{"id":35156,"date":"2017-05-27T10:05:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T14:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=35156"},"modified":"2017-05-27T10:05:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T14:05:52","slug":"sheriffs-office-announces-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=35156","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff’s Office announces promotions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason Suydam<\/p><\/div>\n

WEST CHESTER \u2014 The Deputy Sheriff\u00a0taking over as second in command of the Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office could have never predicted his career path.<\/p>\n

Jason Suydam, hired as a deputy sheriff in February 2006, will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Chief Deputy George March. Suydam was promoted to corporal in April 2008, sergeant in June 2010, lieutenant in March 2014, and captain in April 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am confident in Captain Suydam\u2019s excellent leadership skills and believe he will continue to move the Sheriff\u2019s Office in a professional, positive and productive direction,\u201d Chester County Sheriff Carolyn \u201cBunny\u201d Welsh said. \u201cOver the course of his 11-year career with the Sheriff\u2019s Office he has consistently excelled in every area.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Sgt. Kurt Hansen will be promoted to lieutenant. Hansen, who now supervises the sheriff\u2019s Civil Unit, was hired as a deputy in January 2005. He was promoted to corporal in December 2011 and sergeant in August 2014. Hansen garnered praise in 2014 for his restrained response to a dog attack. He sustained two bites but did not shoot the animal because he had seen a child playing in the yard and didn\u2019t want to harm anyone\u2019s pet. The incident led to a training program that has served as a national model.<\/p>\n

\u201cSgt. Hansen has always provided outstanding leadership and served the CCSO with pride and professionalism,\u201d Welsh said.<\/p>\n

Suydam grew up in Delaware County, where he lived with his parents and three brothers in a modest, two-bedroom home. After graduating from Ridley High, Suydam joined the U.S. Marines at the age of 17 in 1995.<\/p>\n

After his military service, Suydam worked as a business manager in the auto industry but gravitated to law enforcement after several years, taking a job as a police officer in Glenolden in 2003. After joining the Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office in 2006, he quickly rose through the ranks, despite not focusing on that goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was grateful for the promotions,\u201d he said, \u201cbut I always just wanted to do the best job I could in each position.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the process, Suydam said he was somewhat surprised to find fulfillment in administrative duties. Previously, he had envisioned himself engaged in active law enforcement on the street. Instead, he realized that he enjoyed using his extensive training \u2013 which includes stints at the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service \u2013 to supervise others and set policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was able to speak to the \u2018boots on the ground\u2019 folks, take their perspective, and use it to come up with the best solution for different situations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When he\u2019s not working, Suydam said spending time with his family, which includes his wife and three children ranging in age from 10 to 20, remains a top priority. He and his wife, Toni Marie, have been together for more than 20 years and married for 16 of them. He also enjoys playing music on the piano, drums or guitar and riding his motorcycle.<\/p>\n

Suydam said he appreciated the opportunity to learn from March, who came to the Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office with decades of law-enforcement experience dating back to his start as a patrol officer with the state police in 1969.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored to follow in his footsteps,\u201d Suydam said.<\/p>\n

“I’m extremely proud of both of Captain Suydam and Sergeant Hansen. I am pleased to have them move forward to a new level,\u201d said Welsh. \u201cIt gives me great confidence in the command structure of the Sheriff\u2019s Office and the future of our agency.”<\/p>\n

A promotion ceremony for Suydam and Hansen will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at 3 p.m. in Courtroom One of the Chester County Justice Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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