My name is Anthony “Perry” DeMay and I am 42 years old. I am married and I have four children. I was born in Hampton Virginia and moved to this area where I attended High School at Huguenot High School in Bon Air.

In August, 1983, I enlisted in the United States Air Force because I believed in serving my country. In the Air Force I received my first experience in public safety, serving as a security specialist in the Air Force Security Police Unit. I served throughout the US and the United Kingdom, gaining a wide variety of experiences. I received an honorable discharge from active duty in March of 1986.

• I moved into the private security sector as a bankcard fraud investigator with Central Fidelity Bank. I assisted in the investigation of credit card and mail order fraud against customer accounts. 

• In March of 1988, I was hired by the Virginia Department of Corrections as a Corrections Officer at the Powhatan Correctional Facility in Powhatan, Virginia. I worked in the prison monitoring the inmate population and insuring that the citizens of the community, staff and inmates remained safe from the future criminal actions of others.

• In February of 1989, I was hired by the Richmond City Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff. I monitored the inmate population inside of the Richmond City Jail and worked with inmates in the community while they performed general grounds keeping duties in the local city cemetery and city owned property. I served on the Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team and responded to several disturbances involving inmate uprisings in the jail.

• In September of 1990, I was hired by the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff. I served the citizens of Chesterfield County faithfully during my employment with the Sheriff’s Office. I worked in the Jail, Transportation Section, Courts and Sheriff’s Inmate Work Force Program. I served as a field-training deputy and defensive tactics instructor in the Sheriff’s Training Academy. I also served on the Sheriff’s Special Operations Response Team.

• In August of 1996, I was hired as a Park Ranger for the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of State Parks. I was assigned to Pocahontas State Park as a Conservation Officer where I performed law enforcement activities for Virginia State Parks.

• In 2000, I was promoted to the position of Chief Ranger at Pocahontas State Park. I currently fill this position with the Division of State Parks. As Chief Ranger I,
  • Supervise law enforcement operations and staff at the park.
  • Manage parklands, environmental education and recreational programs.
  • Manage volunteers that serve our park as well as actively recruit individuals and groups into the volunteer system.
  • Insure park operations and projects are performed within budget.  
  • Prepare grants for obtaining alternative funding sources for projects and equipment utilized in the park.
  • Provide field-training, firearms instruction, and instruct current and future criminal justice personnel for the Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy in Salem, Virginia and other criminal justice agencies in the Commonweatlh.

• In August 2006, I graduated from John Tyler Community College with an Associate of Applied Science Degree with a major in Police Science. I graduated with honors and received the award of Magna Cum Laude. I am currently enrolled in the University of Phoenix’s Bachelors of Science program with a major in Criminal Justice Administration.