Captain Jaime Pavol Appointed Assistant Chief

Chief Peter Newsham is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Jaime Pavol to assistant chief (rank of major). The selection follows the retirement of Major Kevin Hughart.

Major Pavol is a native of Prince William County and has served the community for more than 22 years. Pavol began her career with the Prince William County Police Department in 2003, first serving as a patrol officer assigned to the Operations Division, then as a detective in the Criminal Investigations Division. In 2010, Pavol was promoted to the first-line supervisor ranks holding multiple assignments including patrol, youth services, recruiting, and basic training.

First promoted to command-level ranks in 2019, Pavol oversaw the Criminal Investigations Division’s Special Victims Bureau and then was the Deputy Commander in Personnel. In 2023, she was promoted to the rank of captain, serving as a commander of the Operation Division’s Special Operations Bureau most recently overseeing planning & strategic services.

Major Pavol has served on the Department’s Peer Support Team, Incident Management Team and the Women’s Mentorship Program. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Bluefield College.

Pavol is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (FBINA), the Professional Executive Leadership School (PELS) at the University of Richmond, the University of Virginia’s Leading, Educating, and Developing Program (LEAD), the Institute for Leadership in Changing Times (ILCT) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State College, and the Constitutional Foundations of Policing at the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at James Madison’s Montpelier.

Effective May 17, 2025, Major Jaime Pavol will assume her new role as the Assistant Chief of the Support Services Division overseeing the Administrative Bureau, Animal Control Bureau, Criminal Justice Academy and Personnel Bureau. Major Jacques Poirier, appointed in 2024, will assume command of the Operations Division vacated by outgoing Assistant Chief Kevin Hughart.