Chief Dugger’s background includes over 35 years of law enforcement experience, 26 years as a supervisor or manager, retiring as a Chief from both the Broward County, and Monroe County, Florida Sheriff’s Offices. Mr. Dugger has been a member of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Field Force since 1992 and was the Training and Logistics Commander for the Broward Sheriff Office Field Force, a position he held for 11 years until his retirement.

Chief Dugger designed numerous training courses, field exercises and curriculum processes for field force mobilization, deployment, and sustainment and demobilization events. In Monroe County, Chief Dugger was the Law Enforcement Bureau Chief and developed, trained and equipped the Sheriff’s Office Rapid Deployment Force.

Chief Dugger has been involved in several hurricane recovery responses since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. He was the field commander for the Broward Sheriff’s Office Field Force assigned to storm ravaged Wauchula (Hardee County), Florida, after Hurricane Charlie in 2004. In the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) in 2005, BSO Field Forces were again mobilized to assist in recovery efforts. Mr. Dugger has also co- commanded Broward Sheriff’s Office Field Forces during two Level 1 National Security Events, including the 2003 Fair Trade Area of the Americas protests in Miami, Florida, and the 35th General Assembly of the Organization of American States protests in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.               

Chief Dugger’s educational experience consists of an associate degree in Police Science, from Miami-Dade Community College; a bachelor’s degree in Criminology, from St. Leo College; and a master’s degree in Vocational Education Administration and Supervision, from Florida International University.