John Weaver,

Whitefish

Age: 47

Occupation: general manager of Rocky Mountain Builders

Family: Wife, Karen; four sons.

Background: Career in criminal-justice work includes firefighting in New York; patrol, detention and dispatch work in Missouri; and working for the U.S. Department of Justice in prison facilities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Weaver worked in a federal witness security program, helped start a 1,500-bed prison, and forged a high-intensity supervision program for paroled inmates. In Montana, he was president and chief executive officer of Hope Ranch. He teaching police organization and behavior, criminal procedure and corrections at Flathead Valley Community College. He serves on the jail planning committee, the Kalispell Police Advisory Council and county 911 board.

Mike Meehan,

West Valley

Age: 50, West Valley

Occupation: Flathead County Undersheriff

Family: Wife, Alexis; three sons.

Background: 19 years in law enforcement, first as a patrol officer for the Houston Police Department. The past 14 years have been with the Sheriff's Office. Certified deputy coroner. Supervisor of Northwest Drug Task Force from 1998 to 2002. He has attended the FBI National Academy. He implemented a free national locator program for missing children and people suffering from dementia, and worked with the National Institute of Corrections on an intense evaluation of the county jail.

Bruce Parish,

Kalispell

Age: 42

Occupation: detective commander of Flathead County Sheriff's Office

Family: Wife, Corby; two grown sons and one at home.

Background: 23-year career in law enforcement, beginning as a law-enforcement specialist with the U.S. Air Force. He served for eight years in New Mexico, Korea, and Spokane, earning the rank of staff sergeant. In 1991, he was hired as a patrol officer with Flathead County. He was a member of the SWAT team from 1992 to 1996 and is now commander. In 1999, Parish was assigned to the detectives division and became leader in 2002. He took over supervision of the 911 emergency center. Parish also is involved with a new multi-agency team designed to minimize trauma to sex-assault victims while collecting evidence to make a case.