Garth Wheeler has a distinguished career in law enforcement and has served at many levels. Mr. Wheeler began his law enforcement career in the Virginia Beach Police Department, where he advanced to detective. During his tenure in that Department, Garth was involved in patrol, training, and investigations. In 1994, Mr. Wheeler took a position as the Director of the Enforcement Division of the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and then, in 1998, he became a Lieutenant with the Virginia State University Police Department. In 2003, Mr. Wheeler accepted the position of Chief of Police and Security for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Police Department. Mr. Wheeler has also served as an Adjunct Faculty member for J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.

Mr. Wheeler has a B.A. from St. John’s University, MN, where he graduated Magna Cum-Laude. Garth is a long time member and past President of the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police. He also has served as a member of the Department of Criminal Justice Services Advisory Board for Security Officer Minimum Training Standards for Colleges and Universities. Finally, Mr. Wheeler is a member of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, Crater Criminal Justice Training Academy, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, and the Virginia Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Association.

Drew Molloy joined the Department of Criminal Justice Services as Chief Deputy Director in December 2011. Drew served as the Chief Deputy Superintendent at the Department of Correctional Education, having been appointed to that position by Governor Bob McDonnell in July 2010. He has worked on numerous initiatives such as offender reentry, gangs, justice reinvestment, and alternatives for non-violent offenders.

Drew is no stranger to DCJS, having served in the Correctional Services section for four years prior to accepting a position with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC, where he worked at the National Institute of Corrections and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. His 35 years of correctional and criminal justice experience at the local, state and federal level are an asset to DCJS.