SPD lieutenants graduate from Southeastern Leadership Academy

Posted 10-28-24.

Sevierville Police Department Lieutenants TC Faulconer and Shawn Crawford graduated from the Southeastern Leadership Academy (SELA) on Friday, October 25 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

SELA is an intensive five-week leadership program for mid-management law enforcement officers. Each week provides focused leadership lessons: Foundations of Leadership/Leading Others, Leadership Skills, Building External Relationships, Employee/Internal Matters and Critical Issues. The academy challenges participants to develop their leadership styles in order to become more effective and progressive leaders.

“SELA is an excellent police leadership program,” said SPD Chief Joseph Manning. “The knowledge and skills that Lieutenants Faulconer and Crawford have received will be of great benefit to them in their respective supervisory roles.”

SELA is a University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center program, funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee, Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs.