For Immediate Release
April 8, 2022
 
CRESTVIEW, Fla. – The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the graduation of 34 first-line supervisors today from the Florida Leadership Academy, Class 50. These graduates serve in leadership roles representing 21 criminal justice agencies throughout the state.
 
The graduates met for four week-long sessions at the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in Crestview, 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 50 Graduates:
 

Scott T. Angulo	Tallahassee Police Department
Shawnesci Skye Barber	Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Luke Blackburn	Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Todd Boger	St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office
Merle Douglas Burkhart	Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Timothy Cardinal	Edgewood Police Department
Justin Castro	Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office
Christopher Collins	St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office
Jennifer Sanderson Davis	Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Alex D. JuDon	Miami Gardens Police Department
Peter Kamau	Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Anthony J. Kelly	Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
Mac MacCargar	Florida Department of Corrections
Jarrod T. Molnar	Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Jason Moore	Florida Highway Patrol
William Noonan	Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
Mattison Prowant	Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Sterling Eslinger	Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
Branden J. Findley	Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
Katherine Gomez	Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Ashley N. Griffin	Escambia County Corrections
Michael J. Guy	Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Katelin Lee Hallford	Escambia County Corrections
William Hallford	Escambia County Corrections
Roy Hay	Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Chase Horne	Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Byron C. Rawles	Crestview Police Department
Cody N. Ray	Florida Department of Corrections
Danielle Rubio	Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Christopher M. Shuman	Bay County Sheriff’s Office
Michael Tolson	Bradenton Police Department
E. Jared Turner	Bay County Sheriff’s Office
Jason A. Velazquez	Collier County Sheriff’s Office
Douglas Watts	Marion County Sheriff’s Office