Prince William County Government: Police Department Recognizes Member Promotions

Press release from Prince William County Government:

Friday, 01 Oct 2021

Prince William County, VA… On Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, Police Chief Peter Newsham recognized several members during a long-awaited promotion ceremony. Due to health and safety considerations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Police Department refrained from hosting previous promotion ceremonies, the last being held in August 2019. Over the course of that time, the agency has promoted 87 sworn members and professional staff, all of whom were given the opportunity to be recognized by department leadership, their peers, and loved ones at today’s ceremony. In total, 35 members participated in the ceremony held at the County Complex, Sean T. Connaughton Plaza in Woodbridge. The Police Department takes great pride in supporting our members who have progressed in their career and congratulate them on their achievements.

The Police Department would like to recognize the below sworn members and professional staff who were promoted after August 2019:

Captain

Promoted to the rank of Police Captain: David Bassett (2021), David Burghart (2021), Ruben Castilla (2021), Thomas Garrity (2019), Neil Miller (2020), Joe Robinson (2020), David Smith (2021) and Eileen Welsh (2019).

Lieutenant

Promoted to the rank of Police Lieutenant: Scott Biggar (2021), Carl Carter (2019), Bradford Cavender (2021), Michael Day (2019), Eric Garza (2020), Michael Headrick (2020), Michael Hustwayte (2020), Jerry Mackling (2021), Jimmy Pearce (2021), Christopher Rice (2021), James Robertson (2019), Michael Sullivan (2020), Joseph Westerman (2020) and Feliciano Wilson (2021).

First Sergeant

Promoted to the rank of Police First Sergeant: Jon Coombs (2021), Marshall Daniel (2020), Nicole DelVecchio (2020), Samuel Dixon (2021), Dimas Fragosa (2021), Brandon Haas (2020), Darren Hadro (2021), Heather Harris (2020), Kenneth Jenkins (2021), Dennis Jensen (2021), Donanthony King (2019), Jason Kohl (2021), Whitney Lanier (2020), Katherine Lewis (2019), Richard McConnaughey (2019), Matthew McCormick (2021), Christopher Moore (2021), Leandro Pena (2020), Jonathan Perok (2019), Jesse Rollinger (2021) and Ryan Whaley (2020).

Sergeant

Promoted to the rank of Police Sergeant: John Burk (2020), Ramona Fontenot (2021), Eric Garecht (2020), Mario Giordani (2021), Travis Hardman (2021), Kenneth Hansen (2021), Jesse Hempen (2019), Brandon Hunt (2019), Benjamin Infanti (2019), Jennifer Ingraham (2021), Daniel Kelling (2020), Matthew Lyon (2021), Juan Marquez (2020), Brian McCleese (2021), Garry Mendoza (2021), James Miller (2021), Melvin Negron (2020), Ian Oakes (2020), Michael Scarsella (2019), Mark Search (2020), Matthew Solenberger (2020), Richard Toke (2021), Nicholas Waymire (2021), Amon Weaver (2021) and Luis Zamora (2021).

Professional Staff

Promoted within our Professional Staff: Elizabeth Andrade (2020), Patricia Clary (2020), and Brenda Powers (2020) to Administrative Coordinator; Cristina Dizon (2021) and Natalie Helms (2020) to Fiscal Specialist; Joanne Fearnow (2021) and Walter Valladares (2021) to Public Safety Specialist; Meagan Kidwell (2019) to Chief Animal Control Officer; Benjamin Lambert (2019) and Scott Williamson (2019) to Animal Control Field Supervisor; Ryan Olson (2019) to Assistant Fleet Manager; Candace Reid-Sheets (2020) to Senior Education and Outreach Instructor; Jessica Salazar (2021) to Senior Public Safety Analyst; Jennifer Twombley (2021) to Administrative Specialist; Daisy Victoria (2019) to Public Safety Technician; Kevin Vincent (2019) to Administrative Technician and Michelle Wheeler (2021) to Senior Crossing Guard Coordinator.

The Police Department is committed to a diverse workforce and encourages all interested applicants to contact the Prince William County Police Personnel Bureau at (703) 792-6580 or visit the Department’s recruiting website at joinpwcpd.org.

This press release was produced by Prince William County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.