and members must abide by a Code of Conduct. Elected officers include a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three Trustees. Annual membership dues are $30.  The Association holds business meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Police Station. Members receive a monthly newsletter. As of spring 2007, the Association consisted of 75 members.

The Association hosts a holiday luncheon for Departmental personnel each December over a two-day period at noon and midnight in order to cover all working shifts. The luncheon is an opportunity for the community to express its appreciation to Shaker’s police officers for their service and dedication.

Monthly meetings cover police partner programs, departmental information, and guest speakers or training videos. Speakers, from within the department and outside, have included forensics examiners, computer crime technicians, the Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Office of the FBI, and agents from the U.S. Secret Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Marshals Service, and other law enforcement agencies.

Officers 2004: Standing (left to right) Kraig Tayer - Trustee, Jim Norris - Vice President, George Gelehrter - Treasurer, Marsa Gallo - Secretary, Patti Taylor - Trustee, Greg Gibson - President /Kneeling (left to right) Stan Jaffe - Trustee, Frank Holowach - Trustee