Gov. Beshear, Department of Criminal Justice Training Announces 19 Graduates of Public Safety Dispatch Academy Class 145
On October 7, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that 19 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.
“Thank you for answering the call of service,” Gov. Beshear said. “Your mission is an important one. As you are now the lifeline to those facing some of their darkest and scariest times Thank you for being a hero and the ears to Kentucky’s first responders.”
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 145 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.
“I am proud of your accomplishments while at the academy,” DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek said. “Your four weeks of training have laid a solid foundation for a rewarding career for years to come. I wish you the best of luck in your careers.”
Class 145 graduates and their agencies are:
Austin Adkins
Greenup County E-911
Joe Adkinson
Paris/Bourbon County E-911
Carissa R. Billings
Nelson County E-911
Jessica Cameron
Rockcastle County 911
Eddie Cannon
Butler County Dispatch E-911
Rebecca Jane Friend
Cynthiana/Harrison County E-911
Jonathan D. Giardina
Blue Grass Airport Department of Public Safety
Madyson Hoseclaw
Bluegrass 911 Central Communications
Anastasia Jhoslien
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Justine Kincaid
Oldham County Central Dispatch
Austin Nevitt
Georgetown Police Department
Heather Marie Puckett
Lexington Enhanced 911
Rosalee Faith Rowland
Whitley County Communications Center
Kendal Renee Seay
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Braxton Snedegar
Montgomery County 911
Ashley Ferris Spicer
Lexington Enhanced 911
Regina Dyan Stokes
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport AOC
Katelynn Elizabeth Tomlinson
Oak Grove Police Department
Kelsey L. Werrmann
Campbell County Dispatch
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.
