Martin

Born: Nashville, TN, October 4, 1945
Spouse: Deborah
Children: Four
Church: Episcopal

Martin County High School; AA degree, Criminal Justice, Indian River Community College; BA degree, Criminal Justice, Florida Atlantic University; FBI National Academy, Quantico, VA, 107th Session; Senior Management Institute for Police, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Govt. and Boston College; numerous law enforcement training courses

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1963-1971

Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO): Dispatcher, 1965; Relief Jailer and Clerk, 1967; Security Guard, Grumman Aircraft, 1967; Stuart Police Department: Patrolman, 1968; First Detective, 1969; appointed Martin County Sheriff, 1972-1973; Chief of Security, St. Lucie nuclear power plant, 1973-1974; Chief Criminal Investigator, MCSO, 1974-1984; Chief Deputy/Undersheriff, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, 1985-1992; elected Martin County Sheriff, 1992; ran unopposed, 1996 and 2000, re-elected, 2004, 2008

Leatherneck Magazine “Dress Blues” award for performance in recruit training; Stuart/Jensen Beach Jaycees Outstanding Young Law Enforcement Officer Award, 1970; Stuart Civitan Award for Exemplary Citizenship, 1972; Outstanding Young Men in America, 1975; Who’s Who in U.S. Law Enforcement Leaders, 1990; Distinguished Leadership Award, National Association for Community Leadership, 1994; Gulfstream Council, Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen of the Year for 2004; received Drug Abuse Treatment Association’s “Changing Lives Award,” 2005; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Advocate for Women in Law Enforcement Leadership Award, 2008; School Resource Officer Agency of the Year Award, 2011; member, Florida Sheriffs Association: served as Chairman of the Board, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President and President; Board Member, Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches: served as Chairman; former Commissioner Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; Commission member, Florida’s Blueprint Commission on Juvenile Justice; charter member, Republican Council of 100 of Martin County; member: FBI National Academy Associates, International Police Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, and National Sheriffs’ Association; Master Mason, Past Master and 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason; former Commissioner and Chair of the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation; former member, Florida Juvenile Justice Advisory Board.

 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Address: 800 S.E. Monterey Rd., Stuart, 34994-4599
Phone: (772) 220-7000
Website: http://www.sheriff.martin.fl.us