RICHARD E. PEREZ


Employment History:

1982 - Hired by Fort Lauderdale Police Department
1982 - Certified as Law Enforcement Officer
1990 - Promoted to Sergeant
1998 - Promoted to Captain

Appointment:

Chief of Police for the City of Wilton Manors Police
Police Department January 10, 2006.


Education:

FBI National Academy session 222 September 2005 Quantico
Virginia. Senior Management Institute for Police at Harvard
University Kennedy School of Government June 2003. Bachelor
of Public Administration degree Barry University 2003. Florida
Executive Development Course FBI 1998.

Commendations:

Seventeen (17) Departmental Commendations; Seventy (70) Public Commendations; and FOP Lodge 31 Member of the Year award 1990 and 2003.

Assignment within the Police Department:

Field Training Officer (FTO); Patrol Sergeant, S.P.U.; Beach Sergeant; Accreditation Manager; Operations Shift Commander; Captain in charge of Staff Support Division.

Public Offices Held:

Commissioner - Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission 1994 - 1998 (Appointed 1994 by Governor Lawton Chiles, Reappointed 1997 by Governor Lawton Chiles); Member FDLE CJS&T Subject Matter Experts Task Force 1997 to present; Chairman, National Fraternal Order of Police Health Care & Pension Committee 1997 - 1999; FOP Lodge 31 Executive Board Vice President 1986-1997; Chairman of Fort Lauderdale Police & Fire Retirement Board of Trustees 1992 to 2006; Member of Broward County Chiefs of Police Association Scholarship Committee and Joint Advisory Committee 2003 to present. Ethics and Values Instructor Broward Community College Public Safety Institute.

Military Service:

United States Air Force - Staff Sergeant - Security Police Division - Honorable Discharge - 1982.

Continuing Education:

2004- Executive Seminar for new Chiefs, Florida Police Chiefs Association; 2004 - Miami-Dade College Instructor Techniques Transition Course; 2002 - Florida State University Advanced Pension Funds; 1999 - Florida State University, Certified Public Pension Trustee; 1998 -The Southern Police Institute Internal Affairs Trends & Techniques; 1997 - Florida Police Accreditation Coalition Accreditation Manager Training; 1996 - BCC/CJII Instructor Techniques Course; 1991 - The Southern Police Institute Internal Affairs Investigations; 1990 - The Southern Police Institute Police Supervision; 1990 - Florida Internal University Center For Labor Advanced Arbitration;1990 - BCC/CJI Line Supervision 80 hour course.

Public Service:

Police Academy Instructor Broward Public Safety Institute. DARE Graduation Speaker; Coach for City of Sunrise Youth League - Baseball and Soccer; Board Member Broward County Chapter of MADD 1998 - 2000;

Personal:

Married to Shawn McGrew Perez; 3 children - Eric, Patrick and Jenna.


 

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Wilton Manors Police Department
524 NE 21 Court, Wilton Manors, Florida 33305