Adam Pendley

Adam provides instruction for active shooter incident management courses. He is involved in classroom instruction, training, and curriculum development.

Adam retired as a zone commander in the historic city center. Previous command responsibilities have included the 911 Communications Center, the Body Camera Unit, Civil Unit, Special Events, Emergency Preparedness, FTO, and acting as the Sheriff's Office representative with county emergency management and interacting with all levels of city government. He also managed the Offender Tracking Unit and he was a subject matter contributor for revisions to the State of Florida Sexually Violent Predator Program. He has years of experience working as a Patrol Watch Commander and Patrol Sergeant. As a Sergeant, he was selected to participate in a Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Project, which was the foundation for Operation Safe Streets. Created regional curriculum for managing police response to protest incidents including the use of NIMS/ICS to manage rapidly expanding incidents. Leadership Development Instructor, 2010 - 2021: Adam provides lead instruction for incident command courses. He is the author of managing police response to protest incidents courses. He is a subject expert for supervising training on various topics. Adam also is experienced in writing lesson plans, policy directives, and exams.

Adam coached speech and debate for high school and community college participants. He has traveled, competed and coached in forensic league tournaments. Adam helped develop and present Speech for Law Enforcement Professionals course.