The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday the appointment of Gainesville resident Melissa Casto-Mefferd to Assistant Deputy Director of the Georgia Crime Information Center.
A release from GBI Director Mike Register's office said that Casto-Mefferd will be responsible for overseeing the Criminal Justice Information Services' operations, its Compliance Program, and its Integrated Data Center.
She has a combined 26 years of law enforcement experience.
Her experience includes 15 years with Federal Bureau of Investigation, within their Criminal Justice Information Services Division working on the Eric Rudolph Fugitive-Olympic Bombing Task Force.
Casto-Mefferd graduated from Wesleyan College with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and from Columbus State University with a Master’s degree in Public Safety Administration.
She also graduated from the Columbus State Law Enforcement Executive Command College.
