MORRIS COUNTY — Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) held its Annual Training Conference in Atlantic City with more than four hundred law enforcement officials and educators came together from as far as Hawaii.
At the Conference Awards Luncheon Rockaway Township resident and LEAD Executive Board Member William Schievella was presented with the “LEAD Director of the Year” Award.
Schievella was selected for his leadership in the field of drug and violence prevention for children.
“By partnering law enforcement and teachers together we can make a difference n the fight against our children becoming addicted to drugs. It’s all about the kids! ” said Schievella a retired Chief of Detectives from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and former Morris County Undersheriff.
LEAD is the largest growing evidence based drug prevention program in the nation which places law enforcement and educators together with the community to stop children from using Drugs. LEAD is glad to work closely with the National Drug Control Policy Office within the White House to be in the forefront of the fight against drugs.