Associate Special Agent in Charge (A/SAC) La Verne J. Hibbert is 24-year veteran of the Drug  Enforcement Administration (DEA) who was promoted to the Senior Executive Service (SES) in  November 2020. Ms. Hibbert is responsible for overseeing all enforcement, regulatory,  intelligence and administrative functions for the Miami Division which encompasses 14 offices in the state of Florida. Ms. Hibbert previously served as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge of  the DEA Philadelphia Division Office. Ms. Hibbert directed High Intensity Drug Trafficking  Area (HIDTA) enforcement groups, a Tactical Diversion Squad, along with managing the  Technical Operations Group and the Administrative and Fiscal Unit. Ms. Hibbert also served as  a Group Supervisor at the Dover Delaware Post of Duty where she directly supervised  enforcement operations in Central and Southern Delaware.  

Ms. Hibbert previously held leadership positions at DEA Headquarters as Deputy Chief of the  Special Agent Recruitment and Hiring Section where she directed recruitment and hiring efforts  nationwide and was responsible for hiring over 500 Special Agents. She also served as a Board  Member on the Board of Professional Conduct where she reviewed case files from the Office of  Professional Responsibility (OPR) and proposed discipline recommendations. Ms. Hibbert’s first supervisory promotion in 2006 was at the Office of Investigative Technology where she  supervised the work of Polygraph Examiners worldwide. Among Ms. Hibbert’s  accomplishments was the digitization of the program and instituting a mentoring program for all  new polygraph examiners. Ms. Hibbert previously graduated from the National Center for  Credibility Assessment (NCCA), formerly DoDPI, as DEA’s first African American female  Polygraph Examiner. Ms. Hibbert was assigned to the Washington Division Office where she  conducted suitability, counterintelligence, and criminal polygraph examinations.  

Ms. Hibbert began her career with the DEA in March 1997 at the Long Island, New York  District Office. Ms. Hibbert later transferred to the New Haven, Connecticut District Office  where she was assigned to an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force targeting Drug  Trafficking Organizations in the New England region.  

Associate Special Agent in Charge Hibbert is a member of the National Organization of Black  Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and serves as a Federal Advisor of the NOBLE  Delaware Chapter. She is also a member of the National Association of Black Narcotics Agents  (NABNA) and serves as the Washington Metro-Chapter President. Ms. Hibbert dedicates her  time mentoring students and professionals as well as participating in community outreach events.  Ms. Hibbert earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Master of Professional  Studies from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT).