Mike Scott

Lee County, Fla., Sheriff Mike Scott was recently nominated to serve as a Commissioner for the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC). Scott’s appointment officially began Dec. 1. The FCAC and its appointed body of commissioners oversee independent, reviewing authority that an entity has met specific requirements and prescribed standards. Sheriff Scott took charge of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in 2004, becoming just the 12th person to oversee the more than 1,500-person agency since 1887. He was reelected in 2008 and again in 2012. Scott is a 1985 graduate of the University of South Florida, where he earned a master’s degree in business administration. In June 2010, he graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., and was selected by his 260 classmates to deliver the commencement speech.