For Immediate Release
August 9, 2019
WILDWOOD, Fla. -- The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the graduation of 40 first-line supervisors today from the Florida Leadership Academy, Class 45. These graduates, representing 24 criminal justice agencies throughout the state, serve in leadership roles within their agency.
The graduates met for four weeklong sessions at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in Wildwood, 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:
Gretl Plessinger, Jessica Cary or Jeremy Burns
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001
Florida Leadership Academy Class 45 Graduates:
Scott A. Baker Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
Tracy Bontrager Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Jermaine Boone Clay County Sheriff's Office
Michael T. Castaing Jr. St. Augustine Police Department
Chad Cave Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
David Clark Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Cody Cochran Volusia County Sheriff's Office
Dustin T. Cosson Walton County Sheriff's Office
Clayton Crosby Bay County Sheriff's Office
Crystal Foley Seminole County Sheriff's Office
Gregory Gaver Jr. Port Orange Police Department
Dennis J. Hurst Escambia County Corrections
David Ireland Edgewood Police Department
Jeremiah Jones Marion County Sheriff's Office
Jonathan LaBelle Citrus County Sheriff's Office
Tashadra Lankford Clearwater Police Department
Logan Long Clearwater Police Department
Zachary Long DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
Matthew McLane Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Cody Monroe Orange Park Police Department
Jeff Morgan Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Richard E. Nelson Marion County Sheriff's Office
Marcus O'Sullivan Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Tom Piaget Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Ross Porter Highlands County Sheriff's Office
Deborah Reasoner Clermont Police Department
Jose Rivera Boynton Beach Police Department
Ivan Sam Orange County Corrections Department
Kevin J. Shea Leon County Sheriff's Office
Kevin Simmons Alachua County Sheriff's Office
Kaal Somppi Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
LaMarcus Stainton Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
James Streeter Collier County Sheriff's Office
Jason Strickland Citrus County Sheriff's Office
Christopher Thibodeau Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Eric Thoresen Marion County Sheriff's Office
Naomii Tye Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Thomas Van Trees Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Felipe Williams Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Neil J. Wilson Sarasota County Sheriff's Office