Tommy was born and raised in Nassau County. He attended and graduated from Fernandina Beach High School. He currently resides in Fernandina Beach with his wife Elizabeth Bunch Seagraves. They have three daughters Heather, Tiffany and Ashlee. Prior to moving to Fernandina Tommy and his family resided in King's Ferry (Hilliard). Tommy serves on the Board of Directors of Micah's Place (a shelter for victims of domestic violence). He is an active member of Springhill Baptist Church where he serves as a Sunday School Teacher to 4th grade children.

Tommy is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy. He also served in the United States Air Force Reserve and received an Honorable Discharge. He is a graduate of the Northeast Florida Criminal Justice Center where he earned his Certification in Corrections. Tommy earned his Basic Law Enforcement Certification through Lake City Community College. He has received training through the Florida Sheriff's Association for Collective Bargaining, Legislative Issues, Jail Management and other Sheriff's Office Operational procedures. He earned a Certificate of Criminal Justice Education through the University of Virginia with numerous Department of Justice Training curriculum courses. In addition, Tommy has attended 2000 plus hours of career enhancement courses. He has also had numerous Law Enforcement Management training courses.

Tommy has served the citizens of Nassau County for the past 21 years as an employee of the Sheriff's Office. He held the rank of Colonel and served as Under-Sheriff for three years. His leadership provided direction over every division of the Sheriff's Office. His previous assignment also included, Narcotics Commander and Marine Unit Supervisor. Previously, he was the Major of Corrections (Jail Administration), Lieutenant of Patrol, Sergeant of Criminal Investigations, Sergeant of D.A.R.E. and School Resource Officer. Tommy has also been a S.W.A.T. Team member, a K-9 Officer and Neighborhood Watch Officer.

Tommy has been selected "Officer of the Year" by the Fernandina Beach Optimist Club. He has received a "Good Citizen of the Year Award" from the Nassau County Volunteer Center and has been recognized as "Volunteer of the Month" by the Fernandina Beach News Leader.

Sheriff T.L "Tommy" Seagraves was officially sworn into the office as Sheriff of Nassau County at 0001 hours on January 4th 2005 during a ceremony that took place at the Nassau County Courthouse.

Gary S. Borders was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush in November 2006, as the Sheriff of Lake County. Sheriff Borders has spent his 27 year career in the field of law enforcement, to include the Corrections aspect as well. Prior to joining the Lake County Sheriff's Office in 1989, he was employed by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, where he was selected as the Assistant Jail Administrator at the young age
of 24. 

Sheriff Borders is very humbled by the confidence Lake County citizens have displayed in his ability to effectively and efficiently oversee this 755 member agency. Since his appointment, the Sheriff’s Office has received its Certificate of Accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, created a Street Crimes Unit as well as a Cyber Crimes Unit, and initiated the Sexual Offender Watch Program. The Sheriff was also the driving force in the Office’s partnership with Help Them Call Home.org, an organization that collects used cell phones in exchange for calling cards for Military Personnel to call home to their loved ones. 

The Sheriff spends a great deal of time in the community which enables him to partner with the citizens to ensure a safe and secure community for all. Under Sheriff Borders’ leadership, the dedicated men and women of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office work diligently to best serve the citizens of our great community.

Colonel Craig Aldrich with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is a native Floridian, who was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida and later migrated to Clay County where he initially began his law enforcement career.  He is married to Vickie and together they have twin boys, Ethan and Noah.

During his career, Colonel Aldrich has had the unique opportunity to be employed and work various assignments within state, county and municipal law enforcement entities.  He spent several of his early years with the Green Cove Springs Police Department serving the residents of that relatively small town community as a police officer.  He later became employed with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office serving the residents of Clay County as a deputy sheriff.  Shortly thereafter, he received an appointment as a State Attorney Investigator for the 4th Judicial Circuit, where he investigated and supervised criminal and civil events occurring in the tri-county circuit.  In 2005, he returned to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and has since supervised all of the agency’s major bureaus to include Operations, Administration and was the Detention Bureau’s Jail Administrator.  In November 2010 he was promoted to the agency’s Chief of Staff /Undersheriff position.  In this position, he is the Sheriff’s principal command staff officer responsible for directing, coordinating, supervising, and training the staff, as well acts on behalf of the Sheriff in his absence.  

Colonel Aldrich graduated from Wolfson Senior High School and holds an Associate of Science degree from St. Johns River Community College and a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University.  He also has a Master of Arts degree in Management and Leadership from Webster University.  He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s – Executive Development Seminar, the Southern Police Institutes – Executive Leadership Development program, and is a 2009 Chamber of Commerce – Leadership Clay graduate.  He is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, National Academy, Session #221.

