P1TLCM15: Practical Emotional Intelligence

Instructor:  Chief Deputy Michael Roberson has served as a law enforcement officer for twenty-two years.  He started his career as a volunteer EMT with East Chatham Rescue Squad in 1984 and received his EMT- Paramedic Certification from Alamance Community College in 1989.  He also volunteered as an EMT Paramedic with South Orange Rescue Squad from 1988 to 1991.  October 1990, he was hired at a Public Safety Officer with the Town of Chapel Hill.  He completed Fire School as a Level III firefighter and BLET as a police officer.  He was selected to be on their tactical team where he was eventually was appointed to Team Leader for the team.  He worked for the police department for 12 years and for 6 years he was an Investigator specializing in juvenile and sexual assault investigations.  In 2002, he began working with Chatham County Sheriff’s Office as the Lieutenant of Training and SRO’s.  He volunteered to lead the jail as the Jail Administrator, graduated detention school, and became a North Carolina School Director to deliver that same Detention Officer’s State Certification Course.  In 2004, he was appointed as the Sheriff’s Tactical Team Commander.  In 2006 he was promoted to Captain of Special Operations Division and has worked on the design and construction of three court complexes and a new jail.  He is currently a specialized physical fitness instructor with Criminal Justice Training and Standards.  He was promoted to Major, Chief of Staff, for the Sheriff’s Office in 2012.