President’s Message

President’s Message:

Volume

Issue

CAPE Newsletter

CAPE Officers

Rex McEvoy President

Gil Witte Vice President

Tom Kinney Secretary

Cynthia Saenz Treasurer

Board of Directors Michelle Coley

Greg Cundiff

Daniel Ramirez

Shon Thurman

Counsel

W. Bruce Voss

The California Association of Polygraph Examiners

January

2021

CAPE

P. O. Box 977

Sun City, CA

92586-0977

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CAPE President

Gil Witte

Greetings colleagues:

If I haven’t said it enough, I will say again. I am proud of being

your President during these truly challenging times. CAPE is an

amazing association because of its members. You are profession-

als that strive for the best. Please know that your Board of Direc-

tors have been working on several aspects to improve our associa-

tion. We are looking to invest in software to manage the member-

ship; notifications, contacts, records keeping are among some

things we need to improve. We are working on getting excellent

speakers for our 2021 conferences. My standards for speakers are

high and my goal is to provide you with evidence-based material

delivered by someone highly skilled in the topic being presented.

You will be seeing new faces and big names teaching in our semi-

nars this year.

Our April conference will have to be done through Zoom again.

Hotel restrictions are making it impossible to hold a seminar in

person. We are releasing those details very soon. Please plan to

attend as our business meeting will have several important topics

that will require your input and vote.

Sincerely,

Guillermo “Gil” Witte

Certificate of Mandatory

Training

Is your Mandatory

Training Certificate

Current?

Send your application to Treas-

urer Daniel Ramirez

Upgrade to Full Member:

Plan on taking the written exam in

April 2021? Brett Bartlett will ex-

plain the process and what you are

required to provide for review.

Contact Tom Kinney

Awards

Know someone who deserves a

prestigious CAPE Award?

Contact Gil Witte or Rex McEvoy

CAPE Committees:

Contact CAPE Treasurer Daniel Ramirez

if you have questions about your dues status.

CAPE Treasurer

P.O. Box 4827

San Dimas, CA 91773

All checks go to Daniel!

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Debbie Peecook Stacy MacFarlane debbiepeecook@gmail.com trivalleypolygraph@gmail.com

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Secretary / Editor /Health & Welfare Ways and Means Tom Kinney Debbie Peecook cape.secretary@gmail.com debbiepeecook@gmail.com

CAPE Spring Training Conference April 23 & 24, 2021

Mark your calendars! CAPE will hold its spring training conference on Zoom. We are

unable to meet live in Sacramento as planned. The hotel cannot accomodate a group as

large as CAPE because of the COVID crisis. Our fall training conference, held on Zoom

last October, was a big success. This training should be just as good or better.

The conference will begin at 0800 hours on Friday April 23 and end on Saturday April 24

at 1700 hours. Plan on the general meeting taking place on Saturday. Our speakers will

include Ben Blalock (Director of the Peak Credibility Assessment Training Center), Scott

Sudaisar (AAPP Region I Director), Sabino Martinez (APA President) and possibly oth-

ers. The Board of Director will be presenting some ideas on state-of-the-art software that

CAPE could purchase to facilitate our members’ needs.

The registration fee for the training has been reduced from the regular CAPE member fee

of $175 to $150. More detailed registration information will be disseminated soon.

Secretary’s Report Tom Kinney

Happy 2021 to all. I am optimistic that the New Year will be much better for all of us.

This edition of the Newsletter contains very good information on membership. Membership Chair Brett

Bartlett and the Board of Directors have been working hard to update where necessary our membership

levels. As you read on, you will see Brett’s explanation of the different levels and classifications of

CAPE membership. Brett is reaching out to all of you suggestions on how to make our classification lev-

els work for you and still provide our customers with the significance of each classification and level. I

urge all of you to read Brett’s report and, if you think there is a better way for CAPE to serve its mem-

bers and our clients, please comment. Debbie Peecook has vital, current information on PCSOT.

2021 Dues were due by December 31, 2020. Please get them into Treasurer Daniel Ramirez before the

April conference arrives. Your dues have to be paid to get the CAPE member rate for training.

From time to time, you may have received odd emails from me, the President or other officers. These are

being generated by Bots. You can tell if the email is authentic by placing your cursor next to the sender.

Here is one recently received: info2@californiapolygraph.com. The “sender” address will reveal itself if

it is bogus. Mine will always say cape.secretary@gmail.com. The President’s email address will read

gilwitte@gmail.com.