Colonel Aldrich is very involved and highly visible in the community, serving in various capacities.  He takes a very proactive role in organizational training and views education as the key to success.   And in 2010, he was elected as the president of the Northeast Florida Law Enforcement Executives Association.  He remains an ardent supporter of the accreditation process and is currently a Commissioner on the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission.  He believes that accreditation is the key mechanism for implementing  those “best practices” which are often needed to help keep law enforcement agencies operating with the highest level of professionalism.  During his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, exercising and adjunct instructing at one of our local community colleges.  

The Jail Administrator of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Jail Complex is Commander Susan M. Jeter, who has over 22 years of experience in Correction Operations.

In 1986, Commander Jeter began her career in Corrections with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office after leaving the US Army as a Combat Medic. She worked her way up through the ranks to Jail Administrator, overseeing 470 administrators, managers, supervisors and line staff with a current inmate population over 1,800. Other areas of her job experience include SWAT Medic, Correction Response Team Commander, and Accreditation.

Commander Jeter recently supervised the design and construction of direct supervision housing units to include four tents and a Medical/Mental Health Housing Unit valued at $18 million. Utilizing inmate labor during the construction process proved to be a significant cost savings to taxpayers.

Her involvement in community initiatives has played an important part of her life. Some of these programs, which she serves or has served, include Police Athletic League Board of Directors, Florida Assessment Community Treatment Advisory Council, and Mental Health and Community Solutions Board.

Commander Jeter was appointed as a Commissioner for FCAC in February, 2008.

Commissioner David W. Diggs has devoted his life to leading and serving others. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and joined the US Army as soon as he possibly could, retiring after 21 years of service. His US Army career perfectly prepared him for his next career – Corrections. In the US Army Airborne, he jumped from perfectly good planes which taught him to manage fear, trust the process, and always land on his feet. In the US Army, he taught electronics and now uses technology to manage cost, improve safety and increase accountability. His final assignment in the US Army was as a Medical Consultant. He uses his medical experience to effectively manage correctional health care cost and attain re-accreditation from National Commission Correctional Health Care in 2009.

Commissioner Diggs earned his Bachelor of Science Sociology degree from William Carey College and continued his graduate studies in Social Work at Western Kentucky University, as well as graduate studies in Public Administration at Florida State University. He is a Certified Jail Manager, Certified Jail Inspector, and has completed Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Senior Leadership Program and Chief Executive Seminar.

He has devoted the past 26 years to the field of corrections. Commissioner Diggs began at Florida Department of Correction Probation, advanced his career at Orange County Corrections and is now serving proudly at Seminole County Sheriff’s Office as Director of Seminole County Jail. When Commissioner Diggs began his tenure at Seminole County Jail he recognized the potential that we could not see in ourselves and has lead us to uncommon success. Currently, Commissioner Diggs is leading our transition to Direct Supervision and our $34 million expansion is nearing completion. He has shared with us his servant leadership philosophy and provided a holistic vision that exceeds our agency’s mission, “To enhance the quality of life by reducing crime and the fear of crime throughout Seminole County”. Commissioner Diggs continuously focuses our efforts to be a catalyst for positive change in our inmate population. He recognizes that modifying behavior makes the community safer and lessens the need for law enforcement intervention.

Commissioner Diggs not only leads the Seminole County Jail but is very active in serving to promote and shape the Corrections industry as a whole. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Florida Crimeline Program, is a member of the Florida Sheriff’s Association Corrections Advisory Committee, is a member of Seminole State College Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, and is a past Chairman and past President of the United Safety Council (formerly Florida Safety Council).  In addition, Commissioner Diggs is a member of the American Correctional Association, the American Jail Association, Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Associates, and a past President of the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency.  In addition to serving as a commissioner for the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission, he was appointed by Governor Crist to serve as a Commissioner on Florida Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission in April 2009.

Commissioner David W. Diggs’ service to Country and Community continues to inspire a shared vision, provide vibrant leadership, and encourage the heart.

Timothy P. Ryan was born in Oakland, California June 20, 1948 and grew up in the community of Pleasant Hill (about 30 miles east of Oakland). He attended local public schools and graduated from college at the University of California in Berkeley in 1970.

Within a month from graduation, he became a Deputy Sheriff for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office where Oakland was the largest city. For twenty-eight years, he served the Sheriff's Office rising through the ranks from Deputy to Sergeant (1974) to Lieutenant (1979) to Captain (1986) to Commander (1989). Although he had experience in patrol, courts, and county records, nearly all of his time was spent in the Alameda County Jails where for his last 10 years he reported to the Sheriff, on this, then "12th" largest system in America.

