OUR FOUNDER - WILLIAM F. STEVENS(BILL)

Name: William F. Stevens (Bill)

Family: Bill and his lovely wife, Jaime have two children. Daughter Bidgett, son Cody.

Occupation: Duluth Police Department
Community Oriented Policing Services Division
Division Commander – Lieutenant

Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Division – Operations
Station Officer - Lieutenant

Experience:
Fire Service: Retired March 30, 2006. Fire Service Specialty Teams: Underwater Rescue Team Team/shift Lieutenant (5 yrs.), Hazardous Materials Team/shift Lieutenant (3 yrs), Swiftwater Rescue Team/shift Lieutenant-plank owner (6 yrs.). Battalion Command Specialist – Lieutenant (3 yrs.).

Law Enforcement: 18 plus years experience

Fulton County Sheriff’s Reserve: (1989-1993). Lieutenant – Command Division, SERT Team and Dive Team.

Duluth Police Department: Reserve Division: (1993-1996) Reserve Officer of the Year 1995. Duluth Police COPS Division (1997 – Present: full-time) Director of Community Policing (1997- 2003) Division Commander-Lieutenant (2004-Present). Mountain Bike Team, Unified Command Response Team, Gwinnett County Gang Task Forces, GEAR / Youth Alcohol Reduction, Team GA, Gwinnett County Injury Prevention, TEAM GA member Gwinnett Bar Association –Police Officer of the Year.  Gwinnett Chamber 2006: Public Saftey Officer of the Year, American Legion 2006: Georgia Police Officer of the Year, American Legion 2005: Runner Up National Police Officer of the Year, Gwinnett Chamber 2007: Medal of Merit.

Community Involvement:

Operation Drive Smart: teen safe driving program: 2000 (Designed and developed statewide program)

Georgia Teen Safe Driving Program: 2000 (Designed and developed statewide program: Partnership with Chick fil-A)

Operation One Voice: 2002

Duluth Kiwanis Club

Grace Fellowship Church: Snellville, GA

Duluth Rotary Club