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Jeff Kretlow, MPA

Jeff Kretlow, MPA

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Deputy - Bureau of Operations, McLean County Illinois Sheriff's Office

  • Education

    • Valdosta State University

      1985 - 1987
      Associate of Arts - AA General Studies with Criminal Justice Concentration

      Completed two years of school at VSU. Completed classes for A.A. while in the Marine Corps and transferred them to VSU to complete the requirements for the A.A. Awarded the degree in 1991.

    • Kaplan University

      2003 - 2006
      Bachelor of Science - BS Criminal Justice with Law Enforcement concentration 3.70 - 3.79 Magna Cum Laude

    • Purdue University Global

      2017 - 2019
      Master of Public Administration with Criminal Justice concentration Public Administration 4.0 Summa Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: SALUTE Military Honor Society, Golden Key International Honor Society

  • Experience

    • Meriwether County Sheriff's Department

      Jan 1987 - Jan 1987
      Jailer/Dispatcher

    • USMC

      Jan 1988 - Nov 1993
      Military Police Traffic Accident Investigator

    • McLean County Illinois Sheriff's Office

      Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
      Lieutenant (Retired)

      Retired as the Patrol Division Commander/Acting Support Services Division Commander

    • IL ARNG

      Sept 2006 - May 2016
      Captain

      Enlisted September 2006, Attended Phase I, II, III Officer Candidate School Jan 2007 - Jan 2008, Platoon leader 2008 - 2009, Company Executive Officer 2009 - 2010, Deployment to Afghanistan 2011 - 2012, Company Commander 2012 - 2014, Instructor at Officer Candidate School 2014 - 2016

    • South Dakota Highway Patrol

      Jul 2020 - Dec 2022
      State Trooper

    • County of McLean

      Jan 2023 - now
      Chief Deputy - Bureau of Operations

      I retired from the MCSO as a Lieutenant in June 2020. I returned to the MCSO in January 2023 as Chief Deputy, Bureau of Operations.

    • Midwest Public Safety Consulting Group

      Dec 2023 - Nov 2024
      Public Safety Consultant (I'm still at the full time job!)

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Crisis Intervention Training

      Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, Mobile Training Unit 8

    • Police Supervisory Role in the 21st Century

      Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute

    • Pressure Point Control Techniques and Defensive Tactics Instructor

      PPCT Management Systems, Bruce K. Siddle

    • Firearms Training [Instructor]

      American Firearms Training and Tactics
      Jul 2022

    • Traffic Accident Reconstructionist

      Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM)

    • Hostage Negotiator

      Public Agency Training Council, Dominic J. Misino

    • Field Training Officer

      Field Training Associates, Bruce A. Sokolove

    • Law Enforcement Officer

      State of South Dakota

    • Law Enforcement Officer

      State of Illinois

    • TASER Instructor

      Axon
      Apr 2022