Waller’s Management, Initiative Earn Recognition
By Space Coast Daily // June 8, 2012
Exemplary Leader
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – He prefers to work behind the scenes, but people do notice the work that Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Commander Doug Waller performs for the community on a daily basis.
To recognize his efforts, Waller has been named the 2012 Brevard County Manager of the Year by the Florida Space Coast Council.
The annual award is designed to publicize the positive impact that leadership, integrity, and management skills can have on organizations and the community.

Nominations are solicited from throughout Brevard County from organizations not affiliated with the Florida Space Coast Council.
Doug Waller is the Criminal Investigations Division Commander and has been employed with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office for the past 25 years.
Innovative Approaches
Commander Waller is well known for developing innovative approaches to proactively targeting crime trends in our community. He has been instrumental in the implementation of such innovative programs as the Sexual Offender Registration and Tracking Unit (SORT) and co-creator of the “GAMEOVER” (Gang And Major Epidemic Of Violence Enforcement Response) Task Force.
Investigative Agents under his command have also been selected to receive the “Law Enforcement Agents of the Year Award” from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Dedication, Vision To Improve Public Safety
His aggressive goals have led to the solving of multiple cold case homicides and he is credited with many other success stories as a result of his dedication and vision to improve the safety of everyone in Brevard County.

“Doug is one of those very special people that prefer to stay behind the scenes and push credit to everyone else,” Brevard County Sheriff Jack Parker said in a news release.
“Driven is the best word I can think of to describe him. He has an absolute passion to get the worst of the worst out of our communities and get justice for victims and prevent people from being victimized. No one is more deserving of this prestigious award than Doug Waller. It has been an honor to have him as a part of this incredible team.”
Top Agents
Investigative Agents under his command have also been selected to receive the “Law Enforcement Agents of the Year Award” from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
His aggressive goals have led to the solving of multiple cold case homicides and he is credited with many other success stories as a result of his dedication and vision to improve the safety of everyone in Brevard County.
“Doug is one of those very special people that prefer to stay behind the scenes and push credit to everyone else,” Brevard County Sheriff Jack Parker said in a news release.
“Driven is the best word I can think of to describe him. He has an absolute passion to get the worst of the worst out of our communities and get justice for victims and prevent people from being victimized. No one is more deserving of this prestigious award than Doug Waller. It has been an honor to have him as a part of this incredible team.”