Department of Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Tremblay is pleased to announce the selection of Major Thomas L Esperance as the next Director of the Vermont State Police. Major L Esperance will assume the duties of Director following Colonel James Baker s retirement on June 30, 2009. Today s announcement will provide Major L Esperance and the Vermont State Police time to plan a seamless transition of leadership.
In his announcement, Commissioner Tremblay said, I have full confidence in Major L Esperance; he is a proven leader, a trusted public servant, and he models the spirit of law enforcement cooperation that is essential for the future success of policing in Vermont.
Major L Esperance began his career as a Trooper in Brattleboro in 1987 and currently serves as Major in charge of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Over the past 21 years, Major L Esperance has also served in the following positions with the State Police:
Detective Trooper, Brattleboro Barracks
Detective Trooper, Southern Vermont Drug Task Force
Sergeant, Patrol Commander, Rockingham Barracks
Field Supervisor, Southern Vermont Drug Task Force
Lieutenant, Station Commander, Rockingham Barracks
Lieutenant, Drug Task Force Commander
Captain, Special Investigations Unit Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Major L Esperance and his wife Denise have been married for twenty years. They have two daughters - Rachel who attends Champlain Valley Union High School and Hannah who attends Williston Central School.
Major L Esperance will continue in his current assignment as Major in charge of the Criminal Division until his promotion on July 1, 2009.