PERSON: James McDermott

Nassau County PBA

President

James McDermott, a 53-year-old North Wantagh resident, Is the President of the Nassau County PBA. After decades of serving the NYPD and the Nassau County Police Department, McDermott recently took on a new role, as president of the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association, which represents nearly 2,000 officers. He was elected to the most powerful position in the union on Jan. 30, having run unopposed.

He is a veteran union leader as well. He was elected a PBA delegate for the 5th Precinct in 1995, a trustee in 2001 and the union’s sergeant-at-arms in 2005.

McDermott succeeds James Carver, who retired this year, as president. Carver said he thought that McDermott’s 22 years of experience in the PBA would serve him well in his new, sometimes challenging position.

— nassaupba.org