Sheriff Steve E.
Whisenant
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I have been married to Renee Wright
Whisenant since 1982, and we have been blessed with two wonderful children and
a son-in-law.
My wife Renee is the Executive Assistant to the CEO at
Broughton Hospital. My son Tyler is a UNC Charlotte graduate with a bachelor's
degree in criminal justice and is employed as a deputy sheriff with Catawba
County. My daughter Lauren is married to Matt Imboden and they live in
Winston-Salem. Both Lauren and Matt earned graduate degrees from Wake Forest
University. Lauren is a Physician Assistant at Wake Forest University Baptist
Medical Center, and Matt is the Assistant Director of Residence Education at
Wake Forest University. |
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Sheriff Steve E.
Whisenant
Criminal Justice Experience, Education, Leadership, and
Honors |
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| CRIMINAL JUSTICE
EXPERIENCE |
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Burke
County Sheriff's Office
6/1/11- Present Appointed
Sheriff to fill the unexpired term of retiring Sheriff John T. McDevitt
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Burke-Catawba District Confinement Facility (BCDCF), Morganton,
North Carolina
8/20/10-5/31/11 Interim Jail
Administrator |
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Burke
County Sheriff's Office
4/1/09- 5/31/11 Sheriff's
Reserve Deputy/Consultant |
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United
States Probation Office, Eastern District of Virginia
5/1/06 - 12-31-08 (Retired) Chief United States
Probation Officer
One of only 94 chief probation
officers in the United States. Served as the chief executive officer for the
Eastern District of Virginia Probation Office, the sixth largest probation
district in the U.S. |
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United
States Probation Office, Western District of North Carolina
1/13/03 - 4/30/06 Deputy Chief, Charlotte
1/2/00 - 1/12/03 Supervising
Officer, Hickory and Statesville Offices
6/1/95 - 1/1/00 Officer in Charge
(OIC) and Program Development Coordinator (PDC), Hickory
10/20/86 - 5/31/95
Probation Officer, Shelby |
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Burke
County Sheriff's Office
6/1/85 - 10/17/86 Captain of
Operations (Second in command. At age 29, asked by retiring Sheriff Jerry
Richards to consider an appointment to serve Richards' final two years of
Sheriff)
7/13/82 - 5/31/85 Lieutenant of Detectives
8/14/79 - 7/12/82
Detective and Sergeant of Detectives
12/1/77 - 7/9/78 and 3/15/79 - 8/13/79
Patrol Officer |
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| EDUCATION |
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Bachelor of
Science in Social Science/Criminal Justice, June 1984
Gardner
Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina; graduated summa cum laude
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Associate of
Applied Science in Police Science, November 1981
Western
Piedmont Community College, Morganton, North Carolina; graduated with high
honors and served on the student court as a court justice |
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High School
Diploma, June 1975
Freedom High School, Morganton, North
Carolina |
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| PAST AND/OR CURRENT
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES |
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| Community Leadership: |
- North Carolina's Local Child
Protection and Child Fatality Prevention Team
- North Carolina Jail Administrators
Association Board of Directors
- Burke County Narcotic’s Task
Force – Board Member
- Burke-Catawba District Confinement
Facility – Board Member
- Strategic Alliance for Burke Youth
– Board Member
- REPAY – Board Member
- Morganton/Burke Crime Stoppers
– Board Member
- Burke Substance Abuse Network -
Member
- Safe Schools Healthy Students -
Committee Member
- Juvenile Crime Prevention Council -
Board Member
- Options, Inc. - Board
Member
- Part-time criminal justice
instructor at Western Piedmont Community College, Morganton, NC
- Certified Basic Law Enforcement
Instructor for NC
- Law enforcement representative for
the Burke Youth Services and Delinquency Program
- Secretary on Board of Directors for
Western NC Lady Aces American Amateur Union Basketball Club, Asheville,
NC
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| Educational Leadership: |
- President of Oak Hill Elementary
Parent Teacher Organization
- Vice-president of Table Rock
Middle School Booster's Club
- Board member of Freedom High School
Athletic Booster Club
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| Church Leadership: |
- Church Trustee
- Chairman of Deacons, Budget and
Finance, Pastor Search, and various other committees
- Sunday School Director
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| ACHIEVEMENTS AND
HONORS |
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- May 2005-Letter of Commendation
for job excellence and professionalism
- April 2004-Eight Hours
Administrative Leave for outstanding job effort and dedication
- 1995-First graduating class of a
national three year Leadership Development Program created and administered by
the Federal Judicial Center
- 1999 United States Probation and
Pretrial Services Officer Mid-Atlantic Line Officer of the Year
- September 1999-Special Service
Award for dedication and loyalty to the U.S. Probation Office
- June 1997-Positive Action
Certificate for organizing and facilitating the U.S. Probation Office transfer
of offices
- October 1990-Awarded Quality Pay
Increase for superior work performance, efficient work habits, integrity and
dedication to the job
- Alpha Chi Honor Society, Gardner
Webb University
- 12 years perfect attendance in
grade school
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