Remember, the CAPE Secretary does not handle funds. Checks go to Treasurer Daniel Ramirez. Our

website offers payment by credit card and PayPal. If you pay on line, print a copy of your transaction for

your our records.

Tom Kinney

New CAPE Members

During the virtual CAPE training conference in October 2020, the following individuals became members of

CAPE:

Brian Alvarez NACA 2010 / Roseville, CA / retired from FBI, Sacramento

Alan Gonzalez Vollmer Institute 2019 / Corona, CA / Santa Ana Police Department

Enrique Gonzalez, Jr. Vollmer Institute 2019 / Huntington Beach, CA / Retired police officer

Nathan Hall Marston Polygraph Academy 2020 / La Mesa, CA / Private, dba Sea to Sea Polygraph

Christian Hamati Marston Polygraph Academy 2020 / Bakersfield, CA / Retired parole agent

Kieran Kennedy Vollmer Institute 2019 / Los Angeles, CA / Private

Joseph Meyers Marston Polygraph Academy 2020 / Glendora, CA / Retired,

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and West Covina Police Department.

Joel Pedersen International Academy of Polygraph Science 2019 / Cloverdale, CA

Mike Pirouzian Marston Polygraph Academy / 2019 / Glendale, CA / Observant Investigation Services

Michelle Sanchez Peak Credibility Assessment/Training Center 2020 / Milpitas P.D.

Daniel Sevilla Marston Polygraph Academy 2019 / Milpitas, CA / currently with Milpitas Police Depart-

ment

Kyle Smith Marston Polygraph Academy 2020 / Tehachapi, CA / Private

Edward Vargas Marston Polygraph Academy / Rancho Cucamonga / Retired from Riverside County Sher-

iff’s Office

The following individuals completed the requirements to upgrade to Full membership during the October 10,

2020 general business meeting:

Ashley Jordan

Tommy Tallagua

James Hackett

Applicants for Membership As of January 31, 2021

Carole C. Fegley La Mesa, CA; Vollmer Institute 2020; Private

Joey Ann Ramirez San Dimas, CA Vollmer Institute 2019 associate of Joe Mar Polygraph, Claremont

Wesley Villaruel Vacaville, CA Vollmer Institute 2020 San Francisco P.D.

After the Membership Committee completes its background investigation, these individuals

will be presented to the Board of Directors and CAPE Membership during the April 2021

training conference for consideration for membership. If you have any reasonable comments

to make regarding these people, forwarding them to Membership Chair Brett Bartlett at

tothepointpolygraph@gmail.com.

If you are planning to apply for Full membership, reach out to Brett Bartlett to schedule your

upgrade exam.

Membership Committee Report

Brett Bartlett

Currently, CAPE has five classes of memberships. The classes are: Affiliate, Intern Mem-ber, Full Member (voting rights), Life Member (voting rights) and Honorary Member. This article will focus on the Intern Member and Full Member classes. Please refer to the CAPE website for information relating to the other membership classes. Potential CAPE memberships are confirmed or denied by a vote of the members during the CAPE general membership meeting held at each seminar. Due to Covid-19, the April 2021 seminar is now scheduled to be a virtual seminar. The CAPE Board of Directors understand that it is vitally important for us to recruit, ap-prove, and retain our membership. With that said, we intend to hold a vote to accept new members during the April 2021 virtual seminar. The following is the minimum requirements for the Intern and Full membership levels: Intern Member:

Proof of graduation from an American Polygraph Association accredited school. Successfully complete a background investigation conducted by the Membership Com-

mittee. Be present and accepted into CAPE membership by a majority vote of the Full and Life

CAPE members present during a CAPE general membership meeting. Full Member:

Proof of graduation from an American Polygraph Association accredited school. Successfully complete a background investigation conducted by the Membership Com-

mittee. Pass a written examination administered by the Membership Committee. Provide documentation of a minimum of one hundred (100) polygraph examinations. Be accepted into Full CAPE membership by a majority vote of the Full and Life CAPE members present during a CAPE general membership meeting.

Intern Members who would like to upgrade to Full membership will have the opportunity to complete the written examination prior to the April 2021 seminar.

To apply for Full Membership: Download and complete the following form and email it to CAPE Treasurer Daniel Ramirez at sgvpolygraph@gmail.com.

http://californiapolygraph.com/downloads/cape-application.docx members present during a CAPE general membership meeting.

