Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Holds Swear-In Ceremony, 15 New Employees
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // January 26, 2016
welcomed 15 new employees
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – This past week the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office held a Swear In ceremony where we welcomed 15 new employees, 10 employees received new assignments, and 4 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 or corrections.
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.
New Hires:
• Victoria Spinning, Crew Supervisor
• Capricia Thompson, Animal Enforcement Officer
• Mark Warner, Emergency Ops Liaison Officer
• Brittany Bodnick, Mental Health Intern
• Erin Nurse, Mental Health Intern
• Ashley Wong, Security Communications Specialist
• Violetta Yazlovskaya, Communications Officer
• Elizabeth Padilla, Corrections Technician
• Dr. Robert Edwards, Veterinarian
• Veronica Brito, Registration Specialist
• Joshua Hardy, Public Service Aid
• Lilia Godina, Corrections Deputy
• Phillip McKinley, Corrections Deputy
• Joseph Spinelli, Deputy Sheriff
• Christopher Little, Deputy Sheriff
New Assignments/Promotions:
• Cory Jackson, FTO
• Robert Fischer, FTO
• Anthony Gonnelly, FTO
• Chris Cardinal, Corporal
• Evan Cawthon, Corporal
• Michael Davenport, Corrections Corporal
• Lawrence Manley, Corrections Corporal
• Kyle Scott, Agent
• Lee Balparda, Agent
• James Kirby, Agent
• Christopher Martinez, Corrections Sergeant
• Jason Brimm, Corrections Sergeant
• Richard Otranto, Corrections Sergeant
• Sean Fontaine, Corrections Sergeant
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.
