For Immediate Release
October 14, 2025
 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the graduation of 25 chief executives from the Chief Executive Seminar. The graduates, who represent criminal justice agencies from around the state, serve in leadership roles within their agencies.
 

The Chief Executive Seminar is designed to prepare Florida’s criminal justice leadership for the challenging demands of the future.
 

For three weeks, participants met in Tallahassee to engage in intensive coursework. Seminar topics included future trends, social media, stress management, succession planning, and Trust-Based Leadership to name a few.

Established by the Florida Legislature in 1990, the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, operates within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and is affiliated with the State University System. The institute was created to offer innovative, multi-disciplinary education and training for criminal justice professionals.

FDLE congratulates the new graduates of the Chief Executive Seminar – Class 58.
 
Graduates of Class 58

Chief Executive Seminar
 

Assistant Sheriff Benjamin Benedict

Leon County Sheriff’s Office

Major Rick Benton

Florida Highway Patrol

Chief of Staff Dustin Bonds

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Lt. Colonel Randy Bowlin

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Major Doug Bringmans

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office

Major Ellery Collado

Florida Highway Patrol 

Chief Jamie Cruse

Perry Police Department

Deputy Chief Jim Deleu

Mount Dora Police Department

Chief Rick Francis

Seminole County Sheriff’s Office

Assistant Sheriff Eric Garcia

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office

Chief Adam Geissenberger

Pinellas Park Police Department

Major Joshua Grace

Crestview Police Department

Executive Director Janet Hartman

Florida Public Safety Institute

Colonel Ray Johnson

Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office

Major Andrew Litzell

Florida Highway Patrol

Chief Sean McGovern

Tallahassee State College Police Department

Chief Vance Monroe Jr.

Winter Haven Police Department

Chief Stanley Murray

Eatonville Police Department

Deputy Chief Keith Neely

Orange County Corrections Department

Assistant Chief Brett Owen

Tampa Police Department

Chief Tom Roberson

Pensacola State College Police Department

Assistant Chief Glendon Robinson

Quincy Police Department

Chief Mark Schneider

Lake Placid Police Department

Chief Pedro Taylor

Florida City Police Department

Undersheriff Robert Willis

Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office

For Further Information Contact
FDLE Office of Public Information
Info@fdle.state.fl.us