Annual Conference
2026 annual training conference
Pensacola, Florida
September 21 - 24, 2026
We look forward to seeing you at this year's conference!
Each year, NCMA hosts a training conference in one of our member states. This conference is a great place to meet your colleagues from around the nation and network, as well as learn from each other through our dynamic training classes.
Our annual business meeting also takes place at the conference and the Board Elections are held at that time.
Hotel Information
Coming Soon
Hilton Pensacola Beach
12 Via De Luna Dr
Pensacola Beach, FL, 32561
(850) 916-2999
Group Rates (Sept. 19 – 26, 2026)
Group Code: 93L
Cut-off date: August 20, 2026
For Hotel Reservations, call the hotel, (850) 916-2999, and use the group code, 93L, to book your room. The hotel also offers online booking using the group rate. Click here to book your stay online using the group rate.
To learn more about the hotel, you can click here.
Thank you!
To all of our vendors, sponsors, attendees, and everyone who lent a helping hand making our conference happen!
Vendor Registration
The Vendor Registration form is Available Here
Gain access to Constables and Marshals from around the nation at our conference. Register as a vendor and spread your company’s footprint now.
Thank you!
2026 Conference Registration
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Conference Schedule
Tentative Schedule - NCMA reserves the right to cancel, postpone, or change the training/schedule should unforeseen circumstance occur.
| Time | Activity/Class | Location |
| 8 am to 2 pm | Conference Set-Up | |
| 2 pm to 5 pm | Registration | Oleander |
| Time | Activity/Class | Location |
| 6:30 to 9:30 am | Breakfast | Ballroom C-F |
| 8:00 am to 4:00 pm | Registration/Check In & NCMA Store | Oleander |
| 8:00 am to 4:00 pm | Vendor Exhibits | Pre-Function |
| 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | Opening Ceremonies Welcome – Sheriff Chip Simmons Keynote Speaker – Lt. Brian Murphy (Ret) | Ballroom A&B |
| 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Lunch | Ballroom C-F |
| 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Leadership in Chaos: Grace, Courage, Clarity, & Humility Daniel Snyder, CMDCM (Ret.) | Ballroom A&B |
| 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm | Financial Resiliency Judy Pollard | Ballroom A&B |
| 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FBI-LEEDA Overview Jacques Battiste, FBI (Ret.), CEO | Ballroom A&B |
| 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Welcome Reception Hors D’oeuvres & Cash Bar | Poolside |
| 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Hospitality | The White Sands Room |
| Time | Activity/Class | Location |
| 6:30 am to 9:30 am | Breakfast | Ballroom C-F |
| 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | Registration/Check In & NCMA Store | Oleander |
| 12:00 pm | Silent Auction Ends | Oleander |
| 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | Vendor Exhibits | Pre-Function |
| 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Guest/Spouse Event: TBA | The White Sands Room |
| 8:00 am to 9:45 am | The 764 Network Jacques Battiste, FBI (Ret.) | Ballroom A&B |
| 10:00 am to 12:00 pm | Summer of 2016 & Communications Challenges Surrounding a Major Critical Incident Casey Hicks, Chief Administrative Deputy (East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office) | Ballroom A&B |
| 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Lunch | On Your Own |
| 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Network Exploration | Offsite |
| 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Hospitality | The White Sands Room |
| Time | Activity/Class | Location |
| 6:30 am to 9:30 am | Breakfast | Ballroom C-F |
| Registration/Check In & NCMA Store CLOSED | ||
| 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Guest/Spouse Event: TBA | The White Sands Room |
| 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | Leading Teams Through Pressure & Change Kevin Stark, Navy Seal (Ret.), MBA, MS | Ballroom A&B |
| 8:00 am to 12:00 pm | Vendor Exhibits Takedown | Pre-function |
| 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Lunch | On Your Own |
| 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Network Exploration Continued | Offsite |
| 6:00 to 8:00 | Presidential Awards Banquet | Ballrooms A, B, & C |
| 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Hospitality Suite | The White Sands Room |
| Time | Activity/Class | Location |
| 6:30 am to 9:00 am | Breakfast | On Your Own |
| 9:00 am to 12:00 pm | General Membership Meeting | Ballroom A, B, & C |
| 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Board Members’ Meeting | TBA |
***Please note that we reserve the right to change the courses, course schedules, programs, events, and contents at any time without notice***
Sponsorships available for the 2026 NCMA Conference
NCMA Conference Sponsors
This year, 5.11 has made a special donation to the NCMA and we are thankful for the donation. When you see the staff from 5.11 at the conference this year, tell them thank you for supporting Constables and Marshals in our great nation!
