Major Willie L. Parker

Director

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Retired

Major Willie Parker started with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in 1980, as a detention deputy. Then in 1982, he was assigned to the Malcolm E. Beard Sheriff’s Operations Center in Ybor City as a patrol deputy. Throughout his career Major Parker was also assigned to Patrol, working in Districts I, II, III & IV, and eventually transferred to the Street Crimes Unit in DIV. In 1985, he was promoted to detective where he was assigned to investigate property crimes. Major Parker moved on from there to the Special Investigations Division where he worked as a narcotics detective. He was subsequently assigned as a deputy in the Selective Enforcement Unit. Upon promotion to corporal, Major Parker was assigned supervisory roles in District I, III & IV, as well as the Child Protective Investigations Division. Major Parker is recently retired as the Commander of the Community Outreach Division, which is responsible for various community projects, the school resource deputies, elementary school presentations/programs, the crossing guards, and coordination of the Volunteer Citizen Patrol Program. This division also interacts with businesses and neighborhoods to teach crime prevention programs as well as to support the citizens in the community. Major Parker attended Hillsborough Community College where he earned his Associate in Arts Degree. From there, he attended the University of South Florida, earning his Bachelor of Arts Degree. He is also a graduate of the Southern Police Institute’s 112th Administrative Officers’ Course and is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree at Saint Leo University.