Sault Ste. Marie's John Cerasuolo was elected president and CEO of the OPP Association at the Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) in Collingwood on Oct. 20.
"Thank you to the voting delegates from the 20 Branches of the OPP Association for electing me to the board of directors and to the board for naming me president," he said in a news release from the OPPA. "I am honoured and proud to represent the almost 10,000 members of the OPPA and look forward to getting to work on contract negotiations and working collaboratively to tackle our OPP staffing shortage. Our contract expires in December 2022 and will be my number one priority along with staffing and member wellness."
Cerasuolo is the first OPPA President from northern Ontario, having previously served as a board member and vice president of the association.
Throughout his career as an OPP officer, Cerasuolo served in Sault Ste Marie, Espanola and Blind River.