Sheriff Michael A. Adkinson, Jr. (R)
DeFuniak Springs
Education
Walton High School; BS degree, criminology, Florida State University; master’s degree, criminal justice administration, St. Leo University; Florida Department of Law Enforcement Chief Executive Seminar, Class 40, 2005; National Sheriffs’ Institute, 2011; Rural Executive Management Institute, Class
26; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Seminar.
Career
State Probation and Parole; Tallahassee Police Department; Chief of Police, DeFuniak Springs Police; elected Sheriff of Walton County, 2008; re-elected in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Honors and Affiliations
Past-President, Florida Sheriffs Association; Van R. Butler Hospitality Award, Man of the Year, 2011; Man of the Year, Northwest Florida Coast Florida Public Relation Association, 2010; Humanitarian Award, Tallahassee Police Department, 2005; Board of Directors, National Sheriff’s Association.
