Superintendent Wayne Huggins

During childhood, Colonel Wayne Huggins lived in Illinois, Miami, Florida, St. Joseph, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois before moving to Arlington, Virginia in 1970.

Employed by the United States Secret Service, Executive Protective Service from 1970 until 1971. Employed with the Virginia State Police as Probationary Trooper in December 1971 and assigned to area 16 Harrisonburg for field training under Trooper R. C. Arrington.  Entered State Police Academy April 1972, 55th basic session.

Graduated from the State Police Academy in 1972 and assigned to Area 9, Fairfax County. Resigned from the State Police in 1978 to become Chief Deputy Sheriff, Fairfax County. Graduated class of 1978, George Mason University with Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

In 1979 was elected Sheriff of Fairfax County, followed by re-election in 1983 and 1987. Fairfax County is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Virginia, the Sheriff’s office having approximately 500 employees with an annual budget of about $40 million.

Honored for law enforcement/civic services by House Resolution #51, Virginia General Assembly. In 1982 graduated the FBI National Academy and accorded the honor of being elected Section spokesman. In 1983, recipient of Virginia Society, Sons of American Revolution Law Enforcement Commendation Medal.

• “The Local Jail” 1982 –The National Sheriff, April –May 1982, pp14, 19, 20 and 38.
• Clear & George F. Cole, pp.222-224.
• “Urban Jails-Facing the Future”-Corrections Today. Vol.48, No. 6, pp. 114.
• “The Local Jail”, reprint3ed 1990American Corrections, by Todd R. Clear & George F. Cole, pp. 229-232.

Accreditation awarded the Office of Sheriff, Fairfax County in 1984 and 1987 by the National Commission on Accreditation for Corrections. Left the Office of Sheriff in 1990 upon receiving appointment by President George H. W. Bush to serve as Director, National Institute of Corrections an agency of the United States Department of Justice. The agency provides multiple forms of technical and training assistance to the nation’s state and local corrections agencies. Held this office until 1993 when leaving to take another position.

Attended Princeton University 1992 and completed Public Leadership and Management Skills Program. In 1993, agreed to take the position of Executive Director, Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Richmond, Va. The Commission (CALEA) is an international group which accredits law enforcement agencies at all levels of government.

Appointed Superintendent of the Virginia State Police January 1994 by Governor George Allen; reappointed by Governor James Gilmore in January 1998 serving in the office until 2000. In 2000, became President/General Manager of OMNISEC International Investigations, Inc. OSI, a subsidiary of OMNIPLEX, Chantilly, Va. a company providing security and investigative services for government and commercial clients throughout the United States, holding this position until 2004. The position directed and controlled a complement of more than 1700 involved in security and background investigative services.