FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2026
  
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute (FCJEI) announces the graduation of the 28th Senior Leadership Program Class at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The 33 graduates represent 27 criminal justice agencies from across the state.
  
The graduates participated in six week-long classes over a 10-month period, attending courses on topics such as Risk Management, Trust-Based Leadership, and Futures Forecasting as it relates to criminal justice.
  
The goal of the Senior Leadership Program is to prepare Florida’s criminal justice leadership for the challenging and changing demands of the future. Class participants 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.
  
In 1990, the Florida Legislature established the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute (FCJEI) to meet the need for an innovative and multifaceted approach to educating and training criminal justice professionals. The FCJEI is housed within the FDLE and is affiliated with the State University System.

Senior Leadership Program Class 28 Graduates: 

Gregory Algren      

Pinellas Park Police Department

William Andersen  

Orange County Corrections Department

William Craig          

Florida Highway Patrol

Chad Cutkomp      

Florida Department of Corrections

Frederick Dash      

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Peter Gaudion       

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.

Daniel Genrich      

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office

Michael Goodwin   

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.

David Graham       

Winter Park Police Department

Ashley Griffin        

Escambia County Corrections

Timothy Grimes     

Marion County Sheriff’s Office

Isuel Guzman        

Florida Department of Corrections

Corey Hale   

Tallahassee Police Department

Charles Hunt IV     

Ocala Police Department

William Nick Katsacos     

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Joshua Kushel      

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

Tabitha Lecuyer     

Walton County Sheriff’s Office

Ricardo Lopez       

St. Petersburg Police Department

Deanna Martinez   

Florida Highway Patrol

Gregory McSwain  

Florida State University Police Department

John Moten 

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Timothy Ritenour   

Sebring Police Department

James Rood 

Clay County Sheriff’s Office

Felicia Safford       

Leon County Sheriff’s Office

Roger Salmonsen  

Tallahassee Police Department

David Shanks Jr    

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office

Joshua Simmons   

Fernandina Beach Police Department

Clinton Smith        

Marion County Sheriff’s Office

Benjamin Sprague 

Altamonte Springs Police Department

David Wallace        

Polk County Sheriff’s Office

Corey Williams      

Florida Department of Lottery

Tronia Williams     

Leon County Sheriff’s Office

Joseph Wyland      

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

For Further Information Contact:

FDLE Office of Public Information

Info@fdle.state.fl.us