NEWS RELEASE                                             

For Immediate Release
May 9, 2009
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
  (850) 651-7420

OCSO HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF ADMN. SERVICES

     The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has hired a new Director of Administrative Services, who will oversee the agency's financial operations and other administrative functions. Before taking her new position, Leslie Frank served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colorado. Prior to that, Frank was the Vice-President for Finance and CFO of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C.

    Frank has a B.A. in Accounting from the College of William and Mary (1979) and is a Certified Public Accountant in Colorado and Virginia. The Florida application is pending.

     In her spare time, Frank is also a private pilot and a member of the Ninety-nines International Organization of Women Pilots.

     Okaloosa County Sheriff Ed Spooner says Frank has an outstanding background in finance and business, as well as a strong sense of integrity and an aptitude for teamwork.

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