For Immediate Release

May 27, 2022

The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute (FCJEI) announces the graduation of the 24th class of the Senior Leadership Program at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today. The 29 graduates represent criminal justice agencies from across the state.

The goal of the Senior Leadership Program is to prepare Florida's criminal justice leadership for the challenging and changing demands of the future. Participants met for seven weeks over a 10-month period. They studied the trends and events that will challenge criminal justice professionals and the state in the new millennium and examined the leadership skills necessary to create and lead the changes that lie ahead.

The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute 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. The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute is house within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and is affiliated with the State University System.

For Further Information Contact:
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001

Graduates of Class 24

• Major Lisa Barnett
  Florida Highway Patrol
• Lieutenant David Bright
  Polk County Sheriff's Office
• Captain Rachel Bryant
  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Director Rico Cooper
  Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
• Chief of Investigations Thomas Cotchaleovitch
  Clay County Sheriff's Office
• Lieutenant George Creamer, Jr.
  Tallahassee Police Department
• Captain Danielle Davis
  Tallahassee Police Department
• Lieutenant Casey Eades
  Ocala Police Department
• Assistant Warden Bryant Goodwin
  Florida Department of Corrections
• Lieutenant Matthew Harrison
  Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
• Lieutenant Rocky Howard
  Hernando County Sheriff's Office
• Lieutenant Gabiel Lopez
  St. Petersburg Police Department
• Regional Director Thomas Magorrian
  Florida Department of Corrections
• Lieutenant Jeff Mahoney
  Tallahassee Police Department
• Lieutenant Chauncey Mason
  Nassau County Sheriff's Office
• Division Supervisor Janine Nixon
  Office of the State Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit
• Commander Marcos Ramirez
  Altamonte Springs Police Department
• Captain Mayra Rivera
  Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
• Lieutenant Ryan Robbins
  Marion County Sheriff's Office
• Lieutenant Allen Salter
  Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
• Lieutenant Niquinia Sherwood
  Osceola County Corrections Department
• Lieutenant Neslihan Suhi-Moore
  Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
• Captain Andy Valdes
  Miami-Dade Police Department
• Lieutenant William Valdivia
  Orange County Corrections Department
• Lieutenant Jason Velazco
  Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
• Assistant Chief John Verwey, II
  Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
• Lieutenant Mirtha Viton
  Miami-Dade Police Department
• Lieutenant Anthony Vizzini
  Ocala Police Department
• Lieutenant Gregory Washington, Jr.
  Florida State University Police Department