For Immediate Release
April 11, 2025
 
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Today, the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute (FCJEI) announces the graduation of 45 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy, Class 59. These graduates serve in leadership roles representing 34 criminal justice agencies throughout the state.
 
The graduates participated in four week-long training sessions at the FDLE Pensacola Regional Operations Center. There, 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 FCJEI, 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.
 
Florida Leadership Academy Class 59 Graduates:
 
Justin Ackerman
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
 
Isaiah Alonso
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
 
Christopher Black
Florida State University Police Department
 
Justin M. Blount
Nassau County Sheriff's Office
 
Anthony Calasso
Panama City Police Department
 
Nickolas Churill
Pensacola State College Police Department
 
Jack Coppenger
Florida Department of Corrections

Kurtis Corbett
Broward Sheriff’s Office
 
Travis Donzarro
Florida Highway Patrol
 
Christopher Faircloth
Clay County Sheriff's Office
 
James Ferguson
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
 
J.P. Ferrell
Bay County Sheriff’s Office
 
Jeremy Fisher
Walton County Sheriff’s Office
 
Brittney Foster
Putnam County Sheriff's Office
 
Peter Gallion
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
 
Beth Goff
Gulf Breeze Police Department
 
Joshua Hamilton
Crestview Police Department
 
Cornelia Harris
Indian River County Sheriff's Office
 
Melissa Harris
Pensacola Police Department
 
Ralph Hunnefeld
New Smyrna Beach Police Department
 
Ryan Jaycocks
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
 
Matthew Kelly
Panama City Police Department
 
Heather Kinnard
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
 
Nicholas Korade
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
 
Kasey McKee
Walton County Sheriff Office
 
Wade McKeeby
Panama City Beach Police Department
 
Marivel Meister
Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
 
Chelsea Miller
Milton Police Department
 
Lawrence Misita
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
 
Timothy Ogletree
Marion County Sheriff's Office
 
Kenneth Parker
Florida Gaming Control Commission
 
John Pettis
State Attorney’s Office, 14th Judicial Circuit
 
Jason Rarey
Gainesville Police Department
 
Brent Roberts
Bay County Sheriff's Office
 
David Rodriguez
Ocala Police Department
 
Jon Sawyer
Escambia County Corrections Department
 
Melissa Seifert
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
 
Clayton Smith
Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
 
Britney Sturgeon
Pensacola Police Department
 
Michael J. Tingle
Crestview Police Department
 
Leon Traska
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
 
Joseph Trimboli
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
 
Ricky Turner
Gulf Breeze Police Department
 
Brian J. Wallace
Jacksonville Beach Police Department
 
J. Mark Zagar
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
 
 
For Further Information Contact:
Info@fdle.state.fl.us