Twenty-six law enforcement officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Talbot, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties graduated in the 93rd entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (ESCJA) operated by Wor-Wic Community College at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
Graduation exercises, which were held in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, featured a commencement address by Amanda Leonard, Dorchester County State’s Attorney.
John C. Moses, director of criminal justice at Wor-Wic, Donald Rollyson Jr., associate director of the ESCJA, and Rob Dell’Erba, ESCJA coordinator, presided at the ceremony. Awards of certification and excellence were presented by agency representatives. Brandon West of the Berlin Police Department was the class speaker.
In addition to West, graduates included Candido Encarnacion De Aza, William Mitchell, Colin Renas and Marc Stewart of the Salisbury Police Department; Cameron Johnson, Julian Meza-Shockley, Jesse Pellegrin and Gabriel Travis of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office; Michael Arnold and Kyle Mann of the Ocean Pines Police Department; Ryan Barrett, Hayden Gable, Fernando Garcia and Olive Taylor of the Ocean City Police Department; Mitchell Adams, Chad Miller and Nicholas Smithhart of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office; Marleni Baltazar, Andrew Roberts and Joshua Turner of the Easton Police Department; Khadijah Ameen of the Federalsburg Police Department; Zachary Robinson and Jaden Rowan of the Caroline County Sheriff’s Department; Caitlyn Lane of the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office; and Sean Peterson of the Maryland Natural Resources Police.
WICOMICO GRADUATES. Wicomico County law enforcement officers who graduated in the 93rd entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown, in the front row, from left, Jesse Pellegrin and Gabriel Travis of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office; and Marc Stewart and Colin Renas of the Salisbury Police Department. In the back row, from left, are Julian Meza-Shockley and Cameron Johnson of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office; and Candido Encarnacion De Aza and William Mitchell of the Salisbury Police Department.
WORCESTER GRADUATES. Worcester County law enforcement officers who graduated in the 93rd entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown, in the front row, from left, Michael Arnold of the Ocean Pines Police Department; Brandon West of the Berlin Police Department; Chad Miller of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office; and Ryan Barrett and Fernando Garcia of the Ocean City Police Department. In the back row, from left, are Kyle Mann of the Ocean Pines Police Department; Nicholas Smithhart and Mitchell Adams of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office; and Olive Taylor and Hayden Gable of the Ocean City Police Department.
UPPER SHORE GRADUATES. Graduates from the Upper Shore who were part of the 93rd entrance-level law enforcement class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy operated by Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury are shown, in the front row, from left, Andrew Roberts, Joshua Turner and Marleni Baltazar of the Easton Police Department; and Caitlyn Lane of the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office. In the back row, from left, are Zachary Robinson and Jaden Rowan of the Caroline County Sheriff’s Department; Khadijah Ameen of the Federalsburg Police Department; and Sean Peterson of the Maryland Natural Resources Police.
