PERSONAL:  Born and raised in Calcasieu Parish.  Married to Angela Shelton Celestine. The couple has three daughters, Avrie, Alonnie, and Addison Grace.

EDUCATION:

• High School: LaGrange Senior High School, 1987
• College: Graduated from McNeese State University in 1994 with a BS in Criminal Justice.
• Certification: Graduated from the Southwest Louisiana Regional Law Enforcement Academy, 1999

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS:

• Rotary Club Employee Excellence Award, 2003
• WIB, Youth Council, Past Vice Chair
• Louisiana Juvenile Detention Association, Secretary and President
• Louisiana Detention Standards Taskforce, Committee Chairman
• Louisiana Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative State Collaborative Committee, Vice Chairman
• Leadership Southwest Louisiana, 2017, President
• Leadership Southwest Louisiana Advisory Council, Scholarship Committee - Past Chairman
• Annie E. Casey Applied Leadership Network Fellowship, Vice Chairman
• Calcasieu Parish Children and Youth Planning Board, Chairman
• Board of Directors for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana
• Louisiana CASA Board of Directors
• Louisiana Special School District Board of Directors
• Alliance To Fight Human Trafficking in SWLA Vice Chairman

CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY:

• Began employment as a Alternative to Detention Officer, 1994
• Promoted to Probation Officer, 1995
• Promoted to Special Projects/Training Officer, 2006
• Assistant Detention Director, 2007
• Detention Director, 2008
• OJJS Assistant Director, 2014
• OJJS Director, 2020