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Trooper Philip Melley Lodge from Northeast Berks County at the National Conference of the Fraternal Order of Police in Nashville, Tenn. Seated from left to right are Corporal Holly Reber-Billings, Sergeant Colette Smith, Trooper Katherine Miller, and Trooper Megan Richards. Standing: Trooper Michael Bermudez, Corporal Alexander Mohn, Corporal David Beam, Former Sergeant Richard Freed, Trooper Peter Mohn, Retired Trooper Barry Jozwiak, Former Sergeant Bruce Edwards, Retired Captain Kirk Trate, Former Trooper John Sleboda, Trooper Mark Knock, Corporal Michael Pavelko, Trooper Ryan Zimmerman, and Retired Sergeant Paul Smith. 
In attendance at the National Conference of the Fraternal Order of Police in Nashville, Tenn., recently were 17 members of Trooper Philip Melley Lodge, including those from Northeast Berks County, as well as 4,235 delegates representing more than 330 thousand current and former law enforcement officers from all over the country and other parts of the world.
Current and former police officers from South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (State President Lester Neri as National Second Vice President), Louisiana, Delaware, and Illinois were elected to serve on the national board. New Orleans and Indianapolis will host the next conferences.
