The Florida Strawberry Festival recently hired a new staff member to oversee security operations at the annual event.
Tim Lovett, a lifelong resident of Plant City, will join the Florida Strawberry Festival staff as executive assistant and security manager following his retirement from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
“I felt that this was a family environment, and it’s home,” Lovett said. “Leaving the Sheriff’s Office and now being able to work back here in my hometown is a blessing.”
Lovett has a 28-year record of outstanding service with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, said Florida Strawberry Festival General Manager Paul Davis. During his career, Lovett worked in undercover operations, street crimes, long-term narcotics investigations and, most recently, courthouse security.
Lovett will work during the 2016 Florida Strawberry Festival and will begin full time employment in May.
“Tim has worked security at the festival for about 25 years now and knows our event so well,” Davis said. “He has a genuine love for people, is a good family man and will be a great fit for our team,” said Davis.