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.

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.

Shirley Olson received her BA in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida in 1994 and her Master’s of Public Administration in 2000.  She began her career with the court system as a Deputy Clerk of Court in Seminole County.  She then was employed as Seminole County Probation Officer and managed a private probation agency in Volusia County for several years before assuming her position as Criminal Court Services Manager for the 7th Judicial Circuit in June 2005.  In this capacity Shirley works closely with the Court Administrator and judges assigned to a criminal division.  She is also responsible for the oversight of the Volusia County Pretrial Services program and the Court Interpreting, Court Reporting, and Digital Court Reporting departments for the circuit which comprises 4 counties.  She is a member of the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies and the Association of Pretrial Professionals of Florida.  She also participates in the Public Safety Coordinating Councils for the circuit, as well as the Probation Advisory Committee and Domestic Violence Committee.  She is currently completing the Certified Court Manager program through the National Center for State Courts and serves as the project manager for the Remote Court Interpreting project and the development and implementation of the Criminal Court Case Management system.

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.  

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.

Major Michael F. Page is a 40 year veteran of corrections and is dual certified in corrections and law enforcement.  Major Page brought an extensive work history in male and female adult prisons and community facilities in the Florida Department of Corrections for ten years before being appointed a Prison Inspector and Regional Supervisor for 19 years. As an Inspector and Regional Supervisor, he was responsible for conducting and overseeing criminal and internal affairs investigations, and inspections and management reviews of local and state level detention facilities in Florida. He retired from Pasco Sheriff's Office in 2007 after serving six years as the Detention Bureau Commander. His duties included overseeing the Detention Center Operations, Warrants Division, Courthouse Security and Bailiffs Division. Between 2007 and 2010, he continued his service with Pasco as a reserve law enforcement deputy, and as an ACA test certified auditor, Major Page conducted performance audits across the nation in local and state detention facilities, probation offices and parole boards to determine compliance with the National Standards as set by the American Correction Association.

In May 2010, Major Page was recruited back to full time employment with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, where he serves as the Judicial Services Bureau Commander, operating an 818 bed detention facility and overseeing the Warrants, Civil and Bailiff’s Sections, along with courthouse security and the transport units. In August of 2010, then Sheriff Nugent assumed operational control of the County Jail after 22 years of operation by a private vendor, and in less than 100 days, the transition was successfully completed.  With his extensive knowledge and experience in corrections and law enforcement he is a definite asset to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.

The Major is a Florida native who attended Leesburg High School in Leesburg, Florida.  He served in the United States Navy from 1970-1973.  He is an active member of the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency (FCCD) Chapter 30 and serves at the state level as the Executive Secretary for the Board of FCCD.
Under the direction of Major Page, the men and women of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center continue to build upon the pride and professionalism he has brought to our County.

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.

Liza is a Lee County native. She was born, raised and continues to call Lee County home.  Liza began serving the court system fresh out of high school.  Literally, she graduated on a Thursday and started working the following Monday!  Her career began with the Lee County Clerk of Court's office, Criminal Division.  Liza graduated from Edison Community College with an Associate of Arts, May 2000 with a major in Criminal Justice and from Florida Gulf Coast University in May 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and an emphasis in Forensic Psychology.  Liza has two children that keep her busy and she is looking forward to the next adventure of parenting!

In 1999, Liza was intrigued by a Court Investigator position with the Administrative Office of the Courts Court Investigations, which is now Pretrial Services and decided to pursue her next venture.  In 2004, Liza was promoted to Pretrial Services Manager. In 2007, Liza was promoted to Deputy Criminal Justice Director.  In 2012, Liza was promoted to Criminal Division Director.  The division is composed of the Lee County Pretrial Services Department, which is a 24/7 operation, and the Lee County Probation Department. 

Since 2007, Liza has served on the Association of Pretrial Professionals of Florida and is the current Southwest Regional Director.  In addition, Liza is an active member of NAPSA and FL PAC. In November 2007, Liza earned status as a Certified Court Manager through the National Center for State Courts. 

Under Liza’s leadership, the Lee County Pretrial Services Department gained accreditation in June of 2009 through the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission and earned re-accreditation in June of 2012. Lee County is one of only five agencies in the state to be accredited.

 In 2010, the department was awarded a no cost BJA grant which led to the complete implementation of a validated risk instrument. In February 2010, Liza was selected to attend the New Pretrial Executives training provided by the National Institute of Corrections. In October 2010, Liza was again selected by the National Institute of Corrections to attend “Assessing Local Pretrial Justice Functions”.

In 2011, the department was awarded with a NACO achievement award for the Criminal Case Management program.  In February 2012, Liza earned her certification as a Certified Pretrial Services Professional (CPSP) through the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies.

The Lee County Pretrial Services Department began as a program under the Administrative Office of the Courts, 20th Judicial Circuit, in 1988. Pretrial Services provides case management support to the 13 judges assigned to the criminal division in Lee County, along with the Chief Judge and Administrative Circuit Judge.  The mission of Pretrial Services is to provide comprehensive case management services to the Judiciary, from case inception to case disposition, via professional staff committed to the highest standards of excellence.

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.

Sheriff Tom Knight just began his second term as Sheriff of Sarasota County. Upon first taking office in 2009, Sheriff Knight commenced a comprehensive Management Review that led to the reorganization of the agency in a way that streamlined operations and recognized real cost savings.  Sheriff Knight then led the development of a Strategic Plan for the first time in the agency’s 88-year history, to chart the agency’s priorities in a very public way.

Sheriff Knight has maintained an essentially flat budget for the fifth year in a row, and returned $4.1 million to Sarasota County over the past four years. The Sheriff has improved technology and equipment for the agency, using forfeiture funds and grants to procure advanced resources. Sheriff Knight took on the prescription drug problem and metal thefts with innovative solutions and spearheaded new county ordinances to safeguard residents and businesses from the related crimes. Now, he is implementing “Intelligence 2 Action,” a program based on the intelligence-led policing philosophy that uses better data to target the biggest problems affecting the community, the places crimes occur, and people committing those crimes. Crime dropped 16% last year in Sarasota County; 21% since Sheriff Knight took office.

Sheriff Knight has lived in Florida since 1973 when his family moved to Sarasota County from western Pennsylvania. He graduated from Venice High School in 1981, attended Manatee Junior College and later transferred to Florida State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology in 1986.  He received his Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice from the University of South Florida in 2012. Sheriff Knight and his wife Tracy have two daughters and currently reside in Nokomis.