National President,
John “JB” Bellico
John retired as a 2nd Grade Detective with the NYPD where he began his career in 2001. He was assigned to the Gun Violence Suppression Division, where he investigated firearm cases city wide. His former assignments include the Queens Violence reduction task force & 100 Detective Squad. He is both a former DEA Delegate as well as the former Brooklyn Trustee for the NYPD Columbia Association. He is the founder and the President of the Smoking Shields. He is married and has three kids. It is his goal to have a Smoking Shields chapter in each state by the year 2025. Currently we have chapters in New Jersey, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Nevada and South Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky. The National Board was developed with the intentions of adding more Chapters throughout the country and the world.
Aaron Perkins
Aaron was one of the founding members and President of the Maryland State Smoking Shields Chapter. He went on to expand the chapter to include several lodges throughout the state of Maryland. The Maryland chapter and their lodges have displayed exactly what Smoking Shields was founded upon. That is why making Aaron the Vice President of the newly founded National Board, was a perfect choice.
Aaron has 32 years in law enforcement. He is a retired Detective from Baltimore Police Department where he spent 21 years in service. He worked for Pocomoke City Police as a Detective, University of Baltimore Police Department and is currently with the University of Maryland at Baltimore Police Department. Aaron is a 2 time recipient of the Governor’s Award for Reduction of Crime in Maryland.
Adam Constantino
Adam was previously the Treasurer for the NY Chapter of Smoking Shields and was appointed by John Bellico to Treasurer of the National Board when it was formed earlier in 2022. Adam began his career in the NYPD in 1993 working in the 13th precinct. In 1998, he hit the “Law Enforcement lottery” and was hired by the Nassau County Police Department. During his career with NCPD, in addition to routine patrol, he was assigned to the Mounted Unit where he spent 8 years. After 20 years of uniform patrol, Adam became a Detective where he found a passion for chasing Internet Child Predators and was assigned to investigate Internet Crimes Against Children; a job he did for 5 years with the Nassau County PD, the NYS ICAC Taskforce and the US Homeland Security Investigations Long Island office, until he retired in 2020.
Daniel Ticali
Dan was previously the Vice President of the NY chapter of Smoking Shields and was appointed Recording Secretary by John Bellico when the National Board was formed. Dan began his career with the NYPD in the summer of 2001. Currently, he is a 2nd-grade detective assigned to the Detective Bureau's Tactical Training Unit as a Tactical and Investigative Instructor. In addition to being the Vice President for the Smoking Shields, he also holds the Recording Secretary position for Blue Live Matter-NYC. He is married with two daughters.
John Paynter
John was previously the Recording Secretary of the NY Smoking Shields and was reassigned to become the Sergeant at Arms for the National Board when it was formed earlier in 2022. John is a retired 2nd grade detective with the NYPD. He began his career in 1989 with the NYC Transit Police. Before he retired, he was assigned to the Firearms & Tactics section as an armorer. John hopes to make at least one meeting and or function of each chapter. He is married with 3 children.
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