Sheriff Wayne Ivey Welcomes 10 New Members To Agency
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // November 7, 2014
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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of welcoming 10 new members to our agency and promoting one of our existing members to the rank of Corporal.
I am always proud to welcome new members to our agency and to swear-in each of them in front of their families, friends, and new co-workers.
I would like to congratulate everyone who was sworn in and promoted at today’s ceremony and thank everyone who attended as well.
New Hires:
• Anthony McDonough – Animal Care Tech
• Cayla Schoener – Animal Care Tech
• Madisyn Nusl – Animal Care Tech
• Kymberly Shepko – Animal Care Tech
• Bernadette Kenny – Animal Care Tech
• Meaghan Mulcahy – Animal Care Tech
• William Norris – Animal Enforcement Officer
• Wendy McKee – Veterinary Tech
• Michael Bishop – Communications Officer
• Sharhonda Haynes – Inmate Info Clerk
New Assignment:
• Vicki Sumlin – Corporal
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.
