Experience

WORK HISTORY

  • 1969-1979 Police Officer – Retired Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D. C.
  • 1979-1980 Began criminal justice degree - Northwest Community College
  • 1980-1981 Instructor and student in Criminal Justice - Indiana Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA
  • 1981-1986 Store Operator & District Manager - McDonalds of Northwest Arkansas
  • 1985-1986 City Councilman - City of Bentonville, Arkansas
  • 1986-1988 Executive Director - Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce
  • 1989-2002 Sheriff - Benton County, Arkansas
  • 2002- Present – Arkansas Licensed Realtor

EDUCATION

  • Indiana Hills Community College, Associates Degree, Police Science, 1981
  • Bentonville High School, Graduate, 1967

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

  • Washington D.C., Law Enforcement Police Academy
  • United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation and the University of Arkansas, Criminal Justice Division - Arkansas Leader, Executive Course for Sheriff’s and Executive Development
  • Washington, D.C. - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • McDonald’s Corporation, Business and Management School, Oak Brook, IL

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

  • Born: April 8, 1948
  • Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Raised: Bentonville, Arkansas
  • Married, 34 years: Holly Lee, 4 children, 12 grandchildren

COMMUNITY COMMITMENTS (past)

  • National Sheriff’s Association, Aviation Committee, Vice Chairman
  • National Sheriff’s Association, Crime Prevention Committee Member
  • National Sheriff’s Association, Juvenile Crime Committee Member
  • National Sheriff’s Association, Credentials and Election Procedures Committee Member
  • Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative, Drug-Free Schools Community Council, Board Member
  • Triad, Board Member
  • Governor’s Appointment - Retired Law Enforcement Officers Concealed Weapons Board
  • Attorney General Appointment - Committee to study Gangs in Arkansas
  • CRASH- Citizen’s for Reliable and Safe Highways, Board Member
  • Highway Hero - Designated Driver Program, Board Member
  • Arkansas Sheriff’s Youth Task Force, Board Member
  • North Arkansas Community College, West Campus, Board of Directors
  • Bentonville Community Drug Task Force, Executive Committee Member
  • Bentonville Optimist Club, Charter Member
  • Bentonville School Board Drug Advisory Committee Member
  • Bates Development Association, Spring Dinner Dance, Chairman
  • Bates Development Association, Fins & Feathers Committee Member
  • Bentonville Soccer Association, Board of Directors
  • United Way Fund Drive, Restaurant Division, Chairman
  • Boy Scouts of America, Merit Badge Counselor
  • Little Tiger Football, Head Coach
  • “T” Ball, Head Coach
  • Youth Soccer, Head Coach
  • Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Hunter Education Safety Instructor
  • Bentonville Rotary Club Member

CHILD SAFETY & DRUG AWARENESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (past)

  • “YOUR DEPUTY FRIENDLY” - individual classroom visits with grades K-4
  • LATCH KEY KIDS - what actions a child should take if a problem occurs or they feel scared when coming home to an empty house
  • STRANGERS - discussions on such issues of what a child should do if they are called over to a stranger’s car, etc.
  • GUN SAFETY - address the dangers associated with guns and emphasize that guns are not toys and should not be touched or played with
  • BICYCLE SAFETY - rules of riding a bicycle
  • HANDOUTS - coloring books that promote and teach safety for children
  • JUVENILE PROBATION EDUCATION PROGRAM - once a month all adjudicated juveniles and parents are required by the court to attend a 3-hour program to educate them on drugs, alcohol, and juvenile law
  • OPERATION ABC - a week long program to educate and enforce child restraint laws
  • TRUTH ABOUT ALCOHOL - utilize an area-specific video and Fatal Vision Goggles to counter the myth of alcohol use
  • SMART CHOICES, BETTER CHANCES - a program developed by the Attorney General’s Office to teach children about the law
  • “P.C.” - a robotic sheriff’s car, Just Say No To Drugs
  • “BUSTER” - a robotic school bus, school bus safety
  • “STANLEY THE STOPLIGHT” - a children’s safety program
  • “DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM” - a new program for Junior & Senior High School students designed to talk with young adults about what happens if you make a choice to use drugs and get arrested
  • SENIOR CITIZEN LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION ACADEMY - an 18-hour program designed to give senior citizens a working knowledge of the law enforcement and judicial process
  • “METHBUSTERS” - an education program designed to elicit the general public & area business’s help in identifying possible methamphetamine manufacturing or dump sites
  • CHILD SAFETY SEAT PROGRAM - by utilizing a state grant and partnering with local businesses, child safety seats are provided free of charge to parents
  • OPERATION CHILD ID - a fingerprint and photo identification card of a child for parents to keep in safe place if something should ever happen to their child