南校友被任命为阿拉巴马州公共安全主任

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发布于2023年4月3日

兰斯克劳福德

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Col. Jonathan Archer said a call to serve led him to 十大彩票网投平台. The mentorship of a faculty member laid the foundation for a career in police administration.

Last month, Archer reached the highest levels in state policing when he was named 阿拉巴马州公共安全主任.

“Throughout his years with ALEA,” said Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Hal 泰勒,”上校. Archer has proven his unwavering commitment and dedication to public 不仅是为了这个机构，也是为了所有阿拉巴马人. 基于他已被证实的工作 ethic and successful track record, I am extremely confident in his leadership abilities 以及他对部门的愿景.”

The Department of Public Safety is comprised of nearly 1,000 personnel with divisions including Driver License, Highway Patrol and Marine Patrol, along with a training center.

“When I enrolled at 十大彩票网投平台, I originally thought my career path would be directed towards the juvenile justice or corrections path,” he said. “However, once I completed my core classes and moved into my major classes, I became 对警察的世界更感兴趣.”

Archer worked 40-hour weeks while attending the University, taking classes at night 星期六，如果可能的话. 他获得了学士学位 刑事司法 in 2000 and credits the support of 南’s faculty at that time for helping him finish.

“Dr. Timothy O’Shea had a huge impact on my career, as he was always welcoming to provide his insight from not only an academic point of view, but as well from their 实际经验，”阿切尔说. 他不会接受不合格的回应 促使我成为一个更好的学生.”

奥谢说服阿切尔去追求他的梦想 公共管理硕士他于2002年完成了该项目. 他也是联邦调查局国家学院的毕业生. 

Archer’s career in law enforcement began in 2005, when he joined the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Marine Police Division and was assigned to the 鲍德温县/橙滩搜救队. 

At the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Archer has served in a variety of capacities including Marine Patrol training coordinator, Law Enforcement Special Response Unit commander, and commander of both the central and southern districts of the Marine 巡逻部门.

Archer also previously served as chief of the Driver License Division, where he led his staff through the demanding challenges of COVID-19 to continuously provide public services and safely serve a record number of citizens via email, telephone and online. 

In 2022, Archer led the division through upgrades in technology and driver license processes to replace a system that had been in place for nearly two decades.

In nearly 20 years in law enforcement, Archer continues to finish a charge he was 当他完成硕士学位的时候.  

“Dr. 奥谢向我总结了一下，”阿切尔解释说. “他说我解开了一半的谜题 解决了. 现在走出去，去体验吧，没有人能阻止你.”

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