Detective Mario Oliveira is retired from the Somerville Police Department where he served for 17 years. In November 2010, Detective Oliveira was shot six times while serving an arrest warrant in Somerville. Since that day, he has dedicated his time to educating and assisting other law enforcement officers and their families on the inherent dangers of police work and how to cope with the tragedy of being seriously or fatally injured in the line of duty. Detective Oliveira is also the Executive Director of New England C.O.P.S.
Retired Lt. Detective James Pierce of the Winchester Police Department is also the current vice president of the Irish American Police Officers Association.
Officer Bob DeNapoli is retired from the Woburn Police Department, where he served for 17 years. In September 2011, Officer DeNapoli was shot several times while responding to an armed robbery at jewelry store. To better prepare police officers and their families on how to cope with the dangers of police work, Officer DeNapoli has devoted his time to V.I.P.O. and providing support to other officers who face the same difficulties.
Detective Jon Stackhouse has been with the Acton Police Department for 15 years starting as an intern, dispatcher, part time police officer, fulltime patrol officer, then to detectives in 2013. Detective Stackhouse has been a strong advocate for V.I.P.O. over the last few years and was nominated for the V.I.P.O. advisory board committee in May of 2019. Detective Stackhouse continually spreads awareness to all law enforcement and their families not only in Massachusetts, but beyond. Detective Stackhouse is also involved with the Law Enforcement Torch Run which raises awareness and funds for Special Olympics of Massachusetts.
Sergeant John D. Magulas is currently serving in his 27th year with the Essex County Sheriff’s Dept. as a Deputy Sheriff / K-9 Division. Sergeant Magulas currently sits on a Massachusetts commission study on suicide prevention for corrections officers employed at Massachusetts Correctional facilities. Sergeant Magulas is also a co-founder of Protect Mass Children a 501(c)4 where he served as President and Vice President. In these roles with Protect Mass Children, Sergeant Magulas collectively worked with legislators and other organizations to pass and enact stronger laws in Massachusetts for the protection of children.