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Voices Insistingon PursuitSAFETYAnnual ReportFiscal Year EndingSeptember 30, 2008Voices Insisting on PursuitSAFETY is committed to:1. Working for safer vehicular police pursuits (police chases andpolice response calls) to prevent unnecessary deaths of andinjuries to innocent bystanders and police officers.2. Helping injured victims and bereaved families impacted by theviolent crashes caused by police chases and police response calls.Annual Report: Fiscal Year Ending September 2008 1
PursuitSAFETYWe care.2 Annual Report: Fiscal Year Ending September 2008
Annual ReportFiscal Year EndingSeptember 30, 2008ContentsOur Leadership Team 2007-2008. 4-5Financial Highlights. 6-7Contact Information:Voices Insisting on PursuitSAFETYP.O. Box 3128Chico, CA 95926530-343-9754e-mail: n our cover: The Butterfly HeartThe butterfly undergoes a major transformationprocess as part of its normal life cycle. The butterflyis a symbol of joy, happiness, of spring, rebirth andrenewal. Credit for this image: www.mgcpuzzles.com/Annual Report: Fiscal Year Ending September 2008 3
Our Leadership Team 2007-2008From the Founder & Executive DirectorThe more my innocent daughter’s life was summarilydismissed by those who had the power to correct thisproblem, the more I hung tightly to what I always said toboth of my children: “Never give up.”How could I give up when I taught my children tonever give up?The problem—the killing and maiming of innocentbystanders and police officers as a result of the violent crashesthat end police chases.For Kristie & ALL Crime VictimsIn my opinion, the people who dismissed Kristie’s life did soout of ignorance.Ignorance exists due to a lack of education and awareness.So, what’s the answer?Education and Awareness!Advisory Board member Nora Profit was instrumental inthe founding of PursuitSAFETY. After listening to me tellstory-after-story about innocent bystanders being killed,disfigured and injured as a result of police pursuit crashes,Nora said, “It’s time.”I founded PursuitSAFETY on Kristie’s 21st birthday,June 30, 2007.Sincerely,Candy PrianoFounder & Executive Director4 Annual Report: Fiscal Year Ending September 2008
According to the Bylaws, Advisory Board members servea 3-year term and can serve consecutive terms.Geoffrey P. Alpert, PhDCandy PrianoMark PrianoJeffrey VeselyPursuitSAFETY’s Governing BoardFounded June 30, 2007, Voices Insisting on PursuitSAFETYwas incorporated October 30, 2007. The organization receivedits federal tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of theInternal Revenue Code March 28, 2008.Candy Priano, founder and executive director, is committedto preventing the tragedy of pursuit(s) from happening toother families. Candy shares many stories with officers andthe public during her speaking engagements. A graduate ofValparaiso (Indiana) University, Candy earned her degree withhonors in mass communications.She says, “I was helpless to save my daughter Kristie’s life, butI believe her story will save the lives of others.”Mark Priano, secretary, provides a solid business foundationto the organization’s structure. Mark’s degree in businessadministration is from Valparaiso (Indiana) University, wherehe and Candy met. Candy refers to Mark as “The man behindthe scenes.”Jeffrey Vesely, PursuitSAFETY’s chief financial officer, is amember of the American Society of CPAs. A graduate fromCal State University, Fullerton, Jeff earned his degree inbusiness administration with a concentration in accounting.In 2007, Mark and Jeff served on the board for ChampionChristian School in Chico, California. Mark mentioned to Jeffthat Candy had just founded an organization. Within days ofthat conversation, Jeff called Candy.Candy says she will always remember Jeff’s phone call. “Jeffasked a lot of questions. Is PursuitSAFETY incorporated? Isit a nonprofit? Do you need help? Do you need help with thestate and federal forms? Do you need a CFO?”Jeff did it all and never charged PursuitSAFETY for his time.We were incorporated in no time at all. Five months later,PursuitSAFETY received a letter dated March 28, 2008, fromthe IRS confirming PursuitSAFETY’s status as a 501(c)(3).Jeff also donates his time to PursuitSAFETY by doing ourQuickBooks and taxes.University of South CarolinaCriminology and Criminal JusticeColumbia, SCRobert L. Bastian, Jr., Esq.Bastian & DiniBeverly Hills, CARon Kelley, Deputy (Ret.)Sr. Driving Instructor / Training CoordinatorOsceola County Sheriff ’s DepartmentKissimmee, FLBeverly J. MalvestutoVictims’ AdvocateFresno, CAJohn PhillipsPresident, PursuitWatchWinter Park, FLCandy Priano (pictured above)Nora ProfitFounder & Executive DirectorPursuitSAFETYChico, CAOwner, The Writing LoftParadise, CAD.P. Van Blaricom,Chief of Police (Ret.)Bellevue Police DepartmentBellevue, WAAnnual Report: Fiscal Year Ending September 2008 5
