Oregon Chapter
Events
Wed, May 21Linn County FairgroundsJoin us for our very first LEDA Oregon State Chapter event! Meet our team, network with other UAS officers, and hear our mission to rollout more statewide trainings.
Leadership
Mike Amend
LEDA Instructor | LEDA Steering Team Member | LEDA Oregon State Chapter President
Mike Amend is a Lieutenant with the Gresham Police Department (Oregon) and currently supervises the department's UAS program. Mike started his career with Gresham in 1997. Since that time, he has been assigned to the Tri-Met Police Division, Tri-Met Crimes Response Team, and as a K9 Handler. Mike was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2005, where he supervised the K9 unit, Police Reserves, Police Cadets, Citizen Volunteers in Policing, Police Fleet, Tri-Met Police East Division, Detective Sergeant, Neighborhood Enforcement Team, and Executive Officer to the Chief of Police.
Mike began supervising the UAS team in 2021 which currently consists of 15 pilots, 18 drones, three UAS vehicles, and a joint Drones as First Responders program with the Portland Police Bureau. Mike's new assignment will be to develop the department's first Real Time Information Center to work in conjunction with its DFR program.
Clinton Franklin
LEDA Oregon Chapter Vice President
Clinton Franklin has been an Officer with the Gresham Police Department in Oregon since 2012. Clinton has been a member of the department's UAS team since 2019 when it was created by Jon Beal. He is currently assigned as a full-time Training Officer with the department. His other roles include Field Training Officer, Firearms Instructor, First Aid/CPR Instructor, Department UAS Instructor, Peer Support Member, and former Vehicular Crimes Team Member.