Full Name
Lt. Pam Revels
Job Title
Lieutenant of the School Resource Division
Company
School-based Law Enforcement Leader
Speaker Bio
Pamela Revels is originally from Enterprise, Alabama. She is from a family of four, has three adopted children, and three nieces. She was hired by the Lee County Sheriff's Office in September 2004 and now is Lieutenant of the School Resource Division. Lieutenant Revels received her bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia Southern University. She is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success and is presently pursuing her Doctorate in Public Administration at Liberty University.

Since attending the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Basic SRO Course in 2004, she has earned her NASRO Practitioner, is a NASRO National Instructor, and currently is NASRO President. Lieutenant Revels has led The Alabama Association of School Resource Officers (TAASRO) as President for the past fourteen years. She holds other special instructor certifications in Rape Aggression Defense for Woman (RAD) Instructor, Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) I and II Instructor, Run, Hide, Fight Instructor, and Taser Instructor, to name a few.

Locally, Lieutenant Revels supports her school system as a liaison for the SRO program and mutual-aid emergency preparedness efforts. She is a longstanding advisor for the Lee County Board of Education Title IV "Safe and Drug-Free Schools” committee, and Lee County Schools District Safety and Planning Team. At the state level, Lieutenant Revels serves in the capacity of a school safety professional to the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) Support Services Safe Schools Task Force, Governor's Securing Alabama Facilities of Education (SAFE) Council as a School Safety Specialist, Governor-appointed Legislative Alabama School Safety and Security Task Force, and a judge for the Alabama Attorney General's Safe Schools Initiative. Nationally, along with her NASRO roles, Lieutenant Revels is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Collaborative Reform Initiative Continuum of Technical Assistance Services (CRI-TAC) offered by the U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) in conjunction with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). These opportunities have allowed her to be a contributing author for the NASRO curriculum and a national presenter.

Lieutenant Revels serves her community every day as an SRO in the educational realm. Over the past 20 years, Lieutenant Revels has educated thousands of students on the dangers of drugs, violence, impaired driving, internet safety, and personal safety. Lieutenant Revels seeks to educate her community beyond the school environment. She developed and coordinates the Lee County Sheriff's Office Junior Deputy Academy, which provides youth with a positive atmosphere with law enforcement while developing good citizenship and building constructive character traits.

Throughout her career, Lieutenant Revels has been acknowledged for her service: 2007 Deputy of Year by the Exchange Club of Opelika, 2010 Deputy of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2011 We Tip National School Resource Officer of the Year, 2012 NASRO National Instructor of the Year, 2017 was featured in the New York Times, 2018 Opelika Chamber Service Champion Award, 2020 We Tip National School Resource Officer of the Year, and 2023 NASRO Regional Service Award. Lieutenant Pamela Revels is dedicated to the children and citizens of Lee County and the state of Alabama she serves and protects.
Lt. Pam Revels