On February 2, 1998, Tim Ryan was selected as the 7th Chief of Correction for the Santa Clara County Department of Correction in San Jose, California; a system not under the Sheriff, but rather under the County Board of Supervisors (Commissioners). At the time, this was the 14th largest system with a 1,200 staff compliment (800 correctional officers), and nearly 5,000 inmates. He served in this role for four years leaving in March of 2003.

On March 25, 2002, Tim Ryan was appointed Chief of Corrections by Orange County, Florida, Mayor Richard T. Crotty. Chief Ryan had overall administrative responsibility for nearly 4,200 inmates in custody and 7,000 in community-based programs. The Orange County Corrections Department runs the 4th largest jail in Florida and the 18th largest in the nation, employs 1,735 individuals, has an operating budget of $135 million, and serves 22 law enforcement agencies.

To prepare for an increase in the number of inmates, the department recently constructed a model four-story intake and release facility, which includes short-term housing, a medical and mental health specialty unit, and courtroom facilities. The new facility opened in July, 2006.

On November 9, 2006, he was confirmed by the Miami-Dade Florida, Board of County Commissioners as Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He began service on December 4, 2006, for this, 6th largest jail system in America, leading 2,695 staff including over 1,900 certified correctional officers.

To contact Director Timothy P. Ryan, please call 786-263-6010.

The Director of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Detention, is Major F. Patrick Tighe, who has over 29 years of experience in Corrections Operations.

In 1980 Major Tighe began his career with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections before relocating to Florida where he has spent the last 25 years.  Prior to coming to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office in 2002, he worked for the Broward Sheriff’s Office.  At that agency, he started as a Detention Deputy, eventually working his way to Lieutenant Colonel-Director overseeing 1,930 administrators, managers, supervisors and line staff and an inmate population over 4,700.  This included working in Central Intake, Inspections and Accreditation, and other functions.

His experience with Broward Sheriff’s Office involved design and construction of a $29 million direct supervision detention facility.  This has proved useful at the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, where Major Tighe was involved in the planning and construction of a major addition to the St. Lucie County Detention Center. 

Major Tighe is very involved with the community-based programs to aid in improving the quality of life for jail inmates.  Some of the programs are for substance abuse, mental health, religious programs and education.  He works on many issues along with the County Commission, Public Defender, Judges, State Attorneys, Religious Leaders and Mental Health facilities to continuously improve the processes in the care, custody, and control of those who are incarcerated.  Major Tighe is currently working on the Community Re-Entry Program which assists persons released from jail with transitional housing, counseling, jobs and mentorship. 

Through the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, Major Tighe currently holds certificates of compliance for both Police Officer, since 1986 and Correction Officer, since 1982. Major Tighe is a member of the American Jail Association, American Correctional Association, the National Institute of Corrections Large Jail Network, and Florida Sheriff’s Association, Legislative Issue Task Force.   He has served as a commissioner on the Florida Corrections Accreditation since 2007. 

Since Major Tighe’s career began, he has had many opportunities and challenges which assisted him to arrive where he is today. 

Major E. Keith Neely joined the Broward Sheriff's Office in August 1987 as a detention deputy and has worked and supervised in Mental Health, Booking, Classification, Transportation, and the Compliance Unit where he was responsible for overseeing the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures, accreditation process, reports, medical and accountability programs. He has also served as an investigator and supervisor in the Division of Internal Affairs.

Major Neely holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Barry University and is a graduate of the 2001 Executive Leadership Program, 2004 Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, 2005 Southern Police Institute and is a Certified Jail Manager through the America Jail Association. He is currently assigned to the Department of Detention, South Operations, overseeing the Main Jail Facility, Booking and Release and Classification.

Jeff Kilpatrick joined FCAC as a commissioner in January 2007 with expansion of Pretrial Services into the accreditation arena.

Jeff spent 21 years in the U.S. Coast Guard as a Special Agent.  As a Coast Guard Special Agent, Jeff conducted internal and external criminal investigations involving active duty and reserve Coast Guardsmen, civilian employees and military dependants as well as Executive Protect Service Operations.  While in the U.S. Coast Guard, Jeff was stationed in Boston, Miami, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles/Long Beach, San Francisco and Petaluma, CA.  After retiring from the U.S. Coast Guard in 1998, Jeff started his second career with the Alachua County Department of Court Services where he is currently the Pretrial Services Supervisor.  Jeff’s primary responsibilities include the supervision of the staff responsible for supervising defendants on Pretrial release, defendants released to Mental Health Court and defendants released on Electronic Monitoring.

Jeff is the current President of the Association of Pretrial Professionals of Florida (APPF), a position he has held since 2002.  In addition to APPF, Jeff is also an active member of the National Association of Pretrial Service Agencies (NAPSA) and Florida Association of Community Corrections (FCAC).

