Lieutenant Robert Fowler is currently the Vice General Chairman and has served in that capacity since July 2010.  He previously served as Vice Zone Chairman from April 2008 to July 2010 and Zone Chairman from August 2004 to April 2008.  He is a 25-year veteran of law enforcement and has spent the last 20 years with the Garden Grove Police Department, located in Southern California.  Lieutenant Fowler is currently assigned as the lieutenant in charge of Planning and Research.  Previously, Lieutenant Fowler oversaw the Department's Terrorism Liaison Officer Program, Mounted Enforcement Unit, and Resort Services Team.  As a sergeant, Lieutenant Fowler supervised the Department's Criminal Intelligence Unit.  Previous assignments also included Intelligence, Patrol, Juvenile Investigations and Resort Services.  Lieutenant Fowler holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.