BOYNTON BEACH POLICE CHIEF FINALISTS

JOSEPH DeGIULIO

■ Twenty years of law enforcement experience; leads Boynton police’s Uniform Services Division and is as an adjunct instructor at Palm Beach State College. He has worked at Boynton police since 2001 and previously worked for New York City police.

■ Has a master’s degree in leadership from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a bachelor’s degree in police studies from John Jay College.

■ Is a member of the Florida Police

Chiefs Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the FBI

Law Enforcement Executive Development Association and the Palm Beach County Association of Chiefs of Police.

KENNETH FERGUSON

■ Thirty-three years of law enforcement experience; most recently served as the police chief from 2013 to 2018 in Framingham, Mass. He started there in

1987.

■ Served in the Air Force, 2851st Security Police Squadron.

■ Has a master’s degree in public administration from Framingham State University and master’s and bachelor’s

degrees in criminal justice administration from Western New England College.

■ Is a member of the Police Executive Research Forum, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Massachusetts

Chiefs of Police Association, FBI

National Academy Associates, FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association, Massachusetts Major

City Chiefs Association and the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force.

MICHAEL GREGORY

■ Thirty years of law enforcement experience and is an assistant police chief in Fort Lauderdale, leading the Support Services Bureau. He started at the department in 1987.

■ Has a master’s degree in public administration from Florida International University, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Florida Atlanta University and an associate degree in criminal justice from Broward Community College.

■ Is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Police Executive Research Forum, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Florida Police Chiefs Association, American Society of Public Administrators and the National Forum of Black Public Administrators.