CANDIDATE BIO
Background:
Home: Halifax Drive in Port Orange (specific address withheld, wife is a corrections officer)
Family: Married, two grown children, and a dog, a cat, and a bird.
Born: New York, New York
Education:
Graduate: 133rd class FBI National Academy - Quantico, Virginia
Ph.D. University of Illinois, Specialized in Criminology ( All University Fellow)
M. A. University of Illinois
B. A. Niagara University (magna cum laude)
Employment:
University of Central Florida, Criminal Justice Regional Coordinator and Instructor, 1999-Present
Chief of Police, City of Port Orange, 1986-1999.
Commissioner of Central Police Services, Eire County (Buffalo), New York 1984 - 1986
Chief Deputy for Operations, Erie County Sheriffs Department, 1977-1984
State University of New York at Buffalo, Assistant Professor, 1969-1977
Earlier employment included: Chicago Police Department under LEAA grant; varied research and computer assignments for the University of Illinois; a number of teaching assignments and security work at local beaches.
Grants and Grant Administration:
Involved in securing and administrating numerous grants, including:
Training Russian Police in Democratic Policing, U.S. Department of State
Universal Hiring Program, U.S. Department of Justice
Victim Assistance Program, Florida Attorney General’s Office.
Also served a grant reviewer, to cite a few:
National Institute of Justice, Panel Grant Reviews
National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Panel on Grants for Safe School Technologies.
National Institute of Justice Standard Review, Proposal on Agency Uses of Overtime.
National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. Panel review of Proposals for innovative practices in community policing.
National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. Panel reviewed Grants on Innovative Efforts for Drug Control.
Additional Teaching/Training Experience:
Have been active in teaching/training for the U.S. Department of Justice and the International Association of Chiefs of Police; served as adjunct faculty at Daytona State College, Niagara University, Cornell School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Daemon College, and Canisus College.
Consultant & Other Activities:
Have been involved in over 30 management studies for a wide array of agencies ( New Orleans Police Department, Rockefeller Foundation, Cleveland Clinic, National Park Service, City of Cleveland, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Recording Industry Association of America, Anchorage, Alaska).
Publications & Professional Affiliations:
Have a number of publications and papers on law enforcement related topics, information systems, and environmental law enforcement. Have been active in the Academy of Criminal Justice Services, served on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Florida Police Chiefs Association, and President of the Volusia County Police Chiefs Association. Served a Chair of the Law Enforcement Information Management Section.
Community Involvement:
- Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce (1990 – 1998)
Office held: Board of Directors (1990-1992; 1996-1998)
- Volusia /Flagler Safety Council (1987 – 1994)
Office held: Board of Directors (1989-1991)
- Halifax Hospital Associates (1994-2002)
Office held: Board of Directors, (1996 – 2001) Secretary (1997 – 1999); President (1999-2001)
- Port Orange/South Daytona Rotary (1993 – 1999)
- First Step, (1992 – 2002)
Office held: Secretary (1994 – 2002)
- Volusia/Flagler Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (1994-1996)
- Florida Department of Children and Families (formerly HRS) District Board - Nomination Committee (1994-1999)
- Florida Department of Juvenile Justice - Regional Board (1996-1999)
- President, Halifax/Riverside Homeowners Association, (2006- present)
- University of Central Florida, Chair, Regional Faculty Consortium (2007 – present)
- Daytona State College, member Institution Review Panel (2010).