Financial HighlightsThe National OfficeGetting StartedThe national office forPursuitSAFETY is in Chico,California. The dedicatedhome office includes twoexisting Apple computers: aMac G-3 and a 3-year-oldiMac. Other resources are aprinter/copier and a dedicatedphone line.Where does one start?PursuitSAFETY or VIPSThe PursuitSAFETYAdvisory Board voted torefer to our organizationas PursuitSAFETY at ourBoard Meeting on February 7,2008. PursuitSAFETY wasselected over the acronym,VIPs, because when talkingto the media or the public,PursuitSAFETY better definesthe organization’s mission.Voices Insisting on PursuitSAFETY began with Candy Priano’s 500 deposit into a North Valley Community Foundationaccount on November 28, 2007. The organization has stayed inthe black since that day.PursuitSAFETY’s fiscal years are always from October 1through September 30. During this fiscal year—the setup year—Mark and Candy Priano donated 6,449.49 toPursuitSAFETY. In-kind donations of services from otherstotaled 4,988.5. These in-kind donations included time, talentand legal services to PursuitSAFETY, a national nonprofitpublic safety organization. None of the officers or boardmembers receive compensation. The value of their services isincluded in the pie chart (above).PursuitSAFETY’s LogoGraphic designer Priscilla Dominguezdesigned the PurusitSAFETY logo.The acronym VIPS is in a gradation ofthe colors silver and gray. A teardroprests inside the “V.” A patch of blue asa star burst finishes the “V” design. The outlined words “VoicesInsisting on,” in the font Garamond Pro, feature a silvergray color. “PursuitSAFETY” is one word in the same font,Garamond Pro, but colored black. The light beam from a policecar completes the background. Priscilla and Candy Priano metin 1988 at California State University, Fresno where they workedon university publications.6 Annual Report: Fiscal Year Ending September 2008Volunteers andIn-Kind DonorsPeople who gave of theirtime and talent:Dr. Geoffrey AlpertRobert L. Bastian, Jr., Esq.Priscilla DominguezGlenn DoneyLori FuentesDawn HeckardRon Kelley, Deputy (Ret.)Beverly MalvestutoGlenn MorshowerJohn PhillipsNora ProfitD.P. Van Blaricom, Chief ofPolice (Ret.)Jeffrey VeselyKCVU Fox-30
Our First YearSome of the Faces of Innocent Victims of PursuitMission StatementWhat we did this fiscal yearPursuitSAFETY’sGoverning and Advisoryboards took it to heart whenofficers and families askedthem to address vehicularpolice response calls. Ourupdated Mission Statement:PursuitSAFETY reached out to families in every region of theUnited States and to families in other countries. These familiesreceived grief support, letters to judges requesting appropriatesentences for drivers who flee, information from law enforcementagencies, and much more. All of these services are provided at nocost to the families.Voices Insisting onPursuitSAFETYis committed to:1. Working for safer vehicularpolice pursuits (policechases and police responsecalls) to prevent unnecessarydeaths of and injuries toinnocent bystanders andpolice officers.2. Helping injured victims andbereaved families impactedby the violent crashescaused by police chases andpolice response calls.pursuitsafetycares.orgCheckpoint Avoidance Model Policy. Advisory Board memberRet. Police Chief D.P. Van Blaricom, at the request of the JohnnyKallmeyer family from Ohio, created a model for CheckpointAvoidance. A copy of this policy is available dance.pdfPursuitSAFETY’s Legislative Committee supported legislationfor stricter penalties for drivers who flee in the state of Washington.The measure became law.Moving forward .Victims’ Advocacy will remain our No. 1 priority. We will offerour assistance to all victims of pursuit.Law Enforcement: Establish more connections with officers andlaw enforcement agencies and associations.Awareness: Continue working on printed publications and videopublic service announcements (PSAs).Education: Promote programs that target young drivers.This group needs to learn to “pull over” instead of fleeing fromthe police.Public AwarenessCampaignGlenn Morshower, knownfor his series roles on FridayNight Lights, The WestWing, and CSI: Crime SceneInvestigation, and playingAgent Aaron Pierce on theFOX TV show 24, is theofficial spokesperson for VoicesInsisting on PursuitSAFETY.In his role as PursuitSAFETY’sspokesperson, Glenn gives avoice to the innocent bystanders killed and injured as a resultof police car chases. Immediateplans include filming publicservice announcements to raiseawareness that police chases killthe innocent.We thank Glenn, as well as theproduction crew from Fox-30in Chico for the videographyand post-production work atno cost to PursuitSAFETY.Annual Report: Fiscal Year Ending September 2008 7
Cal State University, Fullerton, Jeff earned his degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting. In 2007, Mark and Jeff served on the board for Champion Christian School in Chico, California. Mark mentioned to Jeff that Candy had just founded an organization. Within days of that conversation, Jeff called Candy.
