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Release Date/Time: 11/09/2016 4:00 PM
Incident: Local Deputy graduates from University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute
Date/ Time: November, 4, 2016 12:00 PM Location: University of Louisville, Southern Police Institute, 2303 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY

Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone is pleased to announce that Chief Deputy Brandon Medina of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office successfully completed and graduated from the 136th session of the Southern Police Institute’s Administrative Officers Course in Louisville, Ky. last week.

According to the University of Louisville website, the Administrative Officers Course is a twelve week (480 hour) in-residence, accredited college level educational program. The course curriculum is designed to develop informed, effective, ethically and technically competent law enforcement managers who are capable of assuming positions of leadership in their respective agencies. This comprehensive development program provides instruction in law enforcement issues, diagnostic problem solving, and administrative law. The varied methods of instruction used by the faculty permit participants to engage their individual creativity and initiative through the analytical examination of issues and problems faced by contemporary law enforcement executives. This course is required as a prerequisite for appointment to the position of police chief by many government jurisdictions throughout the United States. Numerous graduates of the Administrative Officers Course are among today's law enforcement leaders directing agencies throughout the United States and abroad.

Chief Deputy Brandon Medina was recognized for his achievement at the formal ceremony at the University of Louisville on Thursday, November 3, 2016. Prior to the Administrative Officer’s Course, Chief Deputy Brandon Medina also graduated from American Military University with a Master’s Degree in Management with a concentration in Human Resources in May 2016. Chief Deputy Brandon Medina has also completed the North Carolina State University’s Administrative Officers Management Program (AOMP) in 2013.

“This is a great honor for a member of our Sheriff’s Office to complete a Master’s Degree and complete the Administrative Officers Course in such a short amount of time,” Sheriff Keith Stone said.

Chief Deputy Medina currently serves as the Chief Deputy for the Nash County Sheriff’s Office. He has been a member of the Nash County Sheriff’s Office since 2014 and previously started his law enforcement career as a patrolman for the Rocky Mount Police Department in April 2001.

“Chief Deputy Medina made a huge personal sacrifice when he committed to attending the Administrative Officers Course. Attendees are separated from their families and friends for 12 weeks, leaving loved ones at home to manage the day to day operations,” Sheriff Keith Stone stated.

“The course was a great opportunity to see and learn how 35 other law enforcement agencies across the United States are addressing the same issues we are facing in Nash County and surrounding areas. I’ve seen that we as an agency are ahead in some instances in ensuring the quality of life of our citizens is our top priority,” Chief Deputy Brandon Medina said.