Sanchia Williams serves as the Accreditation Program Manager for the Coconut Creek Police Department. Sanchia joined the agency with over ten years of professional criminal justice experience and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminology from the Florida State University.
She began her career with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in 2008 as a Criminal Justice Information Technician conducting background checks and determining eligibility for the sale of firearms as directed by federal statute. In 2009 she joined the Florida Department of Corrections where she remained for ten years. Sanchia rose through the ranks within the Florida Department of Corrections serving in multiple administrative and management positions from the Institutional to Regional level. She has over eight year’s supervisory and extensive knowledge of auditing and assessing practices as she ensured accreditation compliance of nine major penal facilities. Sanchia is committed to personal and professional excellence.
She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated devoted to servant-leadership and advocacy of social change for equality of all mankind. She has also held memberships with the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency, the Corrections Foundation, and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE).