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Virginia State Police Announces Executive Staff Promotions, Retirement
- By: VACP
- On: 07/11/2018 23:43:48
- In: Virginia News
Effective June 10, 2018, Matthew D. Hanley was appointed to director of the Bureau of Field Operations (BFO) upon Daniels' retirement. Hanley most recently served as director of the Office of Performance Management and Internal Controls (OPMIC).
“We are profoundly grateful to Lt. Col. Daniels for his esteemed professionalism and selfless leadership during his extensive tenure with state police,” said Settle. “As we wish him only the best in retirement, his legacy carries on with the appointment of Matt Hanley to director of our field operations. Lt. Col. Hanley's considerable field experience and progressive thinking will be of great benefit to our patrol and traffic safety efforts across the Commonwealth.”
The BFO director oversees the majority of the Department's uniformed personnel and is responsible for more than 1,700 sworn and civilian employees. Troopers under the director's command are responsible for patrolling more than 64,000 miles of state roadways and interstate highways. In coordination with the BFO division commanders and other law enforcement agencies, the director is responsible for all aspects of highway safety, traffic law enforcement, aviation support, emergency medical evacuation, crime prevention, uniform law enforcement support to local agencies, and coordination of law enforcement in civil disturbances and disasters.
Effective July 10, 2018 was the promotion of Maj. Lenmuel S. Terry, BFO deputy director, to lieutenant colonel. Terry's appointment is to director of OPMIC, a component of the Superintendent's Office responsible for tracking, monitoring and guiding the Department's progress towards prioritizing and sustaining agency objectives and strategies. OPMIC is comprised of the Department's Staff Inspection, Internal Audit and Information Technology Security programs. Terry will also be instrumental in advancing VSP's ongoing recruitment initiatives aimed at further expanding minority representation among the Department's sworn and civilian ranks.
“The Virginia State Police is at a critical threshold as we embark on a comprehensive, strategic planning initiative and evolutionary shift towards 21st century policing methods. We are extremely fortunate to have Lt. Col. Terry, a veteran leader of our Department, taking the lead of OPMIC. His comprehensive knowledge of the Department will ensure we're not only advancing operational, administrative, accreditation and internal auditing functions for the benefit of our personnel, but also for the services we provide the Commonwealth,” said Settle.
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Effective Sept. 1, 2018, Daniels will conclude an esteemed 45-year career with state police. A Charlotte County, Va., native, he joined VSP in 1973. Upon graduation from the Academy, his first patrol assignment as a trooper was in South Hill. As he progressed through the ranks, Daniels was assigned to the Appomattox BFO Division Headquarters and the Lynchburg, Vansant and Charlottesville area offices. In 1993, he was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the Personnel Division. He then transferred to the Training Division to serve as second in command of the Academy. In 2000, he achieved the rank of captain and served as the division commander for the BCI Criminal Intelligence Division (CID). As captain, he also served at the Chesapeake BFO Division headquarters and later as the BASS Promotional Administrator. Daniels was promoted to major in 2005 with his appointment to the position of BFO deputy director. He has served as BFO director since his promotion to lieutenant colonel Dec. 25, 2013.
Daniels is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) having earned a bachelor's degree in administration of justice and a master's degree in criminal justice administration. He is also a graduate of the Police Administration Training Program at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., the Commonwealth Management Institute (CMI) and the Virginia Executive Institute (VEI). He has also received more than 45 commendations and recognitions during his tenure with VSP to include the American Red Cross Lifesaving Award, the American Legion Citation of Meritorious Service and a Virginia State Police Superintendent's Award of Merit.
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Terry is a 42-year veteran of VSP. Having joined the Department in 1976, his first patrol assignment as trooper was in Stafford County. As he moved up through the ranks, Terry has been assigned to the Caroline County, Chesapeake, and Fredericksburg area offices. A promotion to lieutenant brought him to the Richmond Field Division headquarters, where in 2001, he was appointed division commander. As captain he has also served as commander of both the VSP Professional Standards Unit and the VSP Academy. He has been serving as the BFO deputy director since January 2014. Terry achieved a master's degree and post-baccalaureate certificate in criminal justice from VCU. The Pittsylvania County, Va., native holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Mary Washington College and an associate's degree in police science from Germanna Community College. Terry is also a graduate of the Professional Leadership School at the University of Richmond. He was elected class president while attending the Administrative Officers Management Program at North Carolina State University (NCSU), and VCU's Public Safety Institute. He has received numerous commendations and certificates of achievement during his distinguished law enforcement career and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Army National Guard.
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Hanley graduated the Virginia State Police Academy in May 1994 as a member of the 90th Basic Session. His first trooper assignment and promotion to sergeant were in the Department's Fairfax Division. A promotion to first sergeant in 2006 took him to the Culpeper Division's Warrenton area office. Four years later he accepted a promotion to lieutenant at the Culpeper Division headquarters, where he served as both the headquarters and field lieutenant. In 2014, Hanley advanced to the rank of captain and relocated to Richmond to serve as the Academy Training Officer. On May 10, 2017, Hanley joined the VSP executive staff upon his appointment to director of OPMIC. The Massachusetts native is a graduate, cum laude, of Norwich University in Vt., with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. He earned a master's degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School (Center for Homeland Defense and Security) in California. He is also a graduate of the University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies' National Criminal Justice Command College.
