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PEG GANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Commission for
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Ms. Gant began her law enforcement career in 1974 at the Fort Pierce (FL) Police Department when she was hired as a jail matron/police dispatcher. She was hired as the third woman police officer for that department and attended the Indian River Regional Police Academy. At the academy, she distinguished herself by being elected President of Class #17, and graduating with honors.
Ms. Gant worked as a police officer and was also an adjunct instructor at the Indian River Police Academy. In 1979 she was hired by the St. Lucie County (FL) Sheriff’s Office as an investigator. Ms. Gant was honored in 1979 by being selected as the Ft. Pierce Business and Professional Woman of the year.
In 1995, Ms. Gant began working with the Martin County (FL) Sheriff’s Office. She was promoted to Accreditation Manager and also served as Staff Inspector, Grants Manager/Writer, Research and Planner. She was elected to the Executive Board of FLA-PAC.
In 1998, after a national search, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA©) hired Ms. Gant as a Program Manager. Her responsibilities included supporting Public Safety agencies in the US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean; supporting six Police Accreditation Coalitions (PACs), developing and delivering training at each CALEA conference, and serving on several Task Forces for Standards and Program development.
In December of 2005, after a national search, Ms. Gant was selected as the new Executive Director for the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. Ms. Gant is a graduate of FDLE’s Chief Executive Class #40; a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and serves on the IACP Diversity Coordinating Panel. She is also a member of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police, the Florida Police Chiefs’ Association and the Florida Sheriffs’ Association. Ms Gant is a member of the international Public Safety Leadership Consortium and co-founder of the Women’s Leadership Committee. She has been a member of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives since 1993. Ms. Gant received an Associate Degree from Tunxis Community College in Farmington, Connecticut and an undergraduate degree from Barry University, Miami, Florida. |
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