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Director Stephanie V. Daniels (Appointed)

Miami

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Organizational Leadership, St. Thomas University; Master of Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University; Completed the Florida Executive Development Seminar and International Association of Chiefs of Police Women’s Leadership Institute; graduate of the Administrative Officers Management Program and the Florida International University’s Chapmanville Leadership Training Program

Career

Miami-Dade Police Department, 1992; Appointed to Assistant Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, 2016; Appointed to Deputy Director by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (becoming the first woman to serve in this role), 2022; Appointed MDPD Director by Mayor Levine Cava, 2023

Honors and Affiliations 

Director Daniels and her family manage a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors; President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives - South Florida Chapter; Board member of the Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc; Active member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police, Progressive Officers Club, National Black Police Association, and the Police Benevolent Association.