Ricky Butler, CPM
Communications & Public Education Manager at Pinellas County Sheriff's Office- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Public Manager (CPM)
Florida State UniversityAug, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Graduate
Leadership PinellasAug, 2014- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
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United States
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Law Enforcement
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700 & Above Employee
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Communications & Public Education Manager
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Jan 2021 - Present
The Communications & Public Education team has three primary areas of responsibility: managing traditional communications, facilitating the agency’s public education programs, and coordinating public requests for agency speakers or equipment displays in the community. In addition to these primary responsibilities, as the manager I serve as the agency’s intergovernmental liaison, assist the sheriff in monitoring state and federal legislative activity, and maintain communication with various community partners. On the traditional communications front, the team manages content for the agency’s website and intranet, drafts community correspondence, produces various print publications, develops print and multimedia assets, handles photography and videography, and maintains the agency’s social media presence. Examples of some of our major, recurring projects include our weekly social media video series, “The Weekly 150,” our bi-weekly newsletter, “Inside the Star,” and our quarterly agency news magazine, “News & Views.” The agency maintains a robust suite of public education programs around a nationally-recognized citizens police academy program – the Sheriff’s Citizens Academy (SCA). The program, that provides citizens a hands-on, behind-the-scenes look at the agency, is 11-weeks long and held four times per year. In addition to the SCA, the agency hosts similar programming for children ages 8-13 and teens ages 14-18. Between all these programs, members of the team find themselves facilitating programming 48 weeks out of the year. The public submits hundreds of requests for the agency’s involvement throughout the year. These requests are reviewed, vetted, and coordinated by Communications & Public Education. Events can range from a simple visit to a boy or girl scout troop to a large touch-a-truck event involving multiple assets. We also provide support major agency events throughout the year. Show less
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Community Programs Manager - Public Relations Bureau
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Jul 2014 - Jan 2021
As Community Programs Manager, my team was responsible for facilitating our public education programs, coordinating public requests for agency speaker and equipment display requests, and special events. I also had the opportunity to provide a lot of support to the External/Legislative Affairs section by assisting with social media content creation and collaborating on community partnerships.
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Public Information Specialist
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Mar 2013 - Jul 2014
As a Public Information Specialist in the External/Legislative Affairs section I assisted with the building the agency social media presence, contributed to the development of the agency's first electronic newsletter, coordinated special events, and provided support to the various public education programs hosted by the agency.
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Education
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St. Petersburg College
Bachelor's degree, Public Policy & Administration
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