New Commissioner
Ted Kamatchus
CALEA’s newest
Commissioner, Sheriff Ted G. Kamatchus, is currently in his 25th year
as a law enforcement official. His
career began in 1976 and culminated in his appointment as Marshall County (IA)
Sheriff in 1988. Since then, he has
been successfully re-elected to that post in 1992, 1996, and 2000.
His agency became CALEA accredited in 1999.
Early in his career,
he recognized the importance of “getting involved.”
He has served on various boards and commissions involving Reserve Law
Enforcement Officers, Training Academies, and Law Enforcement Associations
throughout the State of Iowa.
The
year 2000 was an especially important year for Sheriff Kamatchus.
It was then that he was elected President of the Iowa State Sheriffs’
and Deputies’ Association. He was also elected to the position of Sergeant at Arms of
the National Sheriffs Association. His
current position as Fifth Vice-President on the Executive Board of NSA is the
beginning of a 6-year transition to the Presidency of that organization.
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