Welcome to the New England Crisis Negotiator’s Association (NECNA) website. The members of NECNA consist of law enforcement crisis negotiators serving the New England region. The FBI also provides training and consultation during crisis incidents to support our law enforcement professionals. From April 26th to 28th, 2010 NECNA held its 10th annual conference at the Ocean’s Edge Resort in Brewster MA. Holding the conference at Ocean Edge was very symbolic for NECNA because it is where it all began ….10 years ago. The conference was a great success based on the tremendous support of our members and the excellent presentations by our guest speakers. During the conference the members meeting was held and a new Executive Board was elected. The members elected Courtney Matthews as President, appointed Richard Sawyer as 1st Vice President, elected John Colautti as 2nd Vice President, elected Christine Souza-Guy as Treasure and Shelley Williams remains as Secretary. The new Board has begun planning the 2011 conference as well as the various regional trainings. The Board would welcome any suggestions from the membership on topics or training they would like covered. I would like to thank our members for their time, talent and financial support. You are what make NECNA such a great success.