2020 Wall of Fame Inductee: Nicole Alvarado

Nicole Alvarado graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of South Florida in 2019 with a B.A. in Criminology and a minor in the Science of Physical Activity. During her college career, Ms. Alvarado was featured in the Student Spotlight section of the Criminology Newsletter. The article highlighted her time spent interning with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a part of the FBI Honors Internship Program. For the duration of her internship, she was assigned to the Violent Crimes Unit in FBI Tampa Headquarters and maintained a Top Secret Security clearance.

Ms. Alvarado recently graduated from the Hillsborough Community College Police Academy and was sworn in to the Tampa Police Department in January 2020. She was selected as a part of the Tampa Police Department scholarship program and was enrolled in a full-time police academy from July 2019 to January of 2020.

In the future, Ms. Alvarado looks forward to utilizing the academic opportunities offered by the Tampa Police Department to pursue a graduate degree.