Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Manager Joanne Homer Retires After 29 Years of Service
By WAYNE IVEY, BREVARD SHERIFF // August 2, 2017
Joanne was hired on October 5, 1980
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – This past Thursday, we wished a very happy retirement to longtime Brevard County Sheriff’s Office family member, Manager Joanne Homer.
Joanne has enjoyed an incredible career with our agency and leaves behind a legacy of professionalism and valued public service.
Joanne was hired on October 5, 1980, by former Sheriff Rollin Zimmerman and was assigned as a Communications Officer.
During her 29 years with the agency, Joanne was assigned to several different units and positions to include Clerk Analyst and Investigative Technician before her promotion to Warrants Manager in 2006.
Between 1984 and 2001, Joanne took a brief hiatus from the Sheriff’s Office to work as a proud member of the Space Center before returning home to BCSO to ultimately lead the Judicial Process Unit.
Throughout her career Joanne has received numerous letters of Commendation for exceptional service to our citizens and commitment to our agency.
Joanne who is well known for her infectious smile and “can do” attitude will be dearly missed!!
Please join me in congratulating Joanne for her incredible efforts and commitment to our agency and citizens and also in wishing her a very relaxing, fun and well-deserved retirement! We wish Joanne the absolute best in the next chapter of her life and greatly appreciate her dedication!
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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.
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.
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.
