Board Members - Bios
Joseph C. Carter, CHS-lll
Adjutant General
Massachusetts National Guard
IACP Foundation Chair and Immediate Past President Major General (MG) Joseph C. Carter assumed duties as The Adjutant General of Massachusetts on September 21, 2007. MG Carter oversees the administration and operation of the Massachusetts National Guard to ensure troops are trained, equipped and mission-ready to support National Defense Strategy, as well as protect life and property, and preserve the peace, order and public safety as directed in times of natural disaster and civil emergency. Serving under The Adjutant General are approximately 8000 Soldiers, Airmen and full-time civilian employees throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Before assuming his duties as The Adjutant General, MG Carter served as the chief of police of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit (MBTA) Police Department (appointed in January 2003). Preceding this appointment, he served for nearly five years as chief of the Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, Police Department. Chief Carter also served the Boston Police Department with distinction for 20 years, and held several positions as a member of the command staff for over 13 years. A lifelong resident of Boston, Chief Carter possesses a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior, and a master's in criminal justice administration as well as a master’s in strategic studies. He is a graduate of the 140th Session of the FBI National Academy; a 1986 graduate of PERF's Senior Management Institute for Police; a 1991 graduate of the ABA National Judicial College's administrative law judge course; a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and a 2002 graduate of the U.S. Army War College.
