Palm Beach

Born: West Palm Beach, FL, March 19, 1948 
Spouse: Dorothy

Children: Four
Church: Baptist

Lake Worth High School; BS degree, human resources management, with honors, Palm Beach Atlantic University; MS degree, administration, with honors, specialization in emergency management, Lynn University; Administrative Officers Course at the Southern Police Institute, University of Louisville

US Marine Corps

Total of 40 years in law enforcement; West Palm Beach Police Department – Road Patrol Officer, Detective Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Assistant Chief of Police, Chief of Police  1996; elected Sheriff of Palm Beach County, 2004; re-elected, 2008

Chairman, Florida Sheriff’s Emergency Task Force, region 7; member, chairman, Regional Domestic Security Task Force, Region 7; member, FBI’s Joint Terrorist Task Force Executive Board; Palm Beach County Chiefs of Police, Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission, Law Enforcement Planning Council, Police Executive Research Forum, Florida Sheriff’s Association; Who’s Who in Academic Excellence in America.