Florida - The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announced the graduation of 39 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy. The graduates serve in leadership roles representing 22 criminal justice agencies throughout the state.
The graduates met for 4 week-long sessions at the Southwest Florida Public Service Academy in Fort Meyers. They learned skills necessary to support the needs of their agencies and their communities as they prepare for future challenges.
The goal of the Florida Leadership Academy is to prepare first-line supervisors in criminal justice organizations to exemplify the character and integrity expected of criminal justice professionals and to enhance the various components necessary to being an efficient leader.
The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, which is housed within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and affiliated with the State University System, was established in 1990 by the Florida Legislature to address the need for an innovative and multi-faceted approach to the education and training of criminal justice professionals.
Members of Class 38 are as follows:
Indian Harbour Beach Police Department Shadrack Carter, Jr.
Cape Coral Police Department Angela Fleming David Gleason Patrick O'Grady
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Thomas Christensen Christopher Maler
Clay County Sheriff's Office Thomas Cotchaleovitch Mark Ottervanger
Collier County Sheriff's Office Melvin Gonzalez Rebecca Gonzalez Benjamin Lopez Daniel McDonald
Escambia County Sheriff's Office Christian Coad Shirley Padgett
Florida Department of Corrections Richard Ferguson Hugh Golden
Florida Department of Financial Services Joseph Minervini
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Ellen Wilds
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tracy Maurer Andrew Watts Alphonso Williams, Jr. Mark Willis
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Michael Haney William Holcomb
Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution Tammy Wade
Jacksonville Beach Police Department Laurence Smith
New Smyrna Beach Police Department Christopher Kirk
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Jeffrey Kanehl Michael Sherman
Plantation Police Department Joseph Mercogliano
Polk County Sheriff's Office Edwin Rodriguez
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Ivan Nelson Michelle Di Capua
Seminole County Sheriff's Office Nilcia Marconi-Straker Andrew Thomas
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Kevin Kier Jared Monie
Volusia County Sheriff's Office Patrick Leahy Justin Sawicki
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