Dewey H. Riou, MA, CPM

Experience

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  City of Tallahassee Police Department

  Jun 1987 - Oct 2013

  Uniform Patrol Division - Watch Commander Assignments included: District Administrative Sergeant, D.A.R.E. Supervisor /School Crossing Guard Supervisor, Police Athletic League Program Director, Community Oriented Policing Supervisor and Patrol Supervisor. Supervision responsibilities ranged from seven to ten full-time employees to fifty part-time employees.Assignment as D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Supervisor included management of $500,000 annual budget. Assignments included Patrol, Public Information, D.A.R.E. Instructor, Burglary Investigator, Narcotics Investigator, Hostage Negotiations and Trainer.

  • Police Lieutenant

    Feb 2007 - Oct 2013

  • Police Sergeant

    Jun 1996 - Feb 2007

  • Police Officer/Investigator

    Jun 1987 - Jun 1996
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  Florida State University

  Dec 2014 - Dec 2023

  Adjunct Instructor

  Askew School of Public Administration, Florida Center for Public Management Adjunct Trainer in the Certified Public Manager® program, a 32 day comprehensive program for training and developing public managers and supervisors. It is currently offered in 38 states and by the federal government. The Certified Public Manager program (CPM) is part of the nationwide CPM Consortium and is associated with the American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM).

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  D. H. Riou Communications

  Aug 2016 - now

  President

  Training and consulting services focusing on leadership, team building, and organizational process improvement. A special area of focus is improving relations between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. D. H. Riou Communications is recognized as a Minority Business Enterprise by the Tallahassee - Leon County Office of Economic Vitality.

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  2nd Alarm Project

  Jul 2024 - now

  Law Enforcement Capacity Building Coordinator

  Assisting law enforcement agencies develop programs to support their members and families. This includes area of peer support and behavioral health access programs (BHAP).