SEMINOLE COUNTY
Sanford
Donald F "Don" Eslinger (R)

Born Detroit, MI, July 13, 1957 Education Public schools in Warren, MI; attended Macomb County (MI) Community College and Seminole Community College, Criminal Justice studies; FBI National Academy, 168th Session; BA degree, applied behavioral science, National Louis University Wife Elise Children Four Church Catholic Career Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, 30 years, advanced to Major; appointed Sheriff of Seminole County, 1990, elected, 1992, re-elected, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 Honors and Affiliations Leadership Award, Republican Executive Committee; Service to Mankind Award, Sertoma; R. David Thomas Child Advocate of the Year Award, Children’s Home Society; Florida Partners in Crisis Leadership Award; Spirit of Youth Award, Girls & Boys Town of Central Florida; Optimist Club Friend of Youth Award; Seminole Community Mental Health Center Excellence Award; Florida Crime Prevention Association’s President’s Award; Elected Official of the Year 2005, Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce; Good Government Award from Private Business Association of Seminole County, 2006; Seminole County Leadership Award, Office of the State Attorney 18th Judicial Circuit, 2008; Leadership Legends Award, Leadership Seminole, 2008; chairman, Attorney General’s Region 5 Gang Reduction Task Force; Council member, Interstate Adult Offender Supervision State Council; Governance Board, Central Florida Intelligence Exchange; Board of Directors, Law Enforcement Technology Training and Research, Inc.; vice chairman, Board of Managers, Florida Sheriff’s Self Insurance Fund; chairman, Florida Sheriffs’ Self Insurance Fund Audit Committee; Task Force chairman, Florida Sheriffs Association; Board member, Treatment Advocacy Center, Arlington, VA; Board of Directors, Florida D.A.R.E., Envision Seminole and Keep Seminole Beautiful; Advisory Board, FDLE’s Missing Children Information Clearinghouse; Executive Committee, Central Florida Criminal Justice Association; Executive Board, Central Florida Boy Scout Council; Executive Board, Kids House of Seminole; Law Enforcement Advisory Committee, Seminole Community College; member, Florida Adult Protective Services Advisory Panel and Florida Attorney General Law Enforcement Advisory Commission; member, Florida Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council and Founders’ Council for Safe House of Seminole; former president, Florida Sheriffs Association; past Board of Directors, National Sheriffs’ Association; past Executive Board chairman and vice chairman, Central Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA); former state director, Florida Partners In Crisis; and past Commissioner, Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).


SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Address 100 Bush Blvd., Sanford, 32773-6706
Phone (407) 665-6600
Web site www.seminolesheriff.org

COUNTY DETAILS
County Seat Sanford
Population 406,875
County Web site www.seminolecountyfl.gov/