News


Florida Leadership Academy Class 29 Graduation

 

The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the graduation today of 34 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy. The graduates serve in leadership roles in criminal justice agencies from across the state.

Seminar participants met for four weeks at the Florida Public Safety Institute in Havana, Fla. Graduates learned skills necessary to support the needs of their agency and the community 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 examine the various components necessary to being an efficient leader.

The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, established 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.

For Further Information Contact:
Gretl Plessinger, Samantha Andrews or Steve Arthur
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001


Graduates of Class 29 of the Florida Leadership Academy

Sgt. David Allen, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office

Sgt. Mary E. Andrews, FDLE Capitol Police

Lt. David Baldwin, Bay County Sheriff’s Office

Sgt. Jami N. Barrow, Walton County Sheriff’s Office

Criminal Justice Instructional Coordinator Andrea N. Blalock, Florida Public Safety Institute

Sgt. Robert DiGonzalez, Tallahassee Police Department

Sgt. Eric Fisher, Port Orange Police Department

Sgt. Michael Fisher, Osceola County Corrections

Crime Lab Analyst Supervisor Nadine Flanagan, Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Sgt. Kevin Francis, Bay County Sheriff’s Office

Sgt. Rick Francis, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office

Lt. Herbert Frerking, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Sgt. Dennis J. Garvey, Sr., Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Detective Corporal George S. Gazdick, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office

Lt. Philip J. Glover, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Corporal Mark Kevin Goldsmith, Osceola County Corrections

Sgt. William Gosch, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office

Sgt. Tina M. Haddon, Tallahassee Police Department

Sgt. Kevin M. Hager, Haines City Police Department

Detective Corporal George Harrigan, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office

Advanced & Specialized Training Coordinator Gigi Hawthorne, Florida Public Safety Institute

Operations Management Consultant Manager Daniel Lee Herring, Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Sgt. Jeffrey A. Johnson, Clay County Sheriff’s Office

Sgt. Timothy J. Kelly, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Sgt. Kenneth Kelsch, Florida Highway Patrol

Sgt. Brandon Layne, Kissimmee Police Department

Sgt. Matthew D. Maikowski, Walton County Sheriff’s Office

Sgt. Patrick V. McCaulley, St. Augustine Police Department

Special Agent Supervisor Mark S. Mitchell, Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Senior Management Analyst Supervisor Alan Moses, Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Sgt. Thomas Murphy, Florida State University Police Department

Sgt. Richard S. Williams, Highlands County Sheriff’s Office

Sgt. Scotty Winfrey, FDLE Capitol Police

Sgt. Levere Worrell, Jr., Osceola County Corrections

 


 

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Priorities

FDLE is composed of five areas: Executive Direction and Business Support, Criminal Investigations and Forensic Science, Criminal Justice Information, Criminal Justice Professionalism and Florida Capitol Police. FDLE’s duties, responsibilities and procedures are mandated through Chapter 943, FS, and Chapter 11, FAC. To learn more about these areas, read our Statement of Agency Organization and Operation or visit our Open Government page.