DOCJT Public Safety Dispatch Academy Class 128 Graduates

Twenty-two law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.

The graduates hail from communications centers across the state, and comprise DOCJT’s 128th telecommunications academy class, which first began in 1999.

The students graduating from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy represent the successful completion of a highly structured and comprehensive curriculum. The five weeks of training consisted of 205 hours of academy instruction to satisfy mandated training requirements.

Major training areas included 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.

This class included an exceptional 20 trainees of distinction and was awarded the title of Class of Distinction with an average total grade point average of 96.83 percent. To earn this recognition, a student must not fail any tested area, not receive any disciplinary action, earn an evaluation rating of acceptable in every observed category and score an average of 95 percent or higher on all academic tests. Students who achieve this distinction are given a special academy pin to wear on their uniforms.

Additionally, Ohio County Sheriff’s Dispatcher Kathy Davis received the academic achievement award. 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. DOCJT also provides in-service and leadership training for Kentucky public safety dispatchers and law enforcement officers.

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.

Class 128 graduates and their agencies are:

Sara Bibb
Madison County E-911
(Trainee of Distinction) 

Ashley N. Cains
Morehead Police Department
(Trainee of Distinction)

Megan Elizabeth Carver
Lewis County EMA-911
(Trainee of Distinction)

Amanda G. Comley
Jessamine County E-911
(Trainee of Distinction)

Noah E. Crigler
Boone County Public Safety Communication Center
(Trainee of Distinction)

Mesha Daniel
Winchester Police Department

Kathy R. Davis
Ohio County Sheriff’s Office
(Trainee of Distinction, Academic Achievement Award)

Brianna Lacey Geary
Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office
(Trainee of Distinction)

Andrew Grefer
Boone County Public Safety Communication Center
(Trainee of Distinction)

Brooklyn M. Hardison
Logan County Emergency Communication Center
(Trainee of Distinction)

Naman T. Helton
Rockcastle County 911

Travis Lovell
Boone County Public Safety Communication Center
(Trainee of Distinction)

Shea M. Martin
Marion Police Department
(Trainee of Distinction)

Haven McKenney
Jessamine County E-911
(Trainee of Distinction)

Mirzana Mujanovic
Bowling Green Police Department

Jared R. New
Madison County E-911
(Trainee of Distinction)

Jared Paul Schild
Boone County Public Safety Communication Center
(Trainee of Distinction)

Katie Liane Smith
Greenup County E-911
(Trainee of Distinction)

Megan Sundell
Bowling Green Police Department
(Trainee of Distinction)

Jansen Taylor Thomas
Winchester Police Department
(Trainee of Distinction)

Andrew K. Vaughan
Marshall County E-911
(Trainee of Distinction)

Adam L. Wilson
Winchester Police Department
(Trainee of Distinction)

Madeline J. Wilson
Cincinnati/N. KY Airport Police Dept.
(Trainee of Distinction)