FBI Academy

The FBI's National Academy hosted children of fallen law enforcement officers for a day of fun and support at the FBI Academy. The event aimed to honor the families of officers who have died in the line of duty.

An FBI Academy graduate from 2019 shares their career experience working with the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Cleveland. The individual provides a brief personal account of their professional progression in federal law enforcement.

Samantha recounts her military career as an Army intelligence officer, including peacekeeping duties in Kosovo and deployment to Iraq in 2003, before joining the FBI Academy in February 2004 and being assigned to an intelligence squad at the New York Field Office.

Christine Taylor entered the FBI academy on June 22, 1997, and was initially assigned to the Washington Field Office to work on complex financial crimes cases.

Regina Burris entered the FBI Academy in March 1998 and was subsequently assigned to the Washington Field Office. She worked on national security matters and white-collar crime investigations, including espionage, health care fraud, and corporate and securities fraud.

Kerry describes her career start at the FBI, beginning as an honors intern in the International Operations Division before attending the FBI Academy in 2014. She was subsequently assigned to the FBI Indianapolis Safe Streets Task Force to investigate violent gangs and criminal enterprises.