Sheriff’s Office Holds Swear-In Ceremony
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // December 29, 2015
BCSO welcomed 19 new employees
This past week the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office held a Swear In ceremony where we welcomed 19 new employees, 15 employees received new assignments, and 30 employees were promoted.
Our Swear-In Ceremonies are always humbling as we see all of the love and support by the family members and friends who come to watch them as they start their new career, or achieve new goals in the profession of law enforcement.
I would like to congratulate everyone who was honored this week and also thank everyone who came to show their support for their family members and friends.
Sheriff Wayne Ivey
NEW HIRES
Michael Tarr, Communications Officer; Dana Morales-Cotto, Communications Officer; Kayla Hanson,Animal Enforcement Officer; Brittani Davis Animal Care Tech; Kristen Heath Animal Care Tech; Michael Toscano, Public Service Aide; Neill Brooks, Public Service Aide; Vanessa Williams, Inmate Info; Carolyn Deveau, Corrections; Phillip McKinley, Corrections Jail; Gaston Robin, Maritime Security; Ashley Dinkheller, Security Comm.; Shawn Mitchell, Corrections; Jarrett Bisbee, Corrections; Melody Postlewait, Corrections; Brian Adams, Corrections; Joshua Sears, Deputy Sheriff; Zachary Ferreira, Deputy Sheriff; Joseph Santos, Deputy Sheriff; Jeffrey Jarvis, Reserve Deputy
NEW ASSIGNMENTS
Chelsea Holliday, FTOWP Training; Stuart Center, FTOWP Training; Justin Hope, FTOWP Training; Andrew Salazar, FTOWP Training; Brian Otto, FTO; Kimberly Hall, FTO; Benjamin Smith, FTO; Angela Weber, FTO; Thomas Garrity, Corporal; Bradley Chapman, Corporal; George Drumm, Corporal; Robert Gauthier, Corporal; Gary Nichols, Corporal; Blake Underhill, Agent; Jonathan Amick, Agent
PROMOTIONS
Alexandra Cedeno, Mental Health Programs Asst.; Michael Balak, Deputy Sheriff; Benjamin Brown, Deputy Sheriff; Bethany Dowding, Deputy Sheriff; DaShawn Edward, Deputy Sheriff; Lance Jackson, Deputy Sheriff; Felicia LeBron, Deputy Sheriff; Michael Loucel, Deputy Sheriff; Benjamin Nemeth, Deputy Sheriff; Braeden Nevue, Deputy Sheriff; Nathaniel Rowell, Deputy Sheriff; Christopher Streiff, Deputy Sheriff; Jonathon Lopez, Corrections Deputy; Daniel Foster, Corrections Deputy; Hector Perez, Corrections Deputy; John Follari, Corrections Deputy; Latravious Campbell, Corrections Deputy; Jose Rodriguez, Corrections Deputy; Timothy Wallschlager, Corrections Deputy; Justin Williams, Corrections Deputy; Kiara Brown, Corrections Deputy; Kristine Davis, Corrections Deputy; Sharhonda Haynes, Corrections Deputy; Tiera McKenzie, Corrections Deputy; Eric Smith, Dual Sworn; Heather Thomas, Dual Sworn; Alonzo King, Dual Sworn; Tony Winford, Dual Sworn; William Pujol, Dual Sworn; Xavier McCormack, Dual Sworn
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.
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.
