The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the graduation today of 37 first-line supervisors from the 39th Florida Leadership Academy Class on August 18, 2017. These graduates serve in leadership roles representing 31 criminal justice agencies throughout the state.
The graduates met for four week-long sessions at the Gainesville Police Department in Gainesville, 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.
Below is a list of graduates from the 39th Florida Leadership Academy.
William Andersen
Orange County Corrections
Mark Barley
Santa Fe College Police Department
Donald Buie, Jr.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Christopher Cardwell
Gainesville Police Department
Jason David Cook
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Ronnie Daniels
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
Jacqueline Danzig
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Daniel Diaz
Daytona Beach Police Department
Benjamin Dunlap
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Casey Eades
Ocala Police Department
Robert Fanelli
Gainesville Police Department
Frank Fuentes
Coconut Creek Police Department
Tocarra Gainer
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
Amy Gamber
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
Cole Glaser
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office
Robert Hart, Jr.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Amy Hayes
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Michael Hurlocker
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
Frank Kinsey
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
John Konopka, Jr.
Florida Office of the Attorney General
Kimon Koungras
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Kenneth Lamb
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Javon Murphy
Florida Highway Patrol
Peter Osterrieder
University of Central Florida Police Department
Robin Patterson
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Billie Phillips III
Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety
Michael Rosa
Pasco County Sheriff’s Office
Kellie Smith
Florida Department of Corrections
Jennifer Taylor
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
Kevin Valade
Coconut Creek Police Department
Anthony Vizzini
Ocala Police Department
David Wallace
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Richard Warner
St. Augustine Police Department
James Wills
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
Kimberly Wise
Highlands County Sheriff’s Office
Marcia Wolford
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
Erik Zabik
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
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.