Deputy Andres Briceno joined the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in February of 2008 and worked both Custody and Patrol Operations.  During his time in Patrol, he was assigned to the City of Rancho Santa Margarita Police Services, where he was a Field Training Officer and a School Resource Officer. Deputy Briceno’s commitment to child safety led him to the School Mobile Assessment Resource Team (SMART) for two years. He conducted threat assessments and investigated violence and weapon possession cases related to schools. Afterward, Deputy Briceno worked the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (GRIP) for two years, where he taught substance use and gang prevention education to children. He currently works in the Public Affairs and Community Engagement Division teaching drug prevention education for K-12 schools, with his main focus being the Next Step Program. Deputy Briceno has dedicated much of his career to child safety and believes strongly in the power of prevention education.

Sergeant Brian Gunsolley is a twenty-one year veteran with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and currently holds the position of Sergeant in the Public Affairs and Community Engagement Division.   For the past twelve years, he has been educating the community on safety related topics including drug prevention, human trafficking, senior citizen fraud, active shooter response, gangs, traffic safety, parenting and cyber safety.  Sergeant Gunsolley believes strongly in the power of prevention through education and has dedicated much of his time to persuading kids to say no to addictive substances.