Gov. Beshear, Department of Criminal Justice Training Announce 17 Graduates of the Public Safety Dispatch Academy Class 139
On December 10, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that 17 dispatchers from across the state graduated the Public Safety Dispatch Academy, and are now ready to begin answering the call to provide assistance and assurance to both citizens and law enforcement officers of the commonwealth.
“Thank you for stepping up and joining Team Kentucky as part of a profession that is being asked to do more now than ever. Today you become, not only a dispatcher, but the essential lifeline for the entire commonwealth,” said Gov. Beshear.
Dispatch basic training is mandatory for any sworn or civilian employee who will dispatch law enforcement officers by radio at a Criminal Justice Information Systems agency. Graduates of the academy have successful completed a highly structured and comprehensive curriculum to satisfy mandated training requirements. The graduates of Class 139 received 164 hours of academy instruction to satisfy mandated training requirements over 4 weeks. Major training areas include identifying the role and responsibilities of the dispatcher, correct phone and radio procedures, handling emergency and non-emergency calls for service, emergency medical dispatch protocols and use of the state and national criminal databases.
“Remember the words of your instructors and all you have learned as you guide many individuals through the worst days of their life,” said DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek. “I am proud of the men and women who stand before us today as graduates of DOCJT’s Public Safety Dispatch Academy.”
Class 139 graduates and their agencies are:
Marilyn L. Belcher
Pendleton County E-911
Rayann P. Bowling
Montgomery County 911
Trainee of Distinction
Fiona Branham
Calloway County Sheriff’s Office
Melissa Diane Calvert
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Angelic Crook
Madisonville Police Department
Trainee of Distinction
Grace M. Disponett
Frankfort/Franklin County 911
Coordinator’s Award
Haley K. Dunn
Eastern Kentucky University Police Department
Shayla B. Durham
Frankfort/Franklin County 911
Johnathan D. Grimes
Jessamine County E-911
Trinity Hayes
Marion-Crittenden Counties E-911
Abigail Herald
Frankfort/Franklin County 911
Jason Ray Horn Jr.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Francesa Lynn Humphrey
McLean County Sheriff’s Office
Emilee Anne Jones
City of Paducah 911
Trainee of Distinction
Thomas Anthony Mims
Jessamine County E-911
Trainee of Distinction
Academic Achievement Award
Traci Nichole Norman
Madisonville Police Department
Nichole T. Williams
Barren-Metcalfe Counties Emergency Communications Center
About the Department of Criminal Justice Training
DOCJT is a state agency located on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus. The agency is the first in the nation to be accredited under the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies’ public safety training program designation. DOCJT also earned accreditation through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training in 2013.
