NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Sheriff’s Association has announced its new 101st president.
Bill Leeper, Nassau County Sheriff will be working with his staff and board of directors to guide the FSA and its 67 sheriffs.
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“I am proud to lead Nassau County as Sheriff, and I am committed to working with the entire board of the Florida Sheriffs Association to lead the greatest law enforcement association in the nation,” Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper says.
Sheriff Leeper is the second Nassau County Sheriff to become the President of the Florida Sheriffs Association and the first in 70 years (Nassau County Sheriff H.J. Youngblood was president in 1953) the year Sheriff Leeper was born.
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Sheriff Leeper will now serve on the FSA board as president for one year.
Other FSA board appointments are:
• Vice President: Sheriff Bill Prummell, Charlotte County
• Secretary: Sheriff Dennis Lemma, Seminole County
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• Treasurer: Sheriff Billy Woods, Marion County
• Immediate Past President: Sheriff Al Nienhuis, Hernando County
• Chair: Sheriff Rick Staly, Flagler County
• Vice-Chair: Sheriff Mike Prendergast, Citrus County
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