Additional 2025 Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors
R.K. Pipe & Supply, LLC
First National Bank of Jeanerette, LA
Brown & Brown Gulf States Insurance Group
Marshal Nathan Keller: Lake Charles, LA
Other Sponsors
Tech Farm Supply
V&H Fabrication
Ret. Constable Kenneth Worflar: NCMA NJ State Director
Larroque Pharmacy
Nakai’s Indian Cultural Trade Center
Constable Phyllis Romo: NCMA AZ State Director
Cartwright’s Trucking, LLC
Iberia Aggregate & Construction
Mayor Freddie DeCourt: City of New Iberia, LA
Ted & Walteen Broussard
Dan Doerle
Pat & Lisa Norris
Bobby Ryan
LeJeune Brothers, LLC
Nominations for Awards
2022 Award recipients
Constable
Kenneth "Rowdy" Hayden
Montgomery County, Texas
Sergeant
Tyler Freudensprung
Brazoria County, Texas
Nominations for Awards
Constable/Marshal of the Year, Deputy Constable/Marshal of the Year, and Outstanding Service Awards will be presented at the Awards Ceremony During the 2023 Conference. All nominations and nominators must be a paid member of the NCMA. The nominations are for the Calendar Year of 2022.
The One Mind Campagin
August 2017, NCMA partnered with the International Association Chiefs of Police in the One Mind Campaign.
The One Mind Campaign seeks to ensure successful interactions between police officers and persons affected by mental illness. To join the campaign, law enforcement agencies must commit to implementing four promising practices over a 12-36 month time frame.
The IACP recognizes that implementation strategies will vary across agencies. Local discretion should be utilized regarding any associated funding and/or training costs.
Four Promising Practices:
- Establish a clearly defined and sustainable partnership with one or more community mental health organization(s)
- Develop and implement a model policy addressing police response to persons affected by mental illness
- Train and certify 100 percent of your agency’s sworn officers (and selected non-sworn staff, such as dispatchers) in Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety (MHFA). (This campaign is a local initiative, agencies may identify and engage in mental health awareness training programs comparable to MHFA to satisfy the campaign requirement, (consult MHFA for more information)
- Provide Crisis Intervention Team training to a minimum of 20 percent of your agency’s sworn officers (and selected non-sworn staff, such as dispatchers). (For more information consult CIT International (1.888.738.CITI) or the BJA Police Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit).
Columbian Southern University
In 2019, the NCMA became a Learning Partner with Columbia Southern University. The partnership is designed to assist the NCMA members in achieving their educational goals in career appropriate disciplines. As a NCMA member, you receive 10% discount on and waiver of the application fee. This benefit also extends to spouses and children of the NCMA members. Textbooks are provided at no cost. Columbia Southern University offers exclusive scholarship opportunities to the NCMA members, and there is a complimentary evaluation of previously earned educational credits and training/professional certifications for consideration of transfer credits. You will have complimentary access to Columbia Southern University’s writing and math specialist through the Student Success Center.
For additional information on benefits offered with this Learning Partnership with Columbia Southern University, please visit:
https://www.columbiasouthern.edu/tuition-financing/partnerships/current-partners