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Membership Committee Report...continued

Brett Bartlett

Certified and/or PCSOT Trained Membership Endorsements: Full or Life Members can also be Certified and/or PCSOT trained. These endorsements are a verification of the member’s continuing education, not a certification or guarantee of the member’s quality of work. Certified Examiner Application Requirements:

Full or Life member in good standing of CAPE. Completion of thirty (30) hours of continuing professional education in polygraph tech-

nique and instrumentation during the past two (2) years that is approved by Ameri-can Polygraph Association and the Board of Directors of the California Association of Polygraph Examiners.

Certification must be renewed every two years.

To apply for certification, download and complete the following form and email it to CAPE Treasurer at sgvpolygraph@gmail.com.

http://californiapolygraph.com/downloads/cape-ca.doc

PCSOT Trained Examiner Requirements: PCSOT Trained CAPE Members have supplied proper documentation as meeting the re-quired training standards for Post-Conviction Sex Offender Testing as defined by the American Polygraph Association.

If you wish to be recognized by CAPE as a PCSOT-Trained Examiner, please down-load and email your completed application to the CAPE PCSOT Chairman at deb-biepeecook@gmail.com.

http://californiapolygraph.com/downloads/cape-pcsot-app.pdf

Arrangements have been made to accommodate Full Membership applicant testing on the following dates:

Testing dates and locations for Full Membership:

Northern Cailforina: Santa Rosa – April 12th, 2021

Contact: Brett Bartlett 707-972-1020

Southern Cailforina: San Diego – April 12th, 2021

Contact: Shon Thurman 619-500-3376 Page 2 of 3

Additional Membership Information Brett Bartlett

Members I have been assigned to review our membership classes to ensure the different classes are still serving our membership effectively. The review will look at the membership class designations (names) and to what extent each membership class can participate with re-gards to voting and other forms of input. I will also investigate the benefits of eliminating or retaining each class. My recommendations to the Board of Directors, if any, will be based on what our member-ship desires. With that said, I am looking for input from our membership. Ideally, I need input from members of each membership class thougout the state. My research must in-clude different perspectives and expectations from our members for what your CAPE membership should look like. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, recommendations, or to assist with the review. Just to be clear, no changes will be made without membership approval. My research will be transparent and I am always available to discuss any concerns or ques-tions. Thank you, Brett Bartlett 707-972-1020 Contact@tothepointpolygraph.com Page 3 of 3

Health and Welfare Report

Ervin Youngblood: Longtime CAPE member, friend, officer and President

Ervin Youngblood can use our support His family is dealing with a chal-

lenging medical issue. Without going into any details, prospects are positive

but the journey will have its ups and downs. Please keep the Youngblood

family in your thoughts and prayers.

RETIREMENT RON HILLEY

Past CAPE President Ron Hilley has decided to retire. Over the years, Ron was a pil-

lar of the polygraph community. He served CAPE as an officer and President.

After leaving the U.S. Navy, Ron was hired as a Special Agent of the FBI. He became

a polygraph examiner and was held in high esteem by his fellow FBI examiners. He

was involved in many sensitive cases while with FBI, San Francisco. Following his re-

tirement from the FBI, Ron formed a successful private polygraph business. His ser-

vices were in high demand by attorneys looking for the truth.

Ron was an active member of CAPE during and after his FBI service. His wife and

children often joined him at our training seminars. Throughout Ron’s membership in

CAPE, he was highly regarded for his reasonable judgment, honesty and professional

integrity. Ron was elected to the position of CAPE Director in October 2002. He was

elected President of CAPE in October 2006 and served in that office until November

2010. He handled CAPE’S business affairs efficiently and helped develop future offic-

ers for the Association. Long after Ron stepped down as an officer, his successors

looked to him for advice, particularly on sensitive matters.

Our organization was fortunate to have someone of Ron’s caliber among our member-

ship and leading our collective efforts. We wish Ron, Carol and his family all the best

as he enters a well-deserved retirement from public service.

Farewell and Thank You, Ted Todd Ted Todd has done much to contribute to success of CAPE over the last several years.

Ted was elected to the Board of Directors as a Director in November 2009. He served

as Vice President under President Janene Gordon from November 2010 to October

2013. In Anaheim during CAPE’s fall training conference in October 2013, Ted was

elected President of the Association. He carried out his duties efficiently, doing what

was right for our members and making it easier for our members to meet the expecta-

tions of our customers who count on us for good polygraph work in state, local, private

and sex offender testing. He stepped down as President in October 2016. During this

time with CAPE, Ted operated a very successful private polygraph business in Benicia.

Several current CAPE members owe their development in the polygraph field to Ted’s

mentorship.

