Board of Directors

The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc., Board of Directors is made up of three volunteer board members who feel it is their civic duty to honor fallen law enforcement officers.

Please visit our Special Recognition section for other individuals and organizations who have been instrumental in helping the ODMP honor our fallen officers.

Chris Cosgriff founded the Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. (ODMP), in 1996 as a freshman in college. With over 150,000 unique visitors per month, the ODMP has become the most respected law enforcement site on the Internet. He currently serves as Chairman of the non-profit organization and oversees the efforts of 12 volunteer staff members. Chris has given countless media interviews about the ODMP throughout the country and has been profiled in the Washington Post. In 2005, Chris received the Exemplary Service Award from the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police for his work in remembering America's fallen law enforcement officers.

Chris' full-time job is General Manager of PoliceLink.com, the Internet's largest law enforcement portal and social networking site. Prior to starting PoliceLink, Chris worked as a technical consultant to the Department of Defense (DOD), serving in various capacities to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Army Operations Center, and Pentagon Renovation. Before his service to the DOD, Chris worked for Capital One as a software developer and contributed to the successful implementation of the financial industry's first Internet-based real-time credit card decisioning and numbering system. Chris holds a B.S. in Integrated Science and Technology from James Madison University.

Mike Schutz has volunteered with the Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc., since 1997 and currently serves as Vice Chairman. He graduated from James Madison University in 1999 with a B.S. in Computer Science. Mike currently lives in Virginia and works for a specialized technology consulting firm.

Steve Weiss, a Lieutenant with the New York City Police Department, began volunteering for the Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc., in 2001. In 2003 he took on the role of Director of Research as a result of his dedication to honoring our country's fallen officers, specifically those whose sacrifices had been forgotten over the years. As Director of Research, Steve offers guidance to a team of volunteer researchers across the country who have been responsible for uncovering the forgotten line of duty deaths of hundreds of fallen officers. In 2004 Steve became even more involved with the ODMP by being appointed to the board as Secretary / Treasurer.