Sgt. Michael J. Perez is the Program Manager for Emergency Services in Ingham County Michigan. Sgt. Perez was born in Ingham County and except for two years in the State of Colorado has resided in Mid-Michigan all of his life. He is married and has two children, a boy and a girl.


Sgt. Perez graduated from the Mid-Michigan Police Academy in June of 1980 and has worked at the Capitol City Airport Department Of Public Safety as well as the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office. He has worked in various divisions within the office as well as several specialty units. They are the corrections division, field services division, and paramedic section. He has also been assigned to the underwater search and recovery team, the metro narcotics team and as a field training officer. Sgt. Perez was also one of the first paramedics assigned to the Lansing Police Department Special Tactics And Rescue Team (S.T.A.R.T.) as a tactical medic. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1998, served as the paramedic section supervisor for approximately one year before being assigned to staff services as the program manager for emergency services in March of 2000.


Sgt. Perez holds a General Associates Degree from Lansing Community College, an Advanced Officers Training Certificate, Airport Rescue Fire Fighter Certificate, Paramedic License (1998), Basic S.W.A.T. certification, Technician Level Amateur Radio License, SCUBA Open Water Certification, Two Meritorious Service Awards, Two Unit Citations, and Various Certificates of Appreciation from the Sheriff’s Office. He has received training at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg Md., Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division, and has been involved in one Presidential Declaration, many Haz-Mat responses, and natural hazards responses. He has received training in Threat and Risk Assessment for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Integrated Emergency Management Systems (IEMS), and Tactical EMS. He has completed the curriculum for and has been certified as a Professional Emergency Manager (PEM) in the state of Michigan.