News Americas, MIAMI, Florida, Fri. May 24, 2013: A Caribbean-born national has been appointed as the Police Chief of the Miami Dade County School Board.
Major Ian A. Moffett, a Miami resident who was born in Georgetown, Guyana, was recently named to the post after serving in the City of Miami Police Department.
Moffett has a total of 24 years of law enforcement experience, having also served in the U.S. Army and was previously responsible for the Miami Police Department’s Training & Personnel Development Section. Major Moffett was also the Training Center Director for the Miami Police Training Center, which is comprised of a new police college.
He is currently a certified instructor and holds a specialty in firearms through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Major Moffett holds a Master’s of Science Degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelors of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Florida International University. He is also a graduate of the prestigious University of Louisville, Southern Police Institute Command Officers Development Course.
Major Moffett is also an online faculty instructor for the University of Phoenix and teaches Critical Incident Management and Concepts of Physical Facility Security and Personal Protection to graduate level students.