Charlotte

Born: Kearny, New Jersey, June 27, 1961
Spouse: Canda
Children: Two
Church: Faith Assembly of God

North Fort Myers High School; AA degree, criminal justice, Edison College; BS degree, business executive management, Hodges University; Master’s degree, business/public administration, Impac University; graduate, National FBI Academy, 225th Session; graduate of SPI/AOC class No. 109; graduate, National Sheriff’s Institute, 86th class; graduate, Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Chief Executive Seminar, 2005 

29 years in law enforcement; Fort Myers Police Department, 1987; Lee County Sheriffs Office, 17 years, to rank of Captain; appointed Sheriff of Charlotte County, 2003; Chief Deputy, Charlotte County until 2008; elected Sheriff, 2008

Instructor, SW Florida Criminal Justice Academy, and Regional Community Policing Institute; Criminal Justice Standards and Training State Driving Task force, three years; chairman, Drug Free Charlotte (the anti-drug coalition); board of directors, Southwest Florida Addiction Services, Charlotte County Children’s Service Council, FGCU Charlotte County Advisory Board, and the Charlotte Regional Hospital Advisory Committee appointed to the Florida Supreme Court Innocence Commission, 2010.