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杰夫是田纳西州东部人. He graduated from Roane State with an AAS in Criminal Justice and a BS in Organizational Man年龄ment from Tusculum University. Jeff taught as adjunct faculty in Roane State’s Criminal Justice program. Jeff served as a Police Officer in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and a Deputy Sheriff in Anderson County, 从1989年到1997年. His love of public service led him to a distinguished 32-year law enforcement career to include 24 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

He began with the FBI in 1997 as a Special Agent assigned to the Detroit Field Office where he worked investigations involving fugitives, 暴力犯罪, 毒品问题, and counterterrorism following the 9/11 attacks. He was a SWAT member, Firearms Instructor, and Tactical Instructor. He received the FBI Shield of Bravery for actions performed during an armed standoff while assigned to the Detroit Field Office.

In 2003, Jeff was selected for the Attorney General’s Protection Detail, 2005年，他在美国陆军服役.S. Attorneys General Ashcroft and Gonzalez in Washington, D.C. Jeff was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in the Counterterrorism Division at FBIHQ, where he was the coordinator of the Civil Aviation, 海上, 和铁路安全计划(CASP). In 2008, Jeff was transferred to the Critical Incident 响应 Group (CIRG) where he 管理 domestic emergency Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) render safe responses and planned government-wide, national-level WMD preparedness and response field exercises.

In 2010, Jeff was selected as a Supervisory Senior Resident Agent in the Little Rock Field Office, where he led six Resident Agencies (West Memphis, 琼斯博罗, 派恩布拉夫, 温泉, 埃尔多拉多, 和位于特). Jeff also served as the Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock office for seven months in 2011, 他计划的地方, 管理, and executed one of the largest law enforcement operations in the history of the FBI – Operation Delta Blues. 杰夫收到了.S. Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement for his work in this matter.

In 2013, Jeff was selected as Chief of Staff to the Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division at FBIHQ. In this position, he served as a key advisor to the Assistant Director.

Jeff was named Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Nashville, 2014年6月田纳西州居民机构. 以这种身份, he led all FBI operations in Middle Tennessee, 包括联邦调查局在克拉克斯维尔的办公室, 哥伦比亚, Cookeville, 和杰克逊.

In 2016, Jeff was promoted to the Senior Executive Service as the Chief of Staff for the Executive Assistant Director (EAD) of the Criminal, 网络, 响应, 总部及服务科. 在这个角色中, he was the senior advisor to the EAD and a member of the executive man年龄ment team, routinely interfacing with the highest levels of Bureau, U.S. 政府和国际合作伙伴.

2018年6月, Jeff was selected by the Director as the Special Agent in Charge of the Anchor年龄 Field Office, overseeing all aspects of FBI operations and personnel in the state of Alaska and the Arctic region.

In 2020, he was selected as the Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI’s Strategic Realignment Project Man年龄ment Office at FBIHQ in Washington, DC; principally overseeing the FBI’s transition of thousands of employees to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, 阿拉巴马州.

因为他在联邦情报局总部的任务, Jeff transitioned to Redstone Arsenal and concluded his FBI career as the Senior Advisor to the FBI Redstone Project in late 2021.

杰夫活得很充实. He was the loving husband of Paula Peterson to whom he had been happily married for over 23 years. Jeff was a man of great faith with a heart for volunteering. 他喜欢为别人服务. He was a member of Asbury Church in Madison, 阿拉巴马州. 在阿拉斯加的时候, Jeff worked with the homeless shelter and supported Covenant House efforts to lift up at-risk youth. Jeff was named an Honorary Chief by the Alaska Federation of Natives for his relentless dedication to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Jeff and Paula served as house parents for college baseball players from the lower 48 states playing in the Alaska League focused on transitioning into professional baseball. He was a friend and mentor both inside and outside of the FBI, 热情分享故事, 的见解, 教训了, 还有他的时间和精力.

Jeff had a heart for service and a passion for Criminal Justice. He dedicated his life to serving and protecting others and making our world safer. This scholarship in his name will help carry forward his life’s work. Please consider a gift to help fund this scholarship as the money given in Jeff’s memory will be used to provide at least one $1500 scholarship each year to a Roane State student majoring in Criminal Justice.