BSO's Public Information Office Staff Bios

Veda Coleman-Wright

Manager of Public Information Office

Veda Coleman-Wright joined the Broward Sheriff's Office in May 1996 as a public information officer. In January 2006 she was promoted to senior public information officer. Sheriff Scott Israel promoted her to the PIO manager on Jan. 26, 2013.

Veda grew up in Northwest Fort Lauderdale and graduated from Blanche Ely High School. She attended Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, earning a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism, with a minor in political science. She worked as an information specialist for Florida's Department of Insurance then began her tour of duty at South Florida’s WPLG-TV/Channel 10 as an assignment editor.

Veda is a 2012 graduate of BSO’s Institute for Criminal Justice Studies’ Executive Leadership Program at Nova Southeastern University. She is a founding member of the South Florida Chapter of the National Black Public Relations Professionals. Veda has received several awards and accommodations. In 2010, she was honored by Success South Florida magazine as one of the 50 Most Powerful Black Professionals. In 2008, she was recognized for her contributions, leadership and service to the South Florida community in the area of community empowerment by the Zeta Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, Veda has lived in Broward County since 1972, is married and has two sons.

Keyla Concepción

Senior Public Information Officer

Keyla Concepción joined the Public Information Office in August 2006. She comes with ample background working with the media, having been a bilingual reporter and anchor for three years at KTXS/KTES, the ABC/Telemundo affiliate in Abilene, Texas and Bay News 9 En Español in Tampa, Florida.

Keyla was born and raised in Panama Republic, later moving to Miami, Florida, where she lived for 14 years before leaving for The Lonestar State to pursue her TV career.

She is fluent in both English and Spanish and holds a bachelor of science degree in Communications from Florida International University in Miami.

Mike Jachles

Public Information Officer

Mike Jachles joined the Public Information Office in 2006 after 14 years as a videojournalist at WTVJ, the NBC owned TV station in South Florida. He brings an extensive background to the Broward Sheriff’s Office where he serves as the primary PIO for the Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services. Prior to moving to Florida in 1992, Mike was the Assistant Fire Chief with the Jamesville, NY Fire Department, where he served for seven years starting out as a firefighter/trauma medic. He has been an active Emergency Medical Technician since 1981 and is also an auxiliary Florida Highway Patrol Trooper. Mike has earned both the George Foster Peabody and the Alfred I. DuPont awards given in broadcasting. He has also won numerous local, state and national press awards. He received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the State University of New York-Empire State College.

Dani Moschella

Public Information Officer

A former newspaper reporter, Dani Moschella joined the Broward Sheriff’s Office in February 2008 as an External Affairs Specialist and transferred to the Public Information Office a year later.

Soon after graduating from the University of Florida in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in print journalism, Dani began working in the sports department of the Palm Beach Post. After a few years there and in the Post’s Martin County bureau covering education, she wrote about crime in southern Palm Beach County for five years. From 2006 to early 2008, Dani was the Public Information Coordinator for south region of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Originally from upstate New York, Dani was raised in Plantation.

Karen Murphy

Administrative Specialist II

Karen Murphy joined the agency in December 2007 as the Administrative Specialist II for Major James Clonch in the Department of Detention Support Services Unit. Upon his retirement in 2009, she continued as part of the Support Services team until July 2010, when she transferred to the Public Information Office.

Karen was born in Pennsylvania and has lived in Broward County since 1963. She is married, has four grown children and nine grandchildren.

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