Putnam

Born: Buffalo, NY, October 17, 1965
Spouse: Susan

Children: One
Church: Baptist

Deerfield Beach High School; AS degree, Vincennes University; FDLE Chief Executive Seminar, 42nd Session; FBI Executive Development Seminar

United States Navy, served aboard aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk

Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy, 1988-1991; Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Patrol Deputy, 1991-1993; Narcotics Investigator, 1993; Property Crimes Investigator, 1994; Sergeant, School Resource Unit, 1995; Lieutenant, School Resource Unit, 1997-2005; Coordinator of School Safety and Security, Putnam County School District Police Department, 2005-2008; elected Sheriff of Putnam County, 2008

Meritorious Service Award, Broward County Sheriff’s Office; Life Saving Award, Broward County Sheriff’s Office; Deputy of the Year Award, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office,1992; district chairman, Boy Scouts of America; executive board of directors: Putnam Behavioral, Habitat for Humanity, and Putnam Chamber of Commerce; member, Florida Sheriffs Association, National Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, Palatka Kiwanis, Airborne Law Enforcement Association, Florida Gang Investigators Association, Palatka Kiwanis, Masonic Lodge #72, American Legion Post #293, Morocco Shrine Club, Loyal Order of the Moose, Men’s Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.