Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz

On January 7, 2025, Miami-Dade Police Department’s (MDPD) own Rosie Cordero-Stutz made history, becoming Miami-Dade County’s first female sheriff, as the MDPD transitions back into a Sheriff’s Office for the first time in nearly 60 years.

Sheriff Rosie has dedicated over 29 years to the law enforcement profession, rising through the ranks from police officer to assistant director. This has given her a profound understanding of serving her community and its unique needs and challenges. Sheriff Rosie is an accomplished leader with progressive experience working in a wide variety of assignments to include uniform patrol, special investigations, Media Relations Bureau, Robbery Bureau, Homicide Bureau, Professional Compliance Bureau, and Economic Crimes Bureau, to name a few.

Sheriff Rosie’s top priorities are the safety and security of the Miami-Dade County community, while ensuring that the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office serves the community with professionalism and respect, maintaining the highest standards of ethics in law enforcement. Maintaining order, protecting our residents, and enforcing laws impartially will ensure that Miami-Dade County continues to be a place where residents and visitors feel secure, and businesses prosper.

Sheriff Rosie joined the then Metro-Dade Police Department in 1996 and has remained serving the community without interruption. During her career, she served with great distinction in a variety of assignments, amassing vast experience in police operations, investigations, supervision, management, and administration. In 2020, Sheriff Rosie was promoted to Police Division Chief of the North Operations Division, where she was responsible for the administration, operations, and management of the Intracoastal, Northside, Northwest, and Midwest Districts, as well as the Town of Miami Lakes. In 2022, Sheriff Rosie was promoted to Assistant Director of Support Services, where she was responsible for the overall operations of Communications, Central Records, Personnel Management, and Cyber Crimes Bureaus. In 2024, she supervised Investigative Services, encompassing the Criminal Investigations, Government Affairs, and Forensic Services Divisions. Sheriff Rosie also managed Police Services, which included North and South Operations Divisions, the Airport and Seaport Operations Bureaus, three contractual cities, and the Special Patrol Bureau, in the capacity of acting Assistant Director.

Sheriff Rosie earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Florida International University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Marist College. She attended and graduated from the Executive Leadership Program; the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy (session 265); the Florida Police Chiefs STARS program; the Police Executive Leadership Institute (PELI); and the FBI National Executive Institute for Leadership (Session 46). Additionally, Sheriff Rosie serves as the current President of the Florida Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates, the largest Alumni Chapter in the world.

There’s a new sheriff in town! Miami-Dade County residents and visitors couldn’t be in more capable hands.