PANAMA CITY, Florida — The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the Aug. 12 graduation of 35 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy.
These graduates serve in leadership roles representing 20 criminal justice agencies throughout the state
They met for four week-long sessions at the Gulf Coast State College, Public Safety Division in Panama City. 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 be an efficient leader.
Graduates are:
●Kevin Kirkpatrick, Brian Parkton and Neslihan Suhi-Moore, Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
●Raynard Robinson and Brian Shorette, Escambia County Sheriff's Office
●Jennifer Fannin and Luke Hall, Walton County Sheriff's Office
●Jon Hoover, Alachua County Sheriff's Office
●Jose Marquez, Bay County Airport Police Department
●Billy Byrd, Jason Daffin, David Ward and Jamie Young, Bay County Sheriff's Office
●Nathan Vore, Clay County Sheriff's Office
●Thomas Barron, Florida Department of Financial Services
●Michael Kennedy and Troy Roper, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
●Kathryn Sullivan, Florida Office of the Attorney General
●David Thomasee, Gulf Coast State College
●Darryl Smith, Hernando County Sheriff's Office
●Karen Nusbaum and Jason Smith, Lynn Haven Police Department
●Michael Brewer, Billy Carstarphen, Christopher Edmundson and Melanie Law, Panama City Police Department
●Alyson Henry and Linda Willett, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
●Thomas McCroan, Amanda Shanahan and Russell Voyles III, Springfield Police Department
●Brian Frasca, St. Augustine Police Department
●Kenneth Hill III, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
●Edward Miller, Tarpon Springs Police Department
●Charles Williams, Washington County Sheriff's Office
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