OPERATION ONE VOICE FOUNDER

Name: William F. Stevens (Bill)

Family: Bill and his lovely wife, Jamie have two and a half children. Their twenty-two year old daughter, Bridgett, eleven year old son, Cody and the faithful family and police dog, Reggie, that is S.A.R. certified.

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: 27 years experience in the Public Safety with Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Service: 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: 16 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.

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