Hellebrand Elected FBI Academy Representative

By  //  July 30, 2013

Port Canaveral Chief of Police Recognized

Sheriff_Wayne_Ivey
Chief Joe Hellebrand, center, is congratulated by Doug Waller, Chief Deputy of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, left, and Sheriff Wayne Ivey, right. Chief Joe Hellebrand will now serve on the national executive board ascending in order to become the FBI National Academy Associates International President in 2021. (BCSO image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — Please join me in congratulating Port Canaveral Chief of Police Joe Hellebrand who was elected this morning as the Section 3 Representative for the FBI National Academy Associates National Board at this morning’s conference in Orlando, Florida. 

Chief Joe Hellebrand
Chief Joe Hellebrand

Chief Hellebrand has been a long time member of the FBI National Academy Associates and will now serve on the national executive board ascending in order to become the FBI National Academy Associates International President in 2021.

Chief Hellebrand currently serves as the President for the Brevard County Chiefs of Police Association and will do a great job in his newly elected position on the National Board.

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.