Sacramento County Alliance of Law Enforcement
OFFICERS and BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BIO: Randy Bickel was born in Woodland, California and raised in San Francisco. Randy attended Archbishop Riordan High School and then went on to earn an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice at the College of San Mateo and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice at San Francisco State University. Randy Graduated the San Francisco Regional Police Academy in 1989, and worked as a police officer for the City of Colma and the District of Broadmoor, before he went on to serve for over 28 years at the San Mateo Police Department before retiring in 2018.
After retirement from San Mateo Police in 2018, Randy continued his career with the County of Sacramento as a Sergeant for the Sacramento County Regional Park Rangers; where he lead one of the Ranger Park Resource Teams focused primarily on dealing with the large homeless population that resides along the American River Parkway. In 2022, Randy left the Park Rangers and accepted the position of Criminal Investigator II with the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office.
While at the San Mateo Police Department, Randy served as: a patrol officer, street crimes detective, community police officer, Police Activities League (PAL) founder and Executive Director, field training officer, motor officer, and was assigned as a detective to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Gang Intelligence Unit/Gang Task Force. Randy was also a range master, rifle instructor, armorer, hostage negotiator, peer support team member, crisis intervention team member, and member of the critical incident response team. Randy Served over 10 years on the San Mateo Police Officers’ Association (SMPOA) board of directors, where he held the positions of board member, treasurer, and President. Randy was involved with the contract negotiations team and negotiated four contracts with the city. Randy has received many awards and commendations, including the Lion’s award for heroism.
Randy was elected as SCALE’s Board President in 2019. Randy has also served on the Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club board of directors in San Mateo for 10 years. Randy was a member of the City of San Mateo’s Goal Directed Action Team of the North Central Neighborhood. Randy has been a member of the Elks Lodge for over 25 years in both San Mateo and Placerville. He has coached youth soccer, youth baseball, youth softball, and youth trap shooting. He has volunteered with the Boy Scouts and served as the Committee Chair. Randy is also very involved in his church and his council of the Knights of Columbus. Randy has also been then president of two different homeowners associations, and has created three non-profit organizations.
Randy brings a lifetime of experience and knowledge to the SCALE Board, and leads with an “all-inclusive” attitude. Randy is married with three children.
Arla Graeff
Vice President
Department of Child Support Services Representative
Email: DCSS@scale.org
BIO: My name is Arla Graeff. I am currently serving as SCALE’s vice president and the current SCALE representative for the Child Support Officers of Department of Child Support Services. I started with the county of Sacramento and the department of Child Support in April 2019. I choose to serve on the board of SCALE to make sure that the voices of Child Support Officers were heard. Throughout the past couple years, we have reached uncharted territory with the pandemic of Covid-19 and it has been an honor to be that bridge between the County of Sacramento and Child Support officers.
BIO: Jonathan Charron is currently employed as a criminalist at the Sacramento District Attorney’s Laboratory of Forensic Services. He was initially assigned to the Chemistry unit of the laboratory prior to moving over to the Firearm and Toolmark section of the Laboratory where he is still currently assigned. During his career at the laboratory, Jonathan attended and graduated from the year-long National Firearms Examiner Academy in Maryland which is offered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. He is also currently instructing a firearms related course for the California Department of Justice through the California Criminalistics Institute. Along with teaching at CCI, he also teaches a portion of the POST ICI Homicide Investigation Course for detectives offered by the Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority. He is an active member of the California Association of Criminalists where he serves on the board as the Editorial Secretary and is also an active member of the Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners. He has served on the SCALE board as the crime lab representative and board Secretary for nearly 4 years.
BIO: Becky Williams has been a Deputy Coroner with the Sacramento County Coroner's Office since May of 2020. Prior to that she worked as a paramedic in Southern California. In her free time she enjoys reading, scuba diving, travelling, and attending live theater.
Heather Jeter
Department of Child Support Supervisor
Supervisors Unit Representative
Email: SUPERVISORS@scale.org
BIO: My name is Heather Jeter. I am currently the SCALE Representative for Supervising Sacramento County Law Enforcement Support (Non-Safety) members. I have been a Child Support Officer/supervising child Support Officer for Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) since November 2008 and an employee with Sacramento County since May 2007. I became the Scale Rep for Child Support Officers in December 2009, served as the vice president of SCALE and have represented the Supervisory unit for two separate stints. I have pursued and maintained these positions because I believe that employees should be treated fairly and with respect. It is my mission to help to ensure that our membership is compensated fairly for all of the hard work they do for the families of Sacramento County and the terms of the MOU are adhered to and fairly applied.
Hi! My name is Dwaynitta Parker and I am your Law Enforcement Support Unit Representative (LESU) for the Sacramento County Criminal Justice Employees’ Union (SCCJEU) effective January 2024. In addition to my Union service, I am currently employed as a Child Support Officer with Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS). I am a San Diego, CA native, co-parent to four one-of-a-kind children and a spouse to one unique individual. While living in San Diego, CA, I earned and received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Resource Management in 2015 from Ashford University, now known as University of Arizona Global Campus. After 35 years of living in San Diego, we decided to uproot our family to Sacramento, CA in August 2018 for a reset, recharge, and restart.
My professional background in San Diego, CA is comprised of working in banking as a Senior Account Manager with Union Bank, N.A., in education as an Enrollment Advisor with Ashford University, and in public services as a Human Service Specialist with San Diego County Department of Health and Human Services. I also served as the Secretary and Operations Coordinator board member for a non-profit organization known as ABC Children’s Foundation Inc. My professional background in Sacramento, CA is comprised of working temporary assignments through Apple One Staffing Agency as a Senior Office Specialist with Sacramento County In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority and a short-term assignment as an Account Clerk with Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance. I began my journey with Sacramento County DCSS in July 2019 as a Child Support Officer. During my time with DCSS, I have actively participated and contributed in various committees and projects within our office. This has allowed me to build collaborative relationships with diverse groups of individuals.
Personally, I enjoy participating in activities and reading any materials that promote personal growth and professional development. I am currently one of the writing contributors for our DCSS News Journal for our personal growth and development corner of the journal. I strive to promote positive energy and mindsets, I believe in judgment free spaces, I appreciate diversity and collaboration, I believe in teamwork makes it all work, and I value integrity, transparency, fairness, respect, growth, and change for the better. As your LESU Representative, my goals are to be proactive in learning and embracing my role, to be resourceful, provide important updates, openly receive, communicate, and/or address your concerns or ideas, actively be involved wherever I am needed, and give strong levels of support to all members of SCCJEU. During my term as the LESU Representative, I genuinely hope to be a valuable contributor to viable change and positive developments. I am grateful to have the opportunity to serve you all in this role and I look forward to working together for the better. Together We Can Thrive!