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2009 OCLEEAA Academy

The Orange County Law Enforcement Explorer Advisor Association (OCLEEAA) sponsored the 2009 Summer Explorer Academy at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Academy in Tustin, from August 2nd through August 6th. The Explorer Academy simulates an abbreviated basic law enforcement academy. 198 explorers, from throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties, began the academy; 173 successfully graduated. Orange County Sheriff's Department Explorer Post 449 was strongly represented and proudly saw 47 explorers graduate at the Tustin Academy, on August 6th.  Under Sheriff John Scott, Lieutenant Paul Fuzzard (Community Service Bureau Commander – Explorer Director) and Sergeant Dan Daniels (Community Service Bureau – Explorer Coordinator) were present at the graduation. We would like to congratulate the following explorers from Post 449 for a very impressive showing:

Drill:
3rd place – Explorer Vanessa Tapia

Notebooks Males:
4th place – Explorer Ricardo Lopez

Notebooks Females:
5th place – Explorer Marlene Zamacona

Written:
2nd place – Explorer Nelson Mills
4th place – Explorer Jeremiah Parsons
5th place – Explorer Rebekah Schaff

Physical Agility Females:
4th place – Explorer Vanessa Tapia

Overall Explorers (Top scores in all categories):

Males:
2nd place - Explorer Carlos Hensley
5th place – Explorer Nelson Mills

Females:
2nd place – Explorer Vanessa Tapia
5th place – Explorer Rebekah Schaff

OCSD Explorer Post 449 would like to thank Deputy Gregg Surrell (Lamoreaux Justice Center), who was the Assistant Director of the Academy, Deputy Anton Pereyra (Intake Release Center), Deputy Ronni McKendry (Intake Release Center), Deputy Tony Aiello (Mission Viejo Police Services) and Dispatch Supervisor Karen Daly (Emergency Communications Bureau) who mentored, trained and monitored the Explorers in their role as Explorer Academy Tactical Officers.   Post 449 would also like to thank Explorers Lex Ogan, Frank Salgado and Melissa Gorfu for assisting the Tactical Officers at the Academy.  
This was the first OCLEEAA Explorer Academy held at the Sheriff’s Tustin Academy and Post 449 would like to thank Training Division Commander Catherine Zurn, Academy Commander Lieutenant Jeff Bardzik, and Tactical Sergeants Al Sevilla, Dominic Montalbano, and Brad Newmyer for accommodating and assisting in making this Explorer Academy so successful.

Post 449 would like to thank the following Sheriff’s Explorers for completing the 2009 OCLEEAA Summer Academy.