Amanda Barack, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)

Amanda (Blackledge) Barak is a Branch Chief and Senior Instructor in the Legal Division of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Glynco, Georgia, where she teaches legal courses to law enforcement officers and agents from more than one hundred partner organizations.  Topics include constitutional law, criminal law, and use of force.  She is a former city attorney for the City of St. Marys, Georgia where she also served as the City’s solicitor and created and managed a Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program for first time non-volent offenders. Ms. Barak regularly facilitated training for the City’s police force.  While living overseas in Singapore for five years, she was a public affairs specialist for the U.S. Navy, working hand in hand with key Navy leaders as part of the installation leadership team.  She also volunteered as a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate for the Navy.  Ms. Barak is a registered neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution where she mediates general civil as well as domestic cases ordered to mediation by courts within Georgia.  She has served as a mediator for the Department of Homeland Security.  Ms. Barak attended law school at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami Gardens, Florida, and after graduation served on their administration team as the Director of Alumni Affairs.  She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Florida Bar.  Ms. Barak is married to a Special Agent (Retired) with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.