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William E. Quarles

Early life

William E. Quarles was born in Washington, D.C. to a young mother (15 yrs. old) and an unknown father. He was raised by his grandmother (Marie Quarles). At a young age, he was a Boy Scout and a member of Cadet Civil Air Patrol. He attended Ballou High School in South East Washington, D.C., where he was a member of the school's Jr. ROTC and played trumpet in the school's orchestra. After leaving High School early with a GED in 1976, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, attending boot camp in Parris Island and specializing in Field Radio Communications. In 1977, he was selected for Embassy Duty and served tours in Geneva, Switzerland, and Tehran, Iran. While serving duty in Tehran, Iran in 1979, he was held hostage for 14 days before being released with 13 other African Americans and women. Career

William has over 25 years of experience in security and law enforcement and has been a technical advisor on the Iran Hostage Crises with ABC NEWS. He has given lectures on terrorism and hostage-taking to numerous law enforcement organizations. He has served his country as a Marine Security Guard at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland from 1977-1979, and at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran from 1979-1980. He has held numerous private security positions from the security officer to the director of security. 1983, he accepted employment with the Metropolitan Police Department as a sworn police officer. His career progressed rapidly advancing to training instructors responsible for teaching the DC Code of Criminal Offenses to new police officers within his first five years of service. In 1991, he went back to college, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in just 3 years. As a student, he was appointed by Governor William Donald Shaffer as the student member to the Board of Trustees for Prince Georges Community College. In 1995, Mr. Quarles accepted employment with the U.S. Government Printing Office as a Federal Police Officer. In 1998, he was transferred to the agency's physical security branch and held responsibility for the agency's identification and fingerprinting program. In 2006, he accepted employment with the Environmental Protection Agency as a personnel security specialist. Mr. Quarles held this position until, 2009 when he was forced to retire on disability because of kidney failure. Mr. Quarles continued his education while on dialysis, earning a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security Policy. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy & Administration at Walden University and expects to graduate in 2022.

Personal life

Mr. Quarles married Evelyn Lovett in 1987. He has two step-daughters Jacqueline and Nikia from his wife's previous marriage and lives in Bowie, Maryland.

Education

Ph.D. Public Policy & Administration Walden University, expected (2022) Master Cyber Security Policy University of Maryland University College (2013) Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies University of Maryland University College (1994)

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