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North Business Council Meeting 11.24.20
Conversation with Robert A. Hardwick
Sheriff-Elect, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
Join the North Business Council of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. for a conversation with Rob Hardwick, Sheriff Elect for St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
Robert A. Hardwick was selected in November of 2012 as the 11th Chief of Police for the St. Augustine Beach Police Department. On January 7th of 2013 he assumed the duties and responsibilities for the agency after being sworn in by the five City Commissioners. He previously served as the Assistant Chief Investigator with the Office of the State Attorney 7th Judicial Circuit, which encompasses Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia Counties. At the State Attorney's Office, he supervised investigations over the four counties to include; homicide, police corruption, governor assignments and special prosecutions. During his approximate 26-year law enforcement career Chief Hardwick also worked at the St. Augustine Police Department, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Corrections.
As a veteran of the U.S. Army and Florida Army National Guard, Chief Hardwick has participated in multiple deployments to the Middle East in support of military operations. His deployments include as far back as Operation Desert Storm in 1990 with the 82nd Airborne Division and as recent as Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and 2004 with the 53rd Infantry Brigade supporting the 5th Special Forces Group. His most recent assignment was in the Florida Army National Guard as a Platoon Trainer (TAC) at the Camp Blanding Regional Training Institute's Office Candidate School (OCS). In 2018, after 25 years of active and national guard service, Chief Hardwick honorably retired.
Chief Hardwick has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Flagler College and a Master of Arts Degree from Barry University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session 247 and a graduate of the FBI's Florida Executive Development Seminar, Class 16. Chief Hardwick is also a graduate of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Chief Executive Seminar, Session 48.
In August of 2016 Governor Rick Scott appointed Chief Hardwick to the Criminal Justice and Standards Training Commission (CJSTC). He is the current Chair for the Officer Discipline Penalty Guidelines Task Force and Chair for the Florida League of Cities' Law Enforcement Advisory Panel, (LEAP). Chief Hardwick serves on the Region V Training Council and the St. Johns River State College Criminal Justice Academy Advisory Board. He serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Police Athletic League, the St. Johns County School's Academy of Law & Homeland Security and the School Advisory Board for the St. Joseph Academy Catholic High School. Chief Hardwick continues to volunteer as a local youth coach.
Chief Hardwick has been married to his wife for 28 years and they have two adult sons.
Robert A. Hardwick
Sheriff Elect
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
The mission of the North Business Council is to promote unity, educate, and provide a forum within the Chamber’s structure to discuss issues that affect all local area businesses. The Council will provide current information on local and state legislation and initiatives that have an economic impact on the areas that make up the North Business Council.Date and Time
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EST
Location
Zoom, upon registration link will be provided.
Fees/Admission
No charge to attend.
Contact Information
Future Members please contact Sam Ruiz
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