Sheriff Welcomes New Members To BCSO

By  //  February 7, 2014

Ryan Futch promoted to corporal

As always I was extremely pleased by the level of support of the families and friends that were able to attend today's swear in as we welcomed new members into our own Brevard County Sheriff's Office family. (BCSO image)
As always I was extremely pleased by the level of support of the families and friends that were able to attend today’s swear in as we welcomed new members into our own Brevard County Sheriff’s Office family. (BCSO image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — Today I had the pleasure of welcoming 12 new members to our agency and assigning five existing members of our agency to new assignments and promotions. 

As always I was extremely pleased by the level of support of the families and friends that were able to attend today’s swear in as we welcomed new members into our own Brevard County Sheriff’s Office family.

Please join me in welcoming all the new members to our agency and congratulating those who received new assignments and promotions as the continue to advance their careers while doing what the love.

NEW HIRES

As always I was extremely pleased by the level of support of the families and friends that were able to attend today’s swear in as we welcomed new members into our own Brevard County Sheriff’s Office family. — Sheriff Wayne Ivey

• Shawn Hanigan – Deputy
• Cory Jackson – Deputy
• Roger MacCardle – Deputy
• Derek Willand – Deputy
• John Ramsey – Deputy
• Kenneth Herbst – Deputy
• Eric Thompson – Deputy
• Brandon Sellers – Deputy
• Sarah Castro – Desk Officer
• Michael Balak – PSA
• Jeanette Cortez – Court Records

NEW ASSIGNMENTS

• James McDonel – FTO
• Thomas Fiorito – FTO
• Sherry Pope – FTO
• Ryan Futch – Corporal
• Colin Kearns – Afent

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey

Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.

That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases.

Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today. The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.

Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.

Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.