Village of Eagle, Wisconsin

The fall of 2008 marked my 21st year in law enforcement. I began my pursuit in the field while living and schooling in Arizona. I studied Criminal Justice at Tucson’s Pima Community College but did not finish my studies there. I drifted in and out of the food service and security industries until, in the mid 1980s, I moved to Wisconsin. Not long after returning to my Midwestern roots, I received Wisconsin certification as a law enforcement officer and graduated the police academy at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton in the winter of 1987.

I enjoyed a 13 year career with the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department until I resigned in the fall of 2000. Having already been employed since June of 1998 as a part time officer in Eagle, I accepted a full time position in the spring of 2001. I had by that time attained the rank of Sergeant and served in that position until Chief Hans Lux retired in the summer of 2004. I was promoted to the position of Chief of Police in fall of 2004 and in 2009 I celebrated my eleventh anniversary with the Village of Eagle Police Department.

I have found the position of Chief to be just as challenging as I’d suspected it would be, and much more rewarding than I could have imagined. Serving the citizens of this community has been, and continues to be an honor. The officers that make up the Eagle Police Department are unquestionably the most sincere and dedicated individuals that I have ever had the pleasure to work with. Collectively, the citizens, elected officials, Village employees and Police Department staff work in harmony to build better police agency. I hold the philosophy that every government entity can always improve and that is our unending goal. If there ever comes a time that we cease to improve, it will be time for me to retire and allow the next Chief to begin his or her enhancement of this department. Until then, we will move forward with service to the citizens of Eagle as our number one priority.