CWFIA Executive Board
President - Gregory Mahony
Greg has been a sworn peace officer since 1983. He worked as a Patrolman and Detective for the Los Angeles Police Department for 20 years which exposed him to investigating complex multi-million-dollar frauds, property crimes, and homicides.
For the past 13 years, Greg has worked for the San Bernardino County Human Services Department within the Program Integrity Division as a welfare fraud investigator and is currently a Supervising Fraud Investigator.
Vice President - Shawn Ferris
Shawn has served as a Peace Officer for 31 years with the State of California as a Detective, Sergeant, Captain, Assistant Chief and Chief. He was appointed the Chief Investigator for the Riverside County Department of Social Services, Special Investigations Unit in 2016.
Shawn has been a member of CWFIA since 2016, previously serving as Zone II Director, Member at Large, and Secretary.
Secretary - Heather Tallent
Senior Investigator Heather Tallent has been a peace officer since 1999, serving as a reserve deputy/police officer for the Simi Valley Police Department and an Investigator for the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. She has experience in investigating gang crimes, sexual assaults, homicides, officer involved shootings, real estate fraud, and welfare fraud. Heather supervises the Government Fraud Unit for the Ventura County DA’s Office and has also served as the CWFIA Treasurer.
Treasurer - Sally Smith
(Bio to be posted soon!)
Business Manager- Nicholas Cifelli
Since 2016, Nick has worked for the San Bernardino County Human Services Program Integrity Division as a Welfare Fraud Investigator. Prior to his time in Welfare Fraud, he was a Patrol Deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
Nick joined CWFIA as a member in 2017. He is currently a member of the CWFIA Board of Directors and serves as the association’s Business Manager.
