Administration

Cody served on the Clay County SWAT team for 12 years, rising to the role of Team Leader. Over his career he has also served in various other roles with OPPD such as Public Information Officer, Body Worn Camera Program Coordinator, Firearms and Less Lethal Instructor, Active Assailant Response instructor and more. He currently serves on several boards including Jacksonville's Urban League Youth Crime Prevention Board, St. Johns River Standards and Training Commission Board, and advisory board member for the Signal 35 Fund in Clay County. Cody holds a Bachelor's and Master’s Degree from American Military University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy’s 280th Session.

Joel Grant was born in Jacksonville, FL. After graduating high school, he attended Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, FL and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Upon completion of college, he applied to an officer’s position with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. His criminal justice career began in 2001 after being hired by the commission and attending the commission’s basic recruit academy in Tallahassee for six months. After graduating from the FWC academy, his first duty assignment was Vero Beach, FL where he served as a marine patrol officer for two years. He then transferred to St. Augustine, FL where he served FWC in the same capacity for an additional two and half years. In 2005, he was hired by the Orange Park Police Department where he served as a patrol officer for approximately three years. He was then promoted to patrol corporal and served in that capacity from 2008 to 2013. In 2013, he was promoted to the rank of patrol sergeant, serving in that position until his promotion to lieutenant in 2025 and ultimately making assistant chief in 2026.

His interest in law enforcement training began in 2002 when he attended Field Training Officer. From there, he decided to focus on law enforcement training and obtained multiple high-liability training certificates as an instructor.

In 2024, he began pursuing a graduate certificate at the University of Central Florida in Police Leadership. With over 25 years of law enforcement experience, Joel currently serves our agency as the assistant chief, supervising the detective division, property and evidence, school resource officers and crossing guards.

Vickie has served with the Orange Park Police Department since January of 1983. She started as a dispatcher and was promoted to supervisor in 1989. She oversees the daily operation of the communications center and it’s seven dispatchers. Vickie is from Jacksonville and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. Communications in a small agency is multi-faceted. The communication center also handles the daily records request and much more. Vickie is the liaison between the agency and FDLE, DHSMV and LINX just to name a few. She helps to ensure that the dispatchers as well as the officer maintain their certifications in order to operate many programs used on a daily basis. She enjoys serving at her church, crafting, music and most of all spending time with her family and friends.

Stefani Kuhn serves as the Orange Park Police Department's Management Analyst. Stefani has worked for the Orange Park Police Department since 2009. Stefani manages all the officer certifications, scheduling, payroll, accounts payable for the police department and many other tasks. Stefani graduated from Ridgeview High School in Orange Park and has grown up in this area. She enjoys spending time with her daughter, watching football and weekends!