SHERYL G. STECKLER

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

PALM BEACH COUNTY

 Sheryl G. Steckler is the Inspector General for the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Palm Beach County (PBC).  The Office opened its doors on June 28, 2010.  The office consists of three services: Investigations, Audit, and Contract Oversight.  The OIG’s jurisdiction includes all elected and appointed county and municipal officials and employees, county and municipal agencies and instrumentalities, contractors, their subcontractors and lower tier subcontractors, and other parties doing business with the county or a municipality and/or receiving county or municipal funds.  In addition to the County and the 38 municipalities, the Solid Waste Authority and Children’s Services Council have voluntarily contracted with the OIG for their services. 

Ms. Steckler has worked in law enforcement and criminal justice related positions for over 28 years.  Prior to her arrival in Palm Beach in June 2010, she was the Inspector General for the State of Florida, Department of Children & Families for just under 8 years.  She also spent 8 years as the Director for Pinellas County, Florida Consumer Protection which included Mediation, Criminal Investigations, and Regulatory Oversight.  Ms. Steckler was also with the Florida Auditor General’s office in Performance Auditing and Public Assistance Fraud for over 9 years.  Ms. Steckler is currently a Certified Inspector General, Certified Inspector General Investigator and formerly a certified law enforcement officer. 

 In her role as Inspector General at the Department of Children & Families, Ms. Steckler led the way for her office to become the first accredited Inspector General’s office by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation and her new office in Palm Beach County received accreditation status in less than two years of operation in February 2012. 

 Ms. Steckler holds a master’s degree in Public Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Criminology from Florida State University.  She is currently an Executive Board member for the National Association of Inspectors General and former President for the Florida Chapter of the Association of Inspectors General.  Ms. Steckler is Chair of the Ad-Hoc Executive Director contract and Membership Outreach in addition to Co-Chair of the Peer Review Committee.  Ms. Steckler has held elected positions as President and Vice President of Conferences for the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators and has also served as a member (appointed by the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services) of the Florida’s Consumer Council.