RIVERSIDE – On March 31, 2020, CHP dispatcher and Secretary/Treasurer of the CHP Public Safety Dispatchers Association (CHP-PSDA) Steve Fulton conducted a new employee orientation for 10 dispatchers training at the CHP Ben Clark training center in Riverside.

Fulton shared the lunch hour with the dispatchers answering questions about dispatching, CHP-PSDA and the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA).

“We had a good dialogue, everyone was thankful for the reassurance provided from one of their own,” said Fulton.  “They had questions about what dispatchers do, what the job is like in the current world, and what the future holds in these uncertain times.  I told them how important it is to have new employee first responders.  I also told them there has never been a more important time to have a union that will fight for your blue-chip retirement and medical benefits.  The union now is more important than ever.  Every person at the class agreed and joined the fight.”

“My thanks to Steve Fulton for his passion for union representation and his commitment to his fellow public safety colleagues,” said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona.  “We admire and respect our CHP dispatchers who have a very complicated and stressful job in law enforcement.  To our newest members, congratulations on becoming a dispatcher, we wish you a successful career and stand ready to support you when you need us and throughout your career as we continue to work toward improved compensation and benefits!”

Welcome to:

Alyssia Aguilar, Fresno

Nicole Briseno, Fresno

Kara Douglas, Bakersfield

Emily Duffy, Bakersfield

Cheyenne Godinez, Ventura

Juan Gonzalez, Monterey

Kelsey Matheson, Border

Anicia Ramirez, Ventura

Roxanna Vargas, Chico

Kimberly Irving, Indio