Jason Hyland became a police officer at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona in 1997.  He attended the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy and spent 2 1/2 years with that agency before returning to his home state of Connecticut in 2000.  He renewed his career as a police officer with the UConn Police Department in December of 2000; he has been working at the main Storrs campus ever since. He is a Field Training Officer and recently became R.A.D. Instructor (Rape Aggression Defense) to teach self defense programs to women that not only focus on self-defense, but the empowerment of women to realize that defending themselves is a viable option.

Jay is also on the executive board of the UConn Police Benevolent Association and recently created a kid's activity book full of pictures to color, matching games, and connect-the-dots.

Stan has been employed with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection since January of 1988.  Always in a sworn capacity, but under several titles, due to occasional reorganizations.  Stan started as an Agency Police Officer, then an Environmental Protection Law Enforcement Officer  and currently as a Conservation Enforcement Officer.  Most of his work has revolved around law enforcement and supervision of seasonal enforcement personnel in state parks, with most recent several years in the marine district.  Due to the diverse nature of this job, Stan has, over the years, of worked with a number of other state, municipal and federal agencies and engaged in stints of undercover and investigative work, in Connecticut and elsewhere.  This gave him valuable training and experience as well as a broad perspective of the various systems; their good and bad aspects.  Stan spent approximately a decade as a law enforcement trainer in tandem with his regular duties.   

Due to an admitted personality flaw which drives him to side with the underdog, he became involved in Union activities in late 1992.  He started as a member of the Training and Tuition Committee. Later, having served as a Steward and the Secretary of IUPA, Local 74, he continued, subsequently becoming a Steward of General Jurisdiction.  He is still active as such, but additionally chairs the Training and Tuition Committee, was a member of the Health and Safety Committee for approx. two years, recently served as the chair of the Election Reform Committee and has served as 1st VP of  IUPA Local 74 for two terms. He took over for the former President on January 01, 2006 and was subsequently elected to the post of President of IUPA Local 74.