PVCC police science graduate Chanses (Chan) Gianniny has been promoted to sergeant in the Albemarle County Sheriff's Office, becoming the first woman to hold a supervisor's rank in the department’s 264 year history.
Sheriff Chip Harding says Gianniny is a well-respected and hard-working member of the department.
Gianniny said, “I try to be a role model for everybody not just little girls, but boys too. I got into this field based on someone who was my role model and I’d like to instill that in someone else.”
This is not the first time Gianniny has made local law enforcement history. She was the first female deputy for the Madison County Sheriff's Office back in 1997.
Two other PVCC alumni were recently promoted. Thomas Layman is now a sergeant and Robert Shiflett is now a captain.
Robert A. "Bobby" Shiflett II
Bobby Shiflett was promoted from the rank of sergeant to captain. This position is second in command and assumes command of the office when the Sheriff is out of town. Bobby has been with the department for over 10 years. The past three years he served as a sergeant. Bobby has an AAS degree in police science from PVCC. He graduated from Albemarle High School in 1990 and was drafted into the Kansas City Royal Baseball organization. He played for them for three years before returning to Albemarle to pursue his law enforcement career.
Thomas D. "T.D." Layman
T.D. Layman was promoted to the rank of sergeant. T.D. has been with the department for over nine years. He came to this office after serving eight years as an officer with the UVa Police Department. He has served the past three years as a corporal. T.D. has an AS degree in business administration from PVCC.
Chanses R. "Chan" Gianniny
"Chan" Gianniny has been with the department for over three years. She has an AAS degree in police science from PVCC and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from James Madison University. Chan had served as a police sergeant in Scottsville for five years and a deputy sheriff in Madison County for two years before coming to the Albemarle Sheriff’s Office.
From NBC 29 and Albemarle County press release