Kate Sherrod

Kate Sherrod

Town Council Member

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    President, Valley Service Organization, Saratoga, WY; poet and novelist

  • Education

    • Saratoga High School

      1984 - 1988
    • University of Maine

      1992 - 1993
      Uncompleted Master of Science Entomology

      Activities and Societies: ESL tutor

    • Bard College

      1989 - 1992
      Bachelor of Arts Languages and Literature

      Activities and Societies: Bard Observer, Bard Outing Club, campus emergency medical services, Dr. Seuss Mutual Appreciation Society

  • Experience

    • Town of Saratoga, WY

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2004
      Town Council Member
    • Saratoga Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
      Executive Director
    • Wyoming HIghway Patrol

      Jan 2004 - Feb 2014
      Dispatcher 2

      -Take emergency calls from the motoring public and generate dispatch reports from these.-Dispatch reports to sworn personnel for Wyoming Highway Patrol, Wyoming Game & Fish, Bureau of Land Management rangers and agents, Wyoming State Parks rangers, U.S. Forest Service rangers, Wyoming State Livestock Inspectors and Brand Inspectors via radio.-Provide logistical support including dispatching tow trucks, ambulances, fire units, hazmat units and WYDOT maintenance units as needed for events in the field.-Run drivers licenses, vehicle license plates and vehicle identification numbers, criminal history checks and related checks as required by field units.-Relay critical updates and information between the public, other agencies and WHP-dispatched field units as events develop.-Perform extensive database entry of information from traffic and other citations.-Provide public information on traffic hazards, weather conditions and road and travel issues to the public on a call by call basis.-Assist field units in developing comprehensive reports of their activities as needed.-Recipient of Wyoming Highway Patrol Association's Award of Merit-Currently and continuously certified as a public safety dispatcher via Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training Show less

    • - Freelance

      Mar 2014 - now
      Sonneteer

      Crafter of the poetry and sometimes the prose. New book PULP SONNETS out in Spring 2016

    • Saratoga Middle High School

      Nov 2015 - now
      Assistant Speech and Debate Coach

      Assistant coach of the 2016 Wyoming State 1A/2A Speech & Debate Champion Saratoga/Encampment/Hanna High Schools

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Dispatcher

      Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training
      Jan 2013
    • Duolingo Portuguese Fluency: Intermediate (Estimated)

      Duolingo
      Apr 2016
      View certificate certificate
    • Duolingo Portuguese Fluency: Intermediate (Estimated)

      Duolingo
      Apr 2016
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board member and staffer

      Issued by Platte Valley Food Bank on Jan 2016
      Platte Valley Food BankAssociated with Kate Sherrod