Peg Gant Honored by Cambridge Who's Who
Peg Gant received the Fort Pierce Business and Professional Woman of the Year Award in 1979

ORLANDO, FL, July 07, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Peg Gant, Executive Director of the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in her career.

Ms. Gant has served the public for 34 years. For the last five years, Ms. Gant has been the executive director of the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. Her day-to-day responsibilities include managing technical and operational support for over 164 public safety organizations in Florida striving for accreditation. Her staff is trained in standards compliance, the preparation of client agencies and assessment teams for triennial assessments, and the support of a 13-member commission.

Prior to her current position, Ms. Gant was a program manager for the International Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in Fairfax, Virginia for eight years. In 1976, Ms. Gant became a police officer at the Fort Pierce Police Department after distinguishing herself at the police academy, where she was elected class president and graduated with honors. She earned an Associate Degree from Tunxis Community College, located in Farmington, CT, and a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from Barry University, located in Miami, FL.

Ms. Gant serves on the Cultural Diversity Panel for the International Association of Chiefs of Police; she is a member of the Florida Sheriffs Association, the Florida Police Chiefs Association (where she serves on the Legislative Committee), the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police, and the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives. She is on the Board of Directors for The Public Safety Leadership Development Consortium/Police Futurists International. Having co-authored the book, "Does Your Government Measure Up?," printed by Syracuse University Press, Ms. Gant is currently collaborating on a book about women in law enforcement leadership, due to be published by the end of 2010.

For more information about Ms. Gant or the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc., visit http://www.flaccreditation.org.

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