AA Degree – Miles Community College: 1977
Montana Law Enforcement Academy: 1980
Law Enforcement Command College: 1987
MEMBERSHIPS IN ORGANIZATIONS:
Former Hunters Safety Instructor
Former 5th and 6th Grade Basketball Coach
MEMBERSHIPS ON BOARDS:
2011-2012 President of the Western States Sheriffs Association
Chairman of the Eastern Montana Drug Task Force
Vice Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Criminal Information Network
Montana Liaison for the National Sheriffs Association
Montana Law Enforcement Academy Advisory Council
Former MCC Quarter Century Club
Former President of the Southeastern Montana Law Enforcement Association
AWARDS and HONORS:
Elected Sheriff Coroner 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010
Medal of Valor from the Montana Chiefs of Police Association
Appointed by Governor Stephens to the Youth Justice Council
Appointed by Governor Racicot to the Judicial Nomination Commission
Appointed by Governor Racicot to the Sentencing Commission
Appointed by Joe Mazurek and Steve Bullock to their respective Attorney General’s Advisory Council
Appointed by Governor Schweitzer to the
Public Safety Officers Standards and Training Council
“Understand that what may seem insignificant to you, may be extremely important to someone else.”
