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Wisconsin Traffic Safety
Officer's Association
EST. 1987

The Wisconsin Traffic Safety Officers Association was establish in 1987 with the purpose and mission of the organization to be to promote traffic safety, enforcement, education, and investigation, throughout the State of Wisconsin.

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Membership in the association shall be open to individuals working with, or retired in good standing from a government agency whose duties functioning in their community as a Traffic/Safety Officer, Traffic Law Enforcement Educator, Traffic Enforcement Officer, Traffic Investigator, and to persons who support the functions of the above.  Membership will also be open to staff of Law Enforcement Training Academies and Schools, and their Instructors.

WTSOA Presidents Roster

​1988

Sgt. King J. Riffel

West Bend P.D.

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1989

Sgt. Chuck Amundson

Monroe Co. Sheriff's Office

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1990

Mel T. Ott

Chippewa Falls P.D.

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1991

Dean S. Hunter

Waukesha P.D.

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1992​

Denis G. Dutton

Elm Grove P.D.

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1993

Sgt. Robert W. Lee

Waunakee P.D.

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1994

Lt. Charles Schwarz

Monroe Co. Sheriff's Office

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1995

Sgt. James C. Benz

Stevens Point P.D.

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​1996

Richard A. Dabbert

Merrill P.D.

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1997

Jim Savage

Center for Injury Prevention

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1998

Kelly Winegarden

Oak Creek P.D.

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1999

Ric Lee

Racine Co. Sheriff's Office

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2000​

Sherry Nelson

Milwaukee P.D. Safety Div.

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2001

Robert Webster

Wisconsin Rapids P.D.

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2002

Daniel Caylor

Merrill P.D. (Ret.)

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2003 - 2007

Pete Annis

Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office

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​2007 - 2013

Randy Wiessinger

Dane Co. Sheriff's Office

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2013 - 2017

Ken Pileggi

Jefferson P.D.

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2017 - 2021

Alicia Bagley

De Pere P.D.

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2021 - 2023

Justin Raska

Brown Co. Sheriff's Office

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2023 - present​

Det. Sgt. Mark Schwarz

Grant Co. Sheriff's Office

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WTSOA Officers of the Year

2021​

Steve Krejci

Milwaukee P.D.

DRE State Coordinator

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2022

Jeff Buettner

Shawano P.D.​​

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2023

Cody Cox

Kenosha P.D.

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Jacob Thorpe

Kenosha P.D.

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2024

Trajan Prochnow

Columbia Co. Sheriff's Office

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2025​

Scott Anderson

DodgeCo. Sheriff's Office

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