Sheriff Ivey Welcomes New Members To BCSO
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // June 1, 2014
FOUR new members, EIGHT new roles
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — Today I had the pleasure of welcoming four new members to our agency, promoting and reassigning 8 members to new roles within the agency.
It is so amazing to welcome new members and to see the joy on their faces as well as to watch current members grow and achieve their goals.
I would like to thank everyone who attended the swear in to support their family members and friends and would like to congratulate everyone who was honored at the ceremony today.
NEW HIRES:
• Nicole Hall – Communications Officer
• Amber Jones – Inmate Info Clerk
• Kathreen West – Inmate Info Clerk
• Dana Shabaneh – Analyst
NEW ASSIGNMENTS:
• Jonathan Amick – FTO
• Meghan Cornett – FTO
• Aziz Ghawi – FTO
• Frankie Mays, Jr. – FTO
• Daniel McMahon – FTO
• Carmen Minthorn – FTO
• Aimee Slater – FTO
• David Bowes – Agent
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.
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.
