Amber George Receives FLETA Agency Leadership Recognition Award
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce Ms. Amber George as the 2021 recipient of the FLETA Agency Leadership Recognition Award. FLETA Board Chair, Dr. James Ward, presented the Agency Leadership Recognition Award to Ms. George during the Virtual FLETA Board meeting on November 18, 2021.
“On behalf of the FLETA Board, I am pleased to recognize Ms. George for this distinguished award,” stated Dr. Ward. “Ms. George is highly respected among the FLETA community and demonstrates her professionalism and excellence in everything she does whether serving as a team leader, assessor, self-assessor, or hosting new members of the FLETA community to provide guidance and assistance as they work towards accreditation.”
Ms. George has been involved with the FLETA process in various roles for many years. Ms. George is currently the Accreditation Manager (AM) for the FBI Laboratory Technical Hazards Response Unit. As the AM, Ms. George’s attention to detail and desire to excel resulted in a record seven best practices. Ms. George has served on numerous assessments and self-assessments, both as an assessor and team leader. In addition, to serving as an assessor and team leader on FLETA assessments, Ms. George provides direct and in-direct support to other federal law enforcement agencies as a source of expertise conducting self-assessments. Ms. George has supported the entire FLETA Community as a member of the Federal Law Enforcement Accreditation Coalition (FLEAC), sharing her perspectives and insights. More recently, she took on several key roles within the FLEAC, serving as the Secretary and Membership Sub-Committee Chair. Her work within the FLEAC has had a positive impact on the FLETA community as a whole and directly supports the education and awareness of FLETA.
Mr. Joseph Collins, Executive Director for the FLETA Office of Accreditation (OA), congratulated Ms. George on the award. Mr. Collins stated, “Ms. George has consistently gone above and beyond to support the FLETA process. In addition to her contributions serving on FLETA assessments, Ms. George has graciously served as an unofficial mentor to new Accreditation Managers seeking guidance and examples of how to manage the accreditation process for their organizations. Ms. George has been a tremendous asset for the OA when new AMs have requested the opportunity to see a real-life success story.”
The FLETA Agency Leadership Recognition Award is the highest award given by the FLETA Board to those individuals that have a long-lasting history of outstanding contributions to and in superior support of the FLETA mission and process. This award is specifically intended to identify a person or persons from agencies worthy of distinguished recognition. Contributions must directly support and contribute to the overall FLETA mission, while demonstrating the highest standards associated with the advancement of the federal law enforcement training mission.
The FLETA Board is the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement training and support programs. To achieve accreditation, agencies submit to an independent review of their academy and/or program to ensure compliance with the FLETA Standards and Procedures in the areas of Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every five years. Each year, agencies must submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the academy/program.