August 11, 2014

Trudeau Elaborates on his Mantra: Leadership, Experience, Values

I ill bring 2! "ears o# leadership experience to the position o# $heri## o# %e##erson &ount"' I
currentl" utili(e those experiences and leadership s)ills to per#or* the roles and responsibilities o#
+ndersheri## hich I as appointed in ,ebruar" 201-'
In thirteen "ears as a .e /or) state &orrectional 0##icer I or)ed in se1eral aspects o#
corrections' I re1ieed .e /or) $tate &orrection policies and las' I assisted in the opening o#
the &ape Vincent &orrectional #acilit" hich as an annex o# 2i)ers Island &orrectional ,acilit"
in .e /or) &it"' 3hile in corrections I as a +nion $teard or)ing to ensure #air contracts
and treat*ent o# the o##icers I represented'
A#ter #unding *" on a" to attend and co*plete the 4lac) 2i1er5 $t' Larence 6olice Acade*"
I as hired b" the %e##erson count" $heri##s depart*ent to be a 7eput"
$heri##' This as is $epte*ber o# 1889'
M" 1: "ears ith the $heri##s depart*ent has gi1en *e *an" opportunities' I ha1e been a police
acade*" instructor, 0##icer in charge, 7A2E o##icer, Marine 6atrol, .eighborhood atch
coordinator, ;<8 handler and trainer and no the current +ndersheri##' All o# these experiences
ga1e *e the opportunit" to build *" leadership s)ills and decision *a)ing processes'
M" leadership st"le as +ndersheri## has *ade de#inite change and i*pro1e*ents in the
depart*ent' I a* holding people accountable and 1er" in1ol1ed in da" to da" operations' This is
*ost e1ident b" the lac) o# issues in the *edia' This is pro1en leadership' The $heri##=s
7epart*ent enco*passes La En#orce*ent, the &i1il 0##ice and the &orrectional 7i1ision' I
ha1e experience in all three areas' M" opponents in this race can not sa" that'
0ne o# the proudest aspects o# *" career is *" *ilitar" ser1ice in the +nited $tates Ar*"' I
ser1ed > "ears acti1e dut" and 14 "ears in the reser1es' I retired as a senior 7rill $ergeant' 7uring
*" *ilitar" ser1ice I had *an" assign*ents here I utili(ed *" leadership s)ill to direct those that
reported and depended on *e' I super1ised as *an" as 200 soldiers at an" gi1en ti*e'
6eople ha1e as)ed hat has 6aul Trudeau done since he has been in the $heri##s depart*ent'
In *" position as +ndersheri## I de1eloped an interdepart*ental La En#orce*ent co**ittee to
enhance co**unication and coordinate resources beteen agencies' I a* or)ing ith local
o##icial on the ?eroin epide*ic' I help de1eloped the current plan to decrease the @ail
o1ercroding b" designing and i*ple*enting a dor* philosoph" hich ill sa1e the count"
hundreds o# dollars per da"' I plan to continue to or) ith the count" legislators on a long ter*
resolution' I sent indi1iduals to a con#erence to recei1e ad1anced training in conducting internal
in1estigations' All depart*ents ha1e recei1ed ethics training'
As +ndersheri## I ha1e displa"ed an open door polic", in1estigated personnel co*plaint as ell as
pla"ed an acti1e role in da" to da" operations'
I ha1e instilled in the e*plo"ees o# the $heri##=s 7epart*ent ho i*portant their role is and I
expect the* to ta)e pride in their or) and be accountable #or their actions'
I a* running #or the o##ice o# $heri## to continue ser1ing the people o# %e##erson &ount" ith
Values and Integrit"' I ha1e pro1en that I a* a strong leader and ha1e *ade se1eral positi1e
changes since *" pro*otion' 6lease gi1e *e the opportunit" to continue ser1ing this co**unit"
#or all the right reasons'
Vote for me, Paul Trudeau, in September so I can be elected in November!!