Gov. Beshear, Department of Criminal Justice Training Announces 17 Graduates of Public Safety Dispatch Academy Class 143
On July 1, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that 17 dispatchers from across the state graduated from 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.
“Your mission is an important one,” Gov. Beshear said. “You are the lifeline to those who are experiencing the roughest moments of their lives. I am grateful you have chosen this honorable profession.”
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 143 received 164 hours of academy instruction to satisfy mandated training requirements over four 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.
“You have accomplished much during your stay at the academy,” DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek said. “The training you received here has laid a solid foundation for a satisfying career for many years to come. I wish you nothing but the best in your career.”
Class 143 graduates and their agencies are:
Anthony Baker
Gallatin County PSCC
Taylor K. Bell
University of Kentucky Police Department
Hayleigh Berry
Madisonville Police Department
Madison Bevarly
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Shyanne Marie Blankenship
Menifee County 911 Dispatch
Joshua Corey
Montgomery County 911
Hailey Elam
Paintsville/Johnson County 911
Cierra B. Faircloth
Barren/Metcalfe ECC
Tyra J. Lainhart
Campbell County Consolidated Dispatch
Deziray Neblett
Ohio County Sheriff’s Office
Tatyana Ogorodnik
Georgetown/Scott County 911
William Henry Parker III
Blue Grass Airport Department of Public Safety
Abigail Pugh
Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office
Darrell W. Rowlett
Carrollton Police Department
Sean Shelby
Knox County 911 Dispatch Center
Benjamin M. Turley
Boyd County PSCC 911
Justin Tyrone Yow
Paris/Bourbon County E-911
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 re-accreditation through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training in 2018.
