Our Sheriff, Bill Cameron
Sheriff Bill Cameron started his law enforcement career in 1982 as a member of the Fort Myers Police Department. In 1987 he joined the Lee County Sheriff's Office where he worked for 17 years, reaching the rank of captain. He first came to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office when he was appointed as Sheriff by Governor Jeb Bush in December 2003. He served in that position for more than a year until John Davenport was elected Sheriff in 2004. Sheriff Davenport, who had been the second-in-command under Cameron, asked Bill to stay on with the agency as the Chief Deputy. When Sheriff Davenport opted not to run for re-election in 2008, Cameron threw his hat into the ring. Sheriff Cameron resumed his role as Sheriff of Charlotte County in 2009 after winning the November 2008 election.
Sheriff Cameron has a Master's degree in Business, a Bachelor's degree in Executive Management and an Associates degree in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the F.B. I. National Academy in Quantico, Virginia; the National Sheriff's Institute in Longmont, Colorado; and the Southern Police Institute in Louisville, Kentucky.
Within the community, Sheriff Cameron is the chairman of Drug Free Charlotte, the anti-drug coalition, and he serves on the Board of Directors for the Southwest Florida Addiction Services, Charlotte County Children's Service Council, FGCU Charlotte County Advisory Board, Charlotte Regional Hospital Advisory Committee, and is a graduate of Leadership Charlotte and Leadership Englewood. Sheriff Cameron was also appointed by the Chief Justice of Florida's Supreme Court as a member of the Florida Innocence Commission.