Leadership

President

MICHAEL O'MEARA

Michael O'Meara started his career in law enforcement in 1990 as a Long Island Railroad Police Officer (MTA Police since 1998). He quickly became involved in the union, and served over the years as PBA Delegate, Secretary, Vice President and finally as President of the MTA PBA from 2013 through May 2023.

He was appointed to the New York State Association of PBAs (NYSAP) Legislative Committee as a lobbyist in 2001, requiring him to be present in Albany for all state legislative session days advocating on behalf of the law enforcement in New York. He served the association in that capacity for 12 years before being appointed to the position of Treasurer. He eventually ascended to Vice President, and ultimately to President of the association, and continued in that capacity until NYSAP merged with the Police Conference in 2021, when he took on the new role of Executive Director of PCNY. In May 2023, Michael was elected President of the PCNY.

Michael has also served on the NYS Comptroller's Advisory Council, The Governor's Police Officer of the Year Award Committee, and the Governor’s Police Officer Memorial Advisory Committee. Before appointment to his current position as a Co-Chair of the NYS Public Employee Conference, he served that organization on its Board of Directors and as a Legislative Director. He is currently an Area Vice President and Legislative Committee Chair for the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO). Michael has also served on several other legislative panels and committees.

1st vice president

JEFFREY S. GROSS

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PCNY’s First Vice President Jeffrey S. Gross started his law enforcement career in 1986 as a New York City Transit Police Officer and was assigned to District 33. In 1987, Jeffrey rolled over to the New York City Police Department and was assigned to the 73rd precinct. In 1993, Jeffrey became a Nassau County Police Officer and was assigned to the Sixth Precinct. Jeffrey was promoted to Detective in 1998 and was assigned to the Sixth Squad, where he became the union Delegate in 2007. Throughout the years, Jeffrey served his union as a Delegate, Secretary, the First Vice President and is currently the President of the Nassau County Detectives Association Inc.

2nd vice president

FRANK CONTI

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Frank Conti currently is the President of the Port Authority PBA. He began his law enforcement career in 1994 as a Port Authority Police Officer and began his union career as a PBA delegate in 2000. He has held the positions of Delegate, Trustee, Financial Secretary and then First Vice President in 2015. Frank was elected President of the PAPBA in January of 2022.

treasurer

Detective Erik Breitwieser

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Erik Breitwieser is the President of the Southampton Town PBA. He has worked in law enforcement for the past twenty years, the last four of which as a Detective. He has also spent seventeen years holding a union leadership position within the PBA, holding every key position from Director, Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice President. Like his predecessors, Erik remains vigilant in promoting a safe and healthy work environment for his members, as well as advocating for rights as officers.

Law Enforcement Veteran & Police Union Leader

MICHAEL WILSON

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Michael Wilson is a dedicated law enforcement professional with 18 years of service. Throughout his distinguished career with the Greece Police Department, Mike has demonstrated unwavering commitment to public safety and the well-being of his fellow officers.

Sergeant-At-Arms

JAMES CARTY

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Jim Carty started his law enforcement career in 1994 with the NYPD but quickly left to join the Rockville Centre Police Department. Jim joined the RVC PBA Board as a Delegate in 2000. He moved on to Corresponding Secretary and Recording Secretary before becoming President, a position he has held since 2008.

Executive Director

Dixon Palmer

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Dixon A. Palmer is Executive Director of the Police Conference of New York. He has previously served as the First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President, and Recording Secretary.

General Counsel

JAMES B. TUTTLE, ESQ.

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Jim Tuttle graduated from St. Lawrence University with a B.A. in 1971 and from the Albany Law School of Union University with a J.D. in 1975. He served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York from 1976-1981 when he joined the law firm of Harvey, Harvey, Mumford & Kingsley where he became a partner. He left that firm in 1987 to form the law firm of Dreyer, Kinsella, Boyajian & Tuttle. In 1995, he opened his own practice.

Legislative Director

Bing Markee

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Following more than 35 years as a Police Officer, and after advocating for his former union members and other law enforcement officers, and public employees in general, for many years, 2025 marks the 19th year Bing Markee has worked as a full-time registered lobbyist for various clients. His firm, Bing Markee & Company, incorporated in New York in 2006, specializes in and concentrates on legislative advocacy at the state level in Albany, New York.

He currently serves as the Legislative Director of the Police Conference of New York (PCNY), an umbrella organization comprising hundreds of law enforcement labor unions and groups representing more than 50,000 professional police officers. PCNY is the largest police organization in New York State. Formerly, Bing served as the Sergeant-at-Arms for the PCNY 1990-2005. He also served for many years as the Vice President At-Large, and as a member of the Legislative Committee, for the National Association of Police Organizations.

Bing represented the PCNY and the former New York State Association of PBAs on the Governor's Police Officer Memorial Advisory Committee, the Governor's Police Officer of the Year Award Committee, and the Comptroller's Advisory Council for the New York State Employees’ Retirement System.

In January 2007, Bing retired from the Port Authority (of New York & New Jersey) Police Department. He served on the Executive Board of the Port Authority PBA as an elected official for more than 27 years, including a full term as its President. He served as Chair of the Legislative and Pension Committee for the Port Authority PBA from 1993-2006.

Following the 9/11 attack, while serving as Co-Chair, with the venerable Floyd Holloway, of the New York State Public Employee Conference (NYSPEC) Legislative Committee, Bing was appointed to chair a new NYSPEC special committee, the 9/11 Committee. The committee was tasked with fostering legislation to ensure that public employees impacted by the attack and the rescue and recovery operations would be protected by law, then and in the future. NYSPEC is an umbrella organization comprising a wide spectrum of some 90+ labor unions and groups representing more than one million active and retired public employees. Upon Mr. Holloway’s retirement in 2006, Bing served as sole chair of the Legislative Committee until 2023, when he was appointed NYSPEC Legislative Director.

Born in Manhattan, raised in the South Bronx and then Queens, Bing is proud to be "New York City born-and-bred". At the age of 18, during the Vietnam War, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, and is an honorably discharged combat veteran. He is a Life Member of the following organizations: Disabled American Veterans, Marine Corps League, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Vietnam Veterans of America, and is a proud recipient of the Vietnam Veterans of America National Achievement Medal.

He has a baccalaureate degree from SUNY's Empire State College, where he majored in Labor Studies.

A proud and loving Father and Grandfather, Bing lives happily ever after with none of his ex-wives.