Ted has decided to move on. He and his wife are starting a new chapter in their lives by

moving to Eagle, Idaho where they will be closer to their daughter and her family. Ted

may or not remain as active in our profession as he was in California. We should be

grateful to Ted for all he did during his time as a CAPE member to advance our profes-

sion. Thank you and good luck, Ted and family.

In Memoriam Rod Martin Former CAPE Webmaster

Rod Martin was the webmaster for the CAPE website until he retired in May 2019. On

October 9, 2020. Rod passed away after a long battle with various ailments including

neuropathy. Rod was born in Caribou, Maine. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine

Corps and served in Vietnam.

CAPE entrusted our website to Rod in the early 2000s. He kept our Association’s news

and membership information up to date and easy to access. It is believed that he had

managed over 50 websites before his retirement. He is survived by his wife Gerrie and

brother Roger. Rod was a good friend and partner to CAPE.

CAPE Officers for 2020-2021

President: Guillermo Witte

Immediate Past President: Rex McEvoy

President-Elect: Shon Thurman

Directors: Greg Cundiff

Stacy MacFarlane

Brett Bartlett

Debbie Peecook

“Ex Officio” Officers

General Counsel: W. Bruce Voss

Secretary: Thomas Kinney

Treasurer: Daniel Ramirez

PCSOT COMMITTEE REPORT Debbie Peecook

On October 20, 2020, CAPE received a memo from the California Sex Offender Management

Board (CASOMB) in reference to a change in CASOMBS current Polygraph Standards about a

polygraph examiner’s professional experience. The number of supervised exams for new

PCSOT examiners will increase from 10 to 25 exams, effective date November 1, 2021 and that

the new standards will be posted in January 2021. CAPE authored a letter with concerns about

the changes to their policy. As of January 28, 2021, CAPE has not received a response from

CASOMB. The CASOMB polygraph committee will be addressing CAPE’s letter during their

next meeting in April 2021. CAPE will continue to follow up with the CASOMB Board and

their polygraph committee in order to bring you the most current information on CASOMB’s

policy changes.

On January 1, 2021, CASOMB posted the Amendment to the POST-Conviction Sex Offender

Polygraph Standards. Please go to the CASOMB website to view their documents. These are

the changes as posted on January 1, 2020:

9. Suitability for Testing. Persons who are suitable to undergo polygraph testing should meet

all of the following minimum requirement.

Age. Persons who chronological age is 18 years or greater should be considered suitable

for polygraph testing unless they are substantially impaired. In rare cases, person age 16 or older

may be tested, as determined on a case-by-case basis by the Containment Team, in order to pro-

mote community safety. Person under the age of 16 should not be tested.

14. Examiner qualifications: Examiners whose work is to be considered consistent with the

requirement of this Model Policy shall have completed a basic course of polygraph training at a

polygraph accredited by the APA or meet other training, experience and competency require-

ments for professional membership in the APA.

14.3.1. Professional Experience: Beginning November 1, 2021 examiners shall complete a

minimum of 25 supervised PCSOT field examinations prior to undertaking PCSOT examina-

tions unsupervised. Individuals who complete 10 supervised examinations prior to November

1, 2021 will have their professional experience under existing guidelines.

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PCSOT COMMITTEE REPORT

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14.3.2. During the completion of supervised professional experience, the supervisee m

ay not conduct more than three (3) PCSOT exams in one day.

14.3.3. The supervising examiner should quality control through a combination of ques-

tion construction, videos review, chart review and report review. If the supervising examiner

finds the supervisee’s performance to be unsatisfactory, they should provide the trainee with

additional training and support.

14.3.4. A supervising examiner must be a current trained PCSOT examiner and have

completed a minimum of 200 PCSOT exams

If you wish to be recognized on the CAPE Website PSCOT Trained Examiners list or have

your name removed from that list, please contact me via email at

debbiepeecook@gmail.com. If you are new and want to get your name on the list, remember

you must be a CAPE Member, please send me your PCSOT 40-hour training certificate with

your application. The application can be found on the CAPE Website under the PCSOT

Trained Examiners.

There may be some new examiners that are looking for a mentor to supervise them for their

initial PCSOT tests, prior to going solo per CASOMBS rules. If you are willing to be a men-

tor/supervising examiner, can you please email me your contact information. If I am contact-

ed with a request for helping examiners find a supervising examiner, I will forward that infor-

mation to the requestee as long as they are CAPE Members.

Please stay safe out there both in your personal life and when you are conducting polygraph

examinations and take all the required and necessary steps to stay healthy.

Debbie Peecook

January 2021

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