Dezerie Phillips is Woman of the Year | Cayo Scoop!  The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it

Congratulations, Dezerie Phillips, Senior Superintendent, for being named Belize Woman of the Year by the U.S. Embassy!  Well deserved.

"You are an inspiration to women in Belize, and women around the world.  Through your example of excellence you teach girls and women that they can achieve anything in any field.  Dezerie Jacklyn Phillips was born on December 22, 1967 and joined the Belize Police Department on December 1, 1985 and worked her way up the ranks during the course of twenty eight plus years to her current post of Senior Superintendent...  

Phillips' passion is community engagement and empowerment, which is one of the reasons she held the post of commader community policing for three years and was recently transferred to Belize City to effect the office with the level of energy and enthusiasm she holds so passionately in the concept, philosophy and implementation of community policing initiatives, which has proven to be a very effective tool in crime fighting efforts.
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