Pearl
Whitaker
Sr. Deputy
Richland County Sheriff's Office
Treasurer
treasurer@scdare.net
Sr. Deputy Pearl Whitaker retired from the US Army after serving for over 21 years. She has been in Law Enforcement for more than 20 years and has obtained three college degrees, one of those being a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice.
Jacqueline
Turner
Master Police Officer / SRO
City of Clinton Police Department
Sgt of Arms
sgtofarms@scdare.net
MPO Turner began her career in Law Enforcement in 1998. MPO Turner joined the D.A.R.E. family in the summer of 2016 after completing DOT Class. She is currently serving as a SRO at Eastside Elementary School working for the Clinton Police Department. After serving as the Upstate Rep., MPO Turner was appointed to her current position as the DASC Sergeant of Arms in 2022.
Sundas Hussain
Deputy / SRO
Richland County Sheriff's Office
Bridge Creek Elementary
Bookkeeper
bookkeeper@scdare.net
Jasmine Butler
Jasper Counry Sheriff's Office
Low Country Representative
lowcountryrep@scdare.net
My Name is Corporal SRO Jasmine Butler and I am employed with the Jasper County Sheriff's Office. I have been a part of the JCSO family since 2000. I currently serve as the School Resource Officer at Polaris Tech Charter School in Richland, SC. I am a DARE certified officer which allows me oto educate our youth. I am also a certified Hostage Negotiator.
Prior to joining the JCSO family, I was employed with the Hampton Counry Sheriff's Office where I served as a VIctims Advocate for a few years. My passion has always been public service, so I became a police officer, simply to Protect and Serve. I live by the words " Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Michael Larabee
Midlands Representative
midlandsrep@scdare.net
My name is Michael Larabee. I started my career in law enforcement in 2018 when I was hired by the Irmo Police Department and also being my only agency having been employed. I was on the Patrol Division for just over 4 years getting to the rank of Corporal. In 2022, the first School Resource Officer position opened up for Irmo Police Department. I am now in the Community Services Division as the School Resource Officer for Irmo Elementary School from 2022- present.
Prior to law enforcement I was in the Marine's for 6 years and then completed my Associates degree in Science and Arts. Together, my wife and I have 2 daughters and many pets.
Will
Gibson
Retired Richland County Sheriff's Office Deputy
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Senior Deputy Will Gibson began his career in Law Enforcement with the Batesburg-Leesville Police Department in 1998 and worked as a Patrolmen until 1999. Sr. Deputy Gibson then began working with the South Carolina Department of Corrections until 2001. During his tenure with the SCDC, Sr. Deputy Gibson worked as a Correctional Officer in the (SMU) lockup unit, Cell Movement Team Member, Rapid Response Team Member and Hostage Negotiator at Broad River Correctional Institution (SCDC Maximum Security State Prison). In 2001, Sr. Deputy Gibson joined the Richland County Sheriff’s Department where he was road deputy and a current school resource officer for approximately 19 years. He also has been a basketball and football coach for past 15 years at the middle and high school level. And is the current Varsity & JV defensive backs coach at Lugoff-Elgin High School in Lugoff, SC.
Sr. Deputy Gibson is married and has three (3) children. He and his family attend Mt. Zion Baptist Church and are active members in the Richland County Community.
Sr. Deputy Gibson is a graduate of Ridge Spring–Monetta High School in Monetta, SC and Charleston Southern University (Communication/Political Science) where he was preferred walk-on with the football team.