Jeff has a Bachelor of Science degree in the Administration of Criminal Justice from California State University Long Beach and a Master in Business Administration degree from California Coast University.

Susan Burdette graduated with a B.A. in Criminal Justice in 1977 from Florida Technological University (now the University of Central Florida).   Following a career start as one of only a few women in the Security Department at Walt Disney World, she joined the staff of Orange County Corrections in 1979.  She has been employed with Orange County Corrections for 28 years, serving as a Pretrial Diversion officer, a Pretrial Diversion supervisor and Probation supervisor.  Currently she is the supervisor of Orange County Pretrial Services.  She is a past Chapter President of the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency (FCCD) and a past recipient of the Louie L. Wainwright Award.  She is currently a member of several professional organizations, including the FCCD, the Association of Pretrial Professionals of Florida (APPF), the Florida Association of Community Corrections (FACC) and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA).    Over the past few years she has been instrumental in the expansion of Orange County Correction’s Pretrial Services Unit into a 24/7 operation vital to the operation of the in-jail first appearance process, which included a move into the new Booking and Release Center.  

Sheriff Bob Peryam has spent the past 27 years dedicating his time, energy and leadership to Monroe County and the Florida Keys.

Starting as a Road Patrol Deputy in the Upper Keys he quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the most decorated members of the Sheriff’s Office. After working Road Patrol he was selected for the elite Special Traffic Enforcement Unit which operates county-wide. He was later promoted to Sergeant in the Middle Keys where he supervised the men and women operating day and night patrols of the Marathon area. Bob was then promoted to Commander of the Lower Keys District.

During this same period he was asked to command the Operations Bureau of the Sheriff’s Office and held that position until he took over as the District Commander of the Marathon Sheriff’s Station and became the Chief of Police for the City of Marathon. Bob held that distinction until being sworn in as Sheriff in January of 2009.

Sheriff Peryam was selected twice to work as a supervisor for the Olympic Games. In 1996 he supervised security activities in the Olympic Village at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. In 2002 he traveled to Salt Lake City to supervise law enforcement patrol activities at the Winter Olympic Games. Prior to his very successful law enforcement career with the Sheriff’s Office, he was a Police Officer in Michigan.

Sheriff Peryam graduated from Hancock Central High School in Hancock, Michigan. He attended the Northern Michigan University Police Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from The Union Institute and a Master’s of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute Command Officer’s Development Course. He is also a Alumni member of Leadership Monroe County and Leadership Florida, a state run leadership program. Additionally he has attended thousands of hours of training in other police related courses.

Sheriff Peryam has always been very active in the communities he serves and has been on several boards of directors and involved with several civic organizations. He is a current board member of the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission; Board of Directors for Fishermen’s Hospital and Keys Energy Services. He also sits on the Substance Abuse Policy Advisory Board and is the Vice Chairman of South Florida HIDTA. He has also served as a board member for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Pace Center for Girls, and the Salvation Army. He is an active member and past president of the Marathon Rotary Club; an active member and a Past Master of the Marathon Masonic Lodge and a member of the Shriner’s Club of Marathon, the Scottish Rite of Key West, Toyz for Keyz Kidz of Monroe County. He has also been a Chairperson of the Toys for Tots in Monroe County for fifteen years. He is a regular participant in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.

He has been voted Person of the Year by the Salvation Army Board of Directors in 1999. He received the Outstanding Service and Dedication of the Community Award by the Marathon Rotary Club for 2001-2002; the Outstanding Community Service Award from the American Legion in 2002 and was the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in 1982.

Bob is married to Cindy Peryam, also a Deputy Sheriff for Monroe County. He has four children and six grandchildren. Bob is looking forward to the possibilities and challenges that the future holds for all of the citizens of Monroe County and the beautiful Florida Keys.

Tony G. Cameron was born in Valdosta, Georgia on July 9, 1953. Education - Public schools, Suwannee County; AA degree, North Florida Junior College; Criminal Justice Standards Training Council, North Florida Junior College; BA degree, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, Chief Executive Seminar. Spouse - Melissa, Children - Three, Church - Baptist, Military - Sergeant, U.S. Army, nine years, Career - Deputy Sheriff, Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office, 13 years; Dean of Students, Suwannee High School, seven years; elected Sheriff of Suwannee County, 2004; re-elected, 2008, Honors and Affiliations - US Army Achievement Medal for Meritorious Service; Outstanding Contributions in Drug Law Enforcement, US Drug Enforcement Administration; honored for heroism by Suwannee and Lafayette County Sheriffs’ Offices; chairman of the board, Suwannee County Police Athletic League; president, Live Oak Kiwanis Club; director, Emergency Management for Suwannee County.