Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Sheriff Geoff Dean is pleased to announce the graduation of the Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center’s Academy Class #2012-2. The graduation ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, California. The guest speaker for the graduation ceremony will be Julia Brownley, the United States Representative for California’s 26th Congressional District.

The recruits have completed 23 weeks of instruction provided through the combined efforts of local law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice entities. The intense training and education prepares these officers for the responsibilities of serving their communities.

Please see below for the names of the graduating recruits and their respective agencies.

ACADEMY ROSTER
Basic Academy Class #2012-2
Graduating Recruits

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Maribel Ambriz
Ivan Garcia
Alexandria Nunez
Heather M. van Hemert

SANTA BARBARA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Ryan Patrick Aijian
John V. Barriga
Cynthia Elizabeth Carter
Michael Junmok Chung
Dominic Novelli Flores
Kaitlyn Renee Heinz
Kendal Russell

VENTURA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Devon Einer Anderson
Michael Bowman Barnes
Nicholas Robert Davy
Brian Thomas Gregory
Jesus Nunez
Daniel Vincent Strautman
Brent Allen Underwood

VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Timothy M. Behrend
Jonathan R. Bentrup
Oliver Neil Camales
Nikolai Castaneda-Diffenderfer
Guillermo Cazares
Henry Contreras
Scott R. Duncan
Brian V. Elmer
Preston H. Furukawa
Dustin Heersche
Brian D. Heiser
Matthew David Hirsh
Gerardo Lemus
Christopher D. MacIntyre
Jose L. Martinez
Tyler J. McMahon
Myles Muriedas
William C. Olson
Candace L. Peterson
Niki P. Phongpitag
Andrew Powell
David Rodriguez Jr.
David Sanchez
Meagan E. Smiley
Sarah M. Smith
Schaum H. Song
Mackenzie Kenneth Warren Spears
Eric W. Stolworthy
Daniel Joseph Stradling
David A. Valencia
James J. Walcott
Joshua Lee White

Nature of Incident: Academy Class 2012-2 Graduation
Location: Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, California.
Date & Time: Thursday, April 4, 2013 / 1:00 PM
Unit Responsible: Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center
Media Release Date: April 2, 2013
Follow-Up Contact: Captain Paul Higgason (805) 797-6407
Approved by: Captain Paul Higgason