Ken joined the Gulf Coast HIDTA as the ORS Analyst for the State of Louisiana in June 2021. Ken retired from the U.S. Marshals Service after 21 years, having worked in N/IL, C/IL and E/KY as an investigator and as a Judicial Security Inspector. Ken was a member of the USMS Special Operations Group (SOG) for 13 years where he responded to major trials, national disasters, major law enforcement operations and deployed to Iraq in support of the U.S. State Department’s Rule of Law Operation. As a member of SOG, Ken received advanced training in a number of specialties including explosive/manual breaching and waterborne operations. In 2013 Ken was appointed as the U.S. Marshal for the Central District of Illinois. Ken worked closely with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for investigations and training. After the Marshals Service, Ken was appointed as the first Inspector General for the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Prior to his law enforcement career Ken worked in Accounting and Finance for several major corporations. Ken received his BA in Accounting from Western Illinois University and his MBA in Finance from Lewis University. Ken and his wife have three grown sons. The family enjoys spending time together and enjoying the outdoors. Ken is looking forward to forging a strong partnership between public health and public safety in fulfilling the ORS mission.

Sarah Hoke began working in the Criminal Justice System in 2010 as an Adult Felony Probation Officer in Pinellas County, Florida. During that time, she was nominated for Officer of the Year, selected to work the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL, and organized and directed multiple firearm sweeps and gang affiliated residential searches. While working full-time as a Probation Officer, she attended the University of South Florida and received a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration. In 2013, Sarah was recruited and hired by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Recruit and attended the Law Enforcement Academy where she was presented with the Top Academic Award. As a Law Enforcement Officer, she worked a variety of shifts and built strong relationships within the communities she served. In 2016, she became a Detective in the Human Resources Bureau and completed pre-employment background and security investigations for civilian and sworn applicants. During her time as a Detective, Sarah received the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Unit Achievement Award for exemplary work in meeting stringent timelines while completing detailed investigations on Armed School Security Guard civilian applicants. She has always believed the saying, “Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future” and the greatest path to success is through relationship building. Sarah and her husband relocated from Florida to Colorado in March 2021. They enjoy exploring the mountains and trails and are avid hockey fans.

Rodney Querrard joined the Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands HIDTA as the DIO in July of 2021 following a 28 year career with the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD). He rose through the ranks of Police Officer, Sergeant and Lieutenant before accepting the position of Police Chief in 2007. While a Sergeant/Lieutenant, Rodney was a Task Force Officer (TFO) with DEA/HIDTA (PR/VI HIDTA) where he worked for almost 9 years, along with his federal counterparts, to dismantle and disrupt major drug organizations using the USVI and Puerto Rico as transshipment points. He retired from the VIPD as Chief in April of 2012. In December of 2012 Rodney was offered the position of Assistant Police Commissioner for the VIPD. In January of 2013 he accepted the position, and on his first day on the job was named acting Police Commissioner due to the resignation of his predecessor. Rodney was named Police Commissioner shortly thereafter and held that position for 2 years before again retiring at the end of that administrations term. He has always believed, and continues to believe in service above self. He truly believes by accomplishing the goals outlined as the DIO is a way of continuing his efforts of working for the betterment of the people of the USVI, and whoever else benefits overall. Knowing the dedication and commitment of all at the PR/VI HIDTA and at the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) as it relates to controlled substances, made it an easy decision for Rodney to accept the DIO position.

Jose comes from a military family, where his Dad (Jose O Rodriguez Sr.) was in the Navy and his uncles were in the air force and his Grandfather was in the Army. Jose joined the Puerto Rico Police in 1998 and by 2001 he was attached to the DEA/HIDTA San Juan TFO team. In 2004 Jose was awarded HIDTA San Juan Task Force Officer of the Year. Jose resigned and left to the United states where he started working as a Bilingual Advocate for the Family Health Center (nonprofit) where he work together with Heath Providers (Doctors) providing patients with help in any way possible.