Achievers: Sheriff elected to National Sheriffs Association Executive Committee – Oklahoman.com

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West has been elected to the office of secretary of the National Sheriffs Association.

West who began his second term in office as Canadian County sheriff in January, ran unopposed for the office and was sworn in as NSA Secretary by NSA President Vernon Stanforth of Fayette County, Ohio, in June.

Its an honor to have been able to swear Sheriff West into this very important leadership role with the National Sheriffs Association.His citizens should be very proud that their sheriff is serving not only their county, but sheriffs and their constituents from all across the country, Stanforth.

The National Sheriffs Association is one of the largest nonprofit associations of law enforcement professionals in the United States, representing more than 3,000 elected sheriffs across the nation, and with a total membership of about 14,000 individuals. NSA is dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among sheriffs, their deputies, and others in the field of law enforcement, public safetyand criminal justice.

This is a huge honor, and Im very humbled at the opportunity.I look forward to working with Sheriff Stanforth and other members of the NSA Executive Committee and Board of Directors, as well as other law enforcement professionals, agencies and associations across this great country to be a voice for our communities on public safety and law enforcement issues impacting every citizen of this country, West said.

West also serves as the first vice president of the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association (OSA), and will become President of the OSA in October.

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