Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Reserve Deputy of the Year - Reserve II Major Joel Freedland

RII Major Joel Freedland is a Reserve Deputy for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. His full time career has been in the construction industry for 30 years; 21 of those years have been in executive level roles. He has managed all departments within a homebuilding company and his experiences also include; national trainer for the country’s largest homebuilder, college recruiter, key note speaker at multiple universities, judge for the NAHB, board member of LSU Construction Counsel, State of Florida Licensed General Contractor & Realtor, FEMA Certified Natural Disaster Inspector, owner of multiple business, Real Estate Investor, Certified Instructor, and Consultant for the homebuilding industry.

RII Major Joel Freedland has been married to Kathy for over 30 years and they have three daughters. The two oldest daughters are graduates of the University of South Florida and the youngest is in her third year at USF studying to become a teacher in special education while her boyfriend is serving overseas in the U.S. Navy. Joel has been with the Reserve II Unit for over 25 years. As commander of the RII Unit, he currently holds the highest rank as major which oversees the 120+ members.  

Joel is a certified CPR/First Aid Instructor. He served 12 years as a board member and 17 years coaching the Leaguerettes, a local softball league for 280 girls. Joel spends most of his free time volunteering for the Reserve II program and volunteering for different charities.