For Immediate Release
April 28, 2023
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute today announces the graduation of 42 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy, Class 53. These graduates serve in leadership roles representing 25 criminal justice agencies throughout the state.
The graduates met for four week-long sessions at the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Panama City, Florida. 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 examine 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.
For Further Information Contact:
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001
Florida Leadership Academy Class 53 Graduates:
George Anthony III
Lakeland Police Department
Danielle M. Bell
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Michael Brogdon
Bay County Sheriff’s Office
Melissa Bunn
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Joshua Burgess
Crestview Police Department
Richard Clark
Port Orange Police Department
Kyle Corbitt
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
James Cowan
Escambia County Road Prison
Zachary J. Cox
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Stanley Driscoll
Panama City Beach Police Department
Jerome Dukes
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
David Richard Finke
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
Fletcher Forte
Florida Department of Corrections
Timothy Frill
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office
Joshua R. Grace
Crestview Police Department
Austin Graham
Green Cove Springs Police Department
Adam F. Hall
Collier County Sheriff’s Office
Chawn Hall
Lakeland Police Department
Jared Hicks
Panama City Police Department
Sean N. Hill
Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
John Housman
Satellite Beach Police Department
Barry Irby
Escambia County Road Prison
Dana Shannon King
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
C. Jake Lucas
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
William Mabry
Escambia County Corrections
Shaun Maggard
Panama City Police Department
William McAlinden
Lynn Haven Police Department
Shayla Y. McNeil
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
Deborah A. Miller
Florida Department of Corrections
Joel Oquendo
Springfield Police Department
Dave Rasnick
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Tanya Rodriguez
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Chad W. Rowswell
Bay County Sheriff’s Office
Dana Leigh Russell
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Joshua Seigler
Panama City Police Department
Jonathan Soto
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
John Standland
Bay County Sheriff’s Office
Dante Tanfulla
Coconut Creek Police Department
Tyler Varner
Florida State University Police Department
Albert G. Wass de Czege
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Tammi Woodard
Tampa International Airport Police Department
Tom Young
Bay County Sheriff’s Office