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2026 Annual MAWP Conference
May 4th-6th, 2026
Willmar Conference Center; 240 23rd St SE Willmar, MN

HOTELS

Best Western Plus (attached to the conference center)

2100 E HWY 12

Willmar, MN. 56201

Booking Link: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.24139.html?groupId=1E1XB0I8

Holiday Inn Express (across from the conference center)

250 23rd St SE

Willmar, MN. 56201

Booking Link: MN Association of Women Police

In this interactive workshop, participants go beyond awareness to actively build a personal framework for healing moral injury. Through guided reflection, discussion, and practical tools, they’ll identify their own unique stressors, confront the personal impact of moral injury as they reflect on their own story, and create an actionable plan for renewal and resilience.

Jen Ellis

Julia Clasby

This presentation provides audience members with the tools they need to:

• Implement comprehensive retention strategies that prioritize a positive and supportive work environment.

• Foster a welcoming environment for growing families within your organization.

• Train supervisors to effectively accommodate new parents in the workplace.

• Advocate for gender diversity, inclusion, and support within your agency.

• Actively engage, inquire, and evolve policies to inspire meaningful culture change.

Mike Krapfl

This session brings together practical law-enforcement expertise and evidence-based principles of improvement to the craft of interview and interrogation. Drawing on research produced by the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG), Mike Krapfl will demonstrate how The CTK Group implements evidence-based approaches into real world cases. Attendees will discuss specific interview and interrogation concepts that lead to success in eliciting information from victims, witnesses, and suspects.

Scott Welle

Join Scott Welle, #1 Best Selling Author and Founder of Outperform The Norm, as he shares the peak performance strategies used by high achievers and elite performers to take your “game” to the next level:

Challenge beliefs about your performance standards that may be limiting your results
Alleviate overwhelm by productively utilizing the “Vital 4%”
Tap into a higher level of consistent internal motivation
Boost positivity and happiness by up to 30%
Adapt & thrive through pressure, change, crisis and adversity

STORM TRAINING

2026 FEMALE PISTOL SKILLS

Mar 03, 2026 08:00am CT - Mar 04, 2026 05:00pm CT - Saint Paul, MN

This 2-day course is designed as a great refresher of handgun skills. it is a friendly and open environment to refresh the essentials of shooting. the emphasis is on shooting fundamentals, elements of shooting and the SAFE series. It will reinforce accurate shooting and positive manipulation of the handgun.

2026 ADVANCED FEMALE PISTOL SKILLS

Jun 23, 2026 08:00am CT - Jun 24, 2026 05:00pm CT - Saint Paul, MN

This 2-day course is designed to build on fundamental shooting skills for female officers. The course will include refresher material from basic courses and will build into more advanced application of those skills. The class is designed for officers who are comfortable with their shooting, but have a desire to increase their abilities in a friendly environment. The course covers shooting at various distances, one-handed pistol manipulation, shooting from cover, shooting while moving and other related skills.

2026 Female Rifle Skill

Sep 23, 2026 08:00am CT - Sep 24, 2026 05:00pm CT - Saint Paul, MN

This 2-day course is designed for the female officer to refine and build patrol rifle skills in an environment that is open and encouraging. It will cover the fundamentals of using a patrol rifle such as loading, unloading, manipulation of the fire controls, three types of reloads, malfunction clearance techniques, transition from rifle to handgun, sighting considerations, positional shooting, ballistics, rifle set-up and related equipment selection.

Female Firearms Fundamentals – Female LE/Military Only

July 15 @ 8:00 am - July 16 @ 5:00 pm $550.00

MISSION CRITICAL CONCEPTS, hosted by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a combined handgun and patrol rifle fundamentals course for female law enforcement officers at the Wright County Training Center. This course is for all female officers looking to improve their firearms skills (grip/vision/trigger, speed, accuracy, and movement) in a low-stress, confidence-boosting learning environment.

Attendees will dedicate one day to pistol training and one day to rifle training. This course will increase the attendees’ confidence (through self-assessment) in running a patrol rifle and in their issued handgun, with speed and accuracy, and will develop the skills needed to move and shoot in dynamic situations.

Lead instructor is Orie Oksendahl, a seasoned Firearms and Tactics instructor for a state agency in Minnesota. She has experience on multiple tactical teams and in high-risk operations. Oksendahl is also a licensed Tactical Strength & Conditioning Facilitator and certified Health & Wellness coach.

Apply here

Law Enforcement Opportunity Scholarship Opportunities

Participate in college or community activities
Strive for academic excellence
Model positive behavior that supports the LEO mission

PLEASE NOTE: Scholarship applications will be accepted from October 1st to March 31st. Interviews for scholarship applicants will be held in April and scholarship recipients will be notified shortly after. The LEO Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held in May.

Complete applications must be received by the application deadline date to be considered for a scholarship award. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Award amounts will vary among applicants each year. The LEO scholarship should be considered a competitive scholarship.

An individual's involvement in law enforcement, criminal justice, or corrections along with community service and academic achievement will be taken into account. The scholarship pool amount, and individual awards are subject to change without notice, as it is dependent on vendor career fair participation.

2026 Breakthrough: Women Leading the Way

March 19th, 2026. St Paul, MN

This course empowers women at all levels to thrive in their chosen profession by equipping them with the necessary skills, strategies, and mindset to navigate challenges and drive positive change. Through a combination of theoretical insights, practical tools, case studies, and interactive discussions, participants will explore the unique dynamics of leadership they face, develop confidence and resilience, and learn to leverage their strengths to achieve professional success. This course aims to inspire and empower women to lead authentically, resiliently, and effectively because...why not?

Social Events and Networking

Events that MAWP hosts are part of our mission. To build relationships, network and find your tribe. We encourage if you are looking for mentorship and peer support to attend one of the events. We do a range of activities from attending sporting events, paint parties, physical activity, firearm practice and more! Our members go on to have lots of social events outside of MAWP as well!

If you are someone who would like to host an event or want to be involved in a planning committee, reach out to us at mawpcommunications